DUBAI – I-Emirates isanda kuqala ukusebenza emadolobheni amabili ase-Asia anamandla, ngezindiza zokuqala eziya e-Guangzhou, e-China nase-Kozhikode, e-India ezisuka e-Dubai International Airport ngoJulayi 1. Zombili izindawo okuyiwa kuzo zizolethwa izindiza eziyisithupha ngesonto.

Abagibeli abahamba besuka e-United States bazokwazi ukuxhuma kuzo zombili izindawo nge-Dubai. Womabili amadolobha adumile ngabahambi bebhizinisi baseMelika kanye nezivakashi - i-Guangzhou iyisikhungo somoya sesithathu esikhulu sase-China kanye nesikhungo sokukhiqiza esihamba phambili kanti i-Kozhikode iyisango elibalulekile lezohwebo nezivakashi esifundeni esiseningizimu ye-Indian Kerala.

E-United States, i-Emirates njengamanje isebenzisa izindiza ezimbili zansuku zonke ezingami zisuka e-JFK yaseNew York, indiza eyodwa yansuku zonke engami isuka e-Houston, futhi izoqala isevisi engami isuka e-Los Angeles ngo-Okthoba 1 futhi isuka eSan Francisco ngoNovemba 20.

I-Guangzhou iyindawo yesine ye-Emirates e-China futhi inyusa imvamisa yendiza yamasonto onke eya ezweni ibe izindiza ezingama-48. I-Kozhikode, isango lesithathu le-Emirates e-Kerala kanye neleshumi layo e-India, ithuthukisa ubukhona benkampani yezindiza yase-India ibe yizindiza eziyi-125 ngesonto – okuyimvamisa ephezulu kakhulu esetshenziswa inkampani yenethiwekhi yamazwe ngamazwe esebenzela i-India.

I-Emirates ibilokhu yakha kancane kancane ukuba khona kwayo kwezomnotho ezimbili zase-Asia, njengoba isimemezele ngaphambilini amaza e-Shanghai ne-Beijing e-China, naseNew Delhi, e-Bangalore, e-Hyderabad nase-Ahmedabad e-India.

I-Guangzhou yaziwa ngezindawo zayo zomlando ezihlanganisa izindawo ezivikelwe nguhulumeni eziyi-123, ezivakashelwa yinqwaba yabantu bangaphandle unyaka nonyaka. URichard Vaughan, iPhini Likamongameli Omkhulu, i-Commercial Operations East Asia kanye ne-Australasia uthe, "Izixhumanisi zomoya ezisebenza kahle nezithembekile ze-Emirates zizosiza abafikayo abavela emazweni angaphezu kuka-60 emazwenikazi ayisithupha futhi bazosekela iziphathimandla zaseShayina njengoba zilungele ukwamukela amazwe angaphezu kwesigamu sesigidi. izivakashi kuma-Olympics e-Beijing ka-2008.”

I-Kozhikode ivamise ukuvakashelwa izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ezikhangwe izindawo zedolobha zezivakashi ezifana nebhishi laseKappad, elamukele i-Vasco Da Gama ngekhulu le-15. USalem Obaidalla, iphini likamongameli omkhulu, i-Commerce Operations, i-West Asia, i-Indian Ocean kanye ne-Afrika, uthe, "Okwamanje ama-Emirates asebenzela i-Thiruvananthapuram ne-Cochin. Ukwethulwa kwezindiza ze-Emirates eziya e-Kozhikode kuzovumela izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ukuthi zikwazi ukuvala ubude nobubanzi be-Kerala kalula, ngokuzivumela ukuthi zifike eNyakatho ye-Kerala futhi zisuke esifundeni esiseningizimu yesifunda noma ngokuphambene nalokho.”

I-Emirates izosebenzisa i-Airbus A330-200 emzileni waseGuangzhou. Izosebenzisa zombili izindiza i-Boeing 777-200 kanye ne-A330-200 emzileni we-Kozhikode.

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The launch of Emirates' flights to Kozhikode will allow international tourists to cover the length and breadth of Kerala more conveniently, by enabling them to arrive in Northern Kerala and depart from the state's southern region or vice versa.
Richard Vaughan, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations East Asia and Australasia said, “Emirates' efficient and reliable air links will facilitate inbound arrivals from over 60 countries on six continents and will support the Chinese authorities as they ready to welcome over half a million international tourists for the Beijing Olympics 2008.
Both cities are popular with American business travelers and tourists – Guangzhou is China's third major air hub and a leading manufacturing center while Kozhikode is a key commercial and tourist gateway in the southern Indian state of Kerala.