I-FORT WORTH, TX - I-American Airlines imemezele namuhla ukuthi izoqala insizakalo engami nsuku zonke phakathi kwe-Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) neMadrid, Spain kusukela ngoMeyi 1, 2009. I-American izondiza ngomzila ngendiza yayo i-Boeing 225-767 enezihlalo ezingu-300 ekucushweni kwezigaba ezimbili.
Ukuhamba kokuqala, iFlight 36, izosuka e-DFW ngo-5:35 pm, ngoLwesihlanu, Meyi 1 futhi ifike eMadrid ngo-10:00 ekuseni, ngoMgqibelo, Meyi 2 - indiza ethatha cishe amahora ayi-9, imizuzu engama-25. Uhambo lokuqala olusuka eSpain, iFlight 37, luzosuka eMadrid ngo-1:10 ntambama, ngoMgqibelo, Meyi 2 futhi lufike e-DFW ngo-4:45 pm ngalo lolo suku - indiza ethatha cishe amahora ayi-10, imizuzu engama-35. Zonke izikhathi ezendawo.
“Ukuxhuma i-Dallas/Fort Worth eMadrid kungaphezu nje kokunikeza izindawo ezintsha namathuba amakhulu kumakhasimende ethu. Kungokufanayo nokuhlanganisa amasiko nokuvula amathuba ezomnotho abengekho phambilini,” kusho uGerard Arpey, usihlalo waseMelika kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu. “Lokhu sikutshala ngenkolelo yokuthi isicelo sethu se-Joint Business Agreement kanye ne-antitrust immunity ne-British Airways kanye ne-Iberia sizovunywa ekugcineni. Uma sesigunyaziwe, sithemba ngobuqotho futhi sikholelwa ukuthi kuzoba elokuqala kwamanye amathuba amaningi okuthuthukisa nokwandisa ukuxhumana phakathi kwe-United States ne-Europe, sivumele amakhasimende ethu ukuthi afinyelele kakhudlwana emhlabeni futhi azuzise umphakathi omkhulu wase-Dallas/Fort Worth.”
IMadrid izoba indawo yama-34 yamazwe ngamazwe ehlinzekwa yi-American and American Eagle kusukela kuhabhu yayo yase-Dallas/Fort Worth, kuye ngesizini. Ngozakwethu be-oneworld(R) Alliance, le sevisi entsha izohlinzeka ngohambo olulula nolungenazihibe oluya ezindaweni ezingu-87 ezihlinzekwa ngokungami ngale kweMadrid ziye e-Europe, e-Afrika nase-Asia.
Kusuka kwa-DFW, i-American and American Eagle isebenza cishe ukuhamba kwansuku zonke okungu-745 ukuya ezindaweni ezingaphezu kwezingu-150 ezingami. Phakathi kwezindawo zamazwe ngamazwe ezingami zaseMelika ezivela ku-DFW kukhona amadolobha ase-Argentina, i-Bahamas, i-Belize, i-Brazil, i-Canada, i-Chile, i-Costa Rica, i-France, i-Germany, i-Guatemala, i-Jamaica, i-Japan, i-Mexico, i-Panama, i-United Kingdom, ne-Venezuela.
"Lesi isengezo esisha esimangalisayo kuphothifoliyo yethu yamazwe ngamazwe futhi sizonikeza abagibeli bethu bendawo futhi sixhumanise abahambi enye indawo eyinhloko yokuya kwelinye lamadolobha ezezimali namasiko aseYurophu," kusho uJeff Fegan, oyi-CEO ye-DFW International Airport. “Ukuletha insiza yomoya entsha yamazwe ngamazwe kulesi sifunda kungenye yezinto ezibalulekile esikhumulweni sezindiza zethu, futhi le ndiza entsha izongenisa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-107 zamaRandi ngonyaka emnothweni wasenyakatho yeTexas. Sishayela ihlombe i-American Airlines ngokuxhumanisa i-International Terminal D yethu esiwine indondo nelinye isango elikhulu lase-Europe.”
U-American, oyilungu elisungula i-Global oneworld(R) Alliance, okwamanje usiza i-Spain ngezindiza ezimbili zansuku zonke ezingami - eziya e-Madrid zisuka e-Miami International Airport futhi ziya e-Barcelona zisuka ku-John F. Kennedy International Airport eNew York.
"ISpain yandisa amathuba ayo okutshala izimali kanye namabhizinisi e-United States ngeso laseTexas kanye nesifunda saseDallas / Fort Worth, ngakho-ke lezi yizindaba ezimbi ezakhamuzini zethu kanye nomnotho wethu," kusho uTom Leppert, iMeya yaseDallas. "Lesi simemezelo sibonisa ngokusobala amandla emakethe yethu yebhizinisi, namandla e-DFW International Airport ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha nokuhwebelana kwethu sonke."
“INorth Texas kanye nedolobha laseMadrid yizikhungo zomnotho zobuchwepheshe, ezokukhiqiza nezokuvakasha. Manje, lezi zindlu ezimbili ezisebenza ngogesi zizoxhunywa ngaphandle komthungo yindiza entsha, engami nsuku zonke,” kusho uMike Moncrief, iMeya yaseFort Worth. "Le nkonzo entsha izodala amathuba emisebenzi, ikhuthaze intuthuko entsha, futhi yandise amathuba okutshala imali kubantu baseFort Worth, kanye nezakhamuzi ezinhle zaseMadrid."
