I-CLEVELAND, Dec. 23, 2008 – Izinkampani Zezindiza Ze-Continental (NYSE: CAL) namuhla zimemezele ukuthi zizokwethula insizakalo yesizini yansuku zonke engami phakathi kwesikhungo sayo sase-Cleveland kanye ne-Heathrow Airport yase-London, kusukela ngoMeyi 2, 2009 (empumalanga). Umzila omusha uzongena esikhundleni sesevisi yamanje yesizini phakathi kweCleveland neLondon/Gatwick Airport.
Ukwengeza, ngenxa yezinselele zezomnotho, inkampani yenethiwekhi izoqeda isevisi yesizini ukusuka eCleveland ukuya eParis/Charles de Gaulle Airport.
“Amakhasimende ethu aseCleveland asitshele ukuthi afuna usizo olungami oluya e-Heathrow, isikhumulo sezindiza esibaluleke kunazo zonke e-Europe, futhi sijabule ngokukwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zeDolobha,” kusho uLarry Kellner, usihlalo kanye ne-CEO ye-Continental. “Sifaka imali kule nkonzo ngenxa yekhono layo,” usho kanje.
Isevisi entsha ye-Heathrow izosebenza kusukela ngo-May 2 kuya ku-Sept. 26. Izindiza zizosuka e-Cleveland nsuku zonke ngo-8:25 pm futhi zifike e-London ngo-9:15 am ngakusasa ekuseni. Izindiza ezibuyayo zizosuka eLondon nsuku zonke ngo-11:40 ekuseni futhi zifike eCleveland ngo-3:30 ntambama ngalo lolo suku.
“Sekuyisikhathi eside sikholelwa ukuthi ukusebenzela i-Heathrow ngokunganqamuki kuyinto edingwa yiCleveland futhi izothuthukisa imizamo yethu yokuthuthukisa ibhizinisi. Nginethemba lokuthi osomabhizinisi bakulesi sifunda bazoyisekela le nkonzo ethuthukisiwe eya eLondon ngendlela ezoqinisekisa ukuthi i-Continental icabangele ukwelula le nkonzo unyaka wonke esikhathini esizayo,” kusho iMeya yaseCleveland uFrank Jackson.
Le nkonzo izosetshenziswa yindiza i-Boeing 757, ehlalisa abagibeli abangu-16 ekhabetheni elihlomule iBusinessFirst kanye nabagibeli abangu-159 kwezomnotho.
I-Continental izoqhubeka nokusebenzisa izindiza ezimbili zansuku zonke eziya e-Heathrow isuka endaweni yayo yase-Houston esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Bush Intercontinental ngaphezu kwezindiza ezintathu zansuku zonke eziya e-Heathrow zisuka endaweni yayo eNew York esikhumulweni sezindiza saseNewark Liberty International. Inkampani yenethiwekhi izoqhubeka nokusebenzisa izindiza zansuku zonke kuzo zombili
Izizinda zayo zaseHouston naseNew York ziya eParis/Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Ngaphezu kwezindiza zayo ze-Heathrow, i-Continental iphinde isebenzise insizakalo yokuxhuma elula esuka eCleveland idlule eNewark Liberty ukuya eBelfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow naseManchester, kanye neDublin neShannon - enikeza insizakalo ye-trans-Atlantic emadolobheni amaningi ase-UK futhi I-Ireland kunanoma iyiphi enye inkampani yezindiza.
