I-NEW YORK - I-American Airlines ithe ngoMsombuluko insizakalo yayo engami ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza i-O'Hare International yaseChicago iya eBeijing izoqala ngezindiza ezine zamasonto onke, kusukela ngoMeyi 25.
NgoMeyi 27, abaseMelika bazoqala inombolo efanayo yezindiza ezingami zisuka eBeijing ziye eChicago. I-American izohlinzeka ngokusuka kwansuku zonke kusuka kuwo womabili amadolobha kusukela ngomhlaka-3 Julayi.
Umzila wawuhlelelwe ukuthi uqale ukusebenza ngo-Ephreli 26, kodwa u-American wakhala ngokuthi ukuhamba nezikhathi zokufika ezivunyelwe yiChina aziyivuni inkampani yezindiza. Izikhulu zezindiza zaseShayina ekuqaleni zanikeza umMelika isikhathi sokufika esingu-2:20 am kanye no-4:20 am ukusuka eBeijing.
Ngaphansi kohlelo olusha, indiza izosuka e-Chicago ngoLwesihlanu nangamaSonto ngo-8:30 pm futhi ifike ngo-11 ebusuku ngesikhathi sasendaweni ngakusasa e-Beijing. NgoLwesibili nangoLwesine, izindiza zizohamba ngo-9:30 pm futhi zifike ngo-11:59 pm.
Ukusuka eBeijing kuya eChicago, izindiza zizosuka ngo-7:59 ekuseni ngoLwesine, ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto futhi zifike ngo-7:49 ekuseni ngesikhathi sasendaweni ngalo lolo suku. NgoLwesibili, indiza izohamba ngo-6:59 am futhi ifike ngo-6:49 am ngesikhathi saseChicago.
Umkhulumeli waseMelika uMary Frances Fagan uthe inkampani yezindiza izoqhubeka nokusebenzisana nezikhulu zezindiza zaseChina ukuze zithathe uhambo olungcono kanye nezikhathi zokufika.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Under the new schedule, a flight will leave Chicago on Fridays and Sundays at 8.
- The route was initially scheduled to begin service on April 26, but American complained that the takeoff and landing times allowed by China were not favorable to the airline.
- On May 27, American will initiate the same number of nonstop flights from Beijing to Chicago.