I-Continental Airlines imemezela uhlelo lwesevisi ye-New York-Shanghai

E-NEW YORK, NY (Agasti 13, 2008) - I-Continental Airlines namuhla imemezele ukuthi izokwethula izindiza ezingami nsuku zonke phakathi kwesikhungo sayo saseNew York esikhumulweni sezindiza saseNewark Liberty International naseShanghai, eChina nangesevisi yendiza phakathi kweCleveland neShanghai kusukela ngoMashi 25, 2009. , kuncike ekugunyazweni kukahulumeni. Kusukela namuhla, inkampani yezindiza yenze ukuthi izihlalo zitholakale ukuze zithengiswe ukulungiselela ukuqala kwesevisi ngaphansi kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili kusukela manje.

I-Continental isebenze isevisi engami phakathi kwe-New York ne-Beijing kusukela ngo-2005 naphakathi kwe-New York ne-Hong Kong kusukela ngo-2001.

Isevisi entsha izohlinzeka ngezindiza zansuku zonke ezingami eziya emakethe enkulu kunazo zonke yase-US-China namuhla engenazo isevisi yansuku zonke, exhumanisa isikhungo sezezimali somhlaba kanye nendawo ephezulu yamabhizinisi nezokuvakasha nesikhungo sase-China sezezimali nezohwebo.

“Sijabulile ngokwelula inethiwekhi yethu yomzila wase-China ukuze ifake isevisi engami e-Shanghai,” kusho uJim Compton, iphini likamongameli omkhulu wezokumaketha we-Continental. "I-Shanghai iyimakethe enkulu kunazo zonke yasePacific okwamanje ayihlinzekwa yi-Continental futhi inikeza amathuba abalulekile okukhula esikhathini esizayo."

Indiza izobekwa isikhathi ukuze inikeze ukuxhumana okufanelekile kokuya nokubuya ehabhu ye-Continental's New York kwamanye amadolobha angaphezu kuka-60 kulo lonke elase-US nase-Canada.

I-Continental izosebenzisa indiza engami nsuku zonke ngendiza i-Boeing 777-200. I-Flight 87 izosuka e-Liberty ngo-11:20 ekuseni ifike e-Shanghai phakathi nemini ntambama ngosuku olulandelayo ngo-1:45 ntambama Indiza ebuyayo engu-86 izosuka e-Shanghai ntambama ngo-3:45 ntambama futhi ifike e-Liberty kusihlwa ngalolo suku. ngo-6:20 pm Izikhathi zokundiza zizoba cishe amahora ayi-14 nemizuzu engama-30 ohlangothini ngalunye.

Izindiza zase-Continental zase-Shanghai zizofaka imikhiqizo namasevisi akhethekile kumakhasimende. Amamuvi adumile ngesi-Mandarin nangesiNgisi (uma etholakala esitudiyo) azofakwa ohlelweni lokuzijabulisa lokuhamba ngendiza, nohlelo oluhlukene oluhlinzekwe ohlangothini ngalunye ukuze wonke amakhasimende afinyelele kumamonitha awo ezihlalo. Isiteshi somsindo sizonikezelwa ekudlaleni umculo wamaShayina wendabuko nodumile futhi amaphephandaba endawo aseShayina azotholakala kumakhasimende eBusinessFirst. Amavidiyo eziyalezo, okuhlanganisa nevidiyo yokuphepha neyokufika kanye nezimemezelo ezirekhodwe kusengaphambili, azotholakala ngesi-Mandarin. Amamenyu azotholakala ngesiNgisi nangesiShayina kanye nokudla okungenamsoco, okuzohlanganisa ukukhetha kwamaShayina, kwakhiwa abapheki abazinze e-US nase-China. Isisebenzi sendiza esikhuluma isi-Mandarin sizotholakala ukuze sisize amakhasimende angene endizeni kanye nama-ejenti akhuluma isi-Mandarin azotholakala ukuze asize amakhasimende lapho kungena.

Izindiza ezintsha zizofaka isevisi ye-Continental ye-BusinessFirst ewine umklomelo. I-Official Airline Guide iklomelise i-Continental's BusinessFirst njenge-Best Executive/Business Class iminyaka emihlanu ilandelana (2003-2007), kanti umagazini i-Conde Nast Traveler ulinganise ngesevisi ye-Continental ye-BusinessFirst ephezulu kakhulu kuzo zonke izinkampani zenethiwekhi zase-US zezindiza ezidlula i-Pacific iminyaka eyi-10 irowu.

Kusukela ekwindla ka-2009, ikhabethe le-premium-class lizoba nezihlalo ze-Continental ezintsha ezingu-180-degree. Izihlalo eziyisicaba zifaka isikhala esiningi sokugcina umuntu ngamunye namandla ekhompyutha ephathekayo, ukuxhumana kwe-iPod kanye nemonitha yevidiyo engu-15.4-intshi ukuze amakhasimende ajabulele amamuvi, umculo nemidlalo ayifunayo.

Ezinye izinsiza zeBusinessFirst zifaka phakathi okukhethiwe kwemenyu emnandi edalwe yiCongress of Chefs yase-Continental. Ithimba le-Concierges elikhethwe ngokukhethekile neliqeqeshelwe ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zomuntu ngamunye ngaphambi kokundiza nangemuva kwendiza kumakhasimende eBusinessFirst ezikhumulweni zezindiza zomhlaba wonke ezingama-42 emhlabeni jikelele. Amakhasimende ahamba ngeBusinessFirst ayakwazi futhi ukufinyelela kunoma yimaphi amaClub Presidents Clubs we-Continental's 27 kanye nezindawo zokuphumula ezixhumene nezinkampani zezindiza ezingaphezu kuka-60 emhlabeni jikelele.

Izindiza eziya e-Shanghai zizofaka i-Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) entsha ye-Continental kuwo womabili amakhabethe eBusinessFirst kanye ne-Economy endiza yayo i-Boeing 777. Izinhlelo zokuzijabulisa kulezi zindiza zizovumela amakhasimende ukuthi akhethe kumamuvi angaphezu kuka-250, izinhlelo zezifundo ezimfushane ezingu-300 ezihlanganisa izinhlelo zikamabonakude ezidumile namathrekhi omculo angu-1,500, anezici ze-jukebox ukuze enze uhlu lwadlalwayo olulodwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lolu hlelo olusha lokuzijabulisa lunemidlalo yevidiyo engu-25 kanye nohlelo lolimi lwangaphandle lwe-Berlitz World Traveller. I-Continental ilindele ukuqedela ukufakwa kwe-AVOD emkhunjini wayo wezindiza i-Boeing 777 ngoMeyi 2009.

Isigaba somnotho ku-Continental 777 siphinde sinethezekile futhi sivulekile, ekucushweni kwezihlalo ezingu-3-3-3 ezinamaphasishi abanzi kunokuvamile. Wonke umgibeli we-Economy unesikrini sevidiyo esingemuva kwesihlalo esisodwa, kanye nocingo lwe-inflight olunamandla phezu kwamanzi.