ILODDON, E-England – I-Delta Air Lines izokukhulisa ngokuphawulekayo ukuba khona kwayo esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Heathrow eLondon lapho ubudlelwano bayo ne-Virgin Atlantic buqala ukusebenza ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka. I-Heathrow iyindawo yebhizinisi ehamba phambili emhlabeni: kwezingu-10 eziphezulu zezinkampani ezihweba nge-atlantic, ezingu-8 kuzo ziseLondon Heathrow. I-Delta ne-Virgin balindele ukuhlinzeka ngokuhlanganyela ngezindiza zansuku zonke ezingu-21 ukusuka e-London Heathrow kuya e-US ekupheleni kuka-2013.
Ekhuluma eLondon u-Ed Bastian, umongameli we-Delta uthe: “ILondon Heathrow iyindawo ebaluleke kakhulu yokufinyelela kwabahambi bezinkampani futhi lokho kwaba yimbangela yesinqumo sethu sokutshala imali e-Virgin Atlantic,” Wengeza, “Ngenxa yezingqinamba ekukhuleni kwe-Heathrow, ukusebenzisana kwethu ne-Virgin kuzosenza sikwazi ukwandisa ubukhona bethu kulesi sikhumulo sezindiza futhi silinganise inkundla kancane nezimbangi zethu, sibe sinikeza amakhasimende nakakhulu ngokwemibandela yokuzikhethela nezinzuzo.”
Kusukela mhla zingama-31 kuNdasa, iDelta izokwethula insizakalo yesithathu yansuku zonke phakathi kwe-Heathrow ne-Atlanta ingqikithi yezindiza eziyisishiyagalolunye zansuku zonke ezingami eziya emadolobheni amahlanu ase-US: New York-JFK, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St Paul naseBoston. Amakhasimende azohlomula cishe ezihlalweni zamasonto onke ezingu-30,000 ezinikezwa ezindizeni ze-Delta phakathi kwe-Heathrow ne-United States kuleli hlobo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Delta ibilokhu yenza inani elikhulu lokutshala imali emikhiqizweni nasezinsizeni zamakhasimende andiza esuka e-Heathrow, okuhlanganisa:
Inikeza izihlalo ezinemibhede eyisicaba kuzo zonke izinsiza phakathi kwe-Heathrow ne-US - ezingaphezu kuka-4,700 ezitholakala isonto ngalinye emadolobheni amahlanu ase-US.
Sethula i-Wi-Fi kumasevisi e-transatlantic
Ivula iTheminali 1.4 entsha ka-$4billion esikhumulweni sezindiza i-JFK saseNew York ngoMeyi walo nyaka, ukuze kuthuthukiswe kakhulu ulwazi lwamakhasimende lokufika nokuhamba kwe-JFK- Heathrow
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “London Heathrow is the most important access point for corporate travellers and that was the driving force behind our decision to invest in Virgin Atlantic,” He added, “Given the constraints on growth at Heathrow, our partnership with Virgin will enable us to expand our presence at this airport and level the field a little with our competitors, while offering customers even more in terms of choice and benefits.
- Effective 31 March, Delta will launch a third daily service between Heathrow and Atlanta for a total of nine daily nonstop flights to five U.
- Delta and Virgin expect to jointly offer 21 daily flights from London Heathrow to the U.
