I-Emirates imemezele namuhla ukuthi izokwethula isevisi ephindwe kane ngesonto phakathi kwedolobha lesibili ngobukhulu ePortugal, iPorto, neDubai, kusukela ngomhlaka 2 Julayi 2019.
IPorto izoba indawo yesibili e-Emirates ePortugal ngemuva kwenhloko-dolobha yayo, iLisbon, okuyinkampani yezindiza okwamanje esebenza nezindiza ezimbili ngosuku. Indiza izosebenza ngendiza iBoeing 777-300ER ekulungisweni kwamakamelo amathathu, enikezela ngezindawo eziyisishiyagalombili ezizimele eFirst Class, ezingama-42 zilele izihlalo ezicabalele eBusiness Class nezihlalo ezivulekile ezingama-310 e-Economy Class.
Insizakalo entsha ye-Emirates izohlinzeka abahambi enyakatho yePortugal, indawo enkulu yasemadolobheni, kanye nalabo abasenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeSpain emadolobheni afana neVigo neSantiago de Compostela, ngenxa yokusondela kwayo ePorto, benenketho eqondile ukuhambela eDubai, nokuqhubekela phambili lapho uya khona kuyo yonke inethiwekhi yezindiza, ikakhulukazi e-Afrika, e-Asia, e-Australia naseMpumalanga Ephakathi.
Indiza phakathi kweDubai nePorto izosebenza ngoLwesibili, ngoLwesine, ngeMigqibelo nangeSonto, bese isuka eDubai njenge-EK197 ngo-0915hrs bese ifika ePorto ngo-1430hrs. Indiza ebuyayo, EK198, izosuka ePorto ngo-1735hrs ifike eDubai ngo-0415hrs ngakusasa ekuseni. Ishejuli yenza abahambi bakwazi ukuxhumana kalula nangokulula ezindizeni ze-Emirates ezisuka eDubai International Airport ziye ezindaweni ezidumile, njengeLuanda, Johannesburg, Bangkok, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Melbourne naseSydney, phakathi kwabanye.
Etholakala ngasogwini nasemfuleni iDouro, iPorto idume umhlaba wonke ngokukhiqizwa kwewayini lasePort nendawo yedolobha elinomlando, okuyindawo ekhethwe yi-UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ngaphandle kokunikeza ngamagugu amasiko acebile kanye nokuhlukahluka kokuheha izivakashi, iPorto futhi idolobha elibalulekile lezentengiselwano nezezimboni, eliheha abahambi bezebhizinisi.
“Njengamanje iPorto ithokozela amazinga okwenyuka kwezokuvakasha, nakho okukhombisa ukukhula kwesibalo sezivakashi ePortugal yonkana. Ukwethulwa kwale ndiza entsha, kanye nensizakalo yethu yansukuzonke yeLisbon, kuzosiza ukuhlangabezana nalesi sidingo esikhulayo esivela kubo bobabili abahambi ngezokungcebeleka kanye nakwezamabhizinisi, kanye nokubanikeza ithuba lokukhetha, ukuguquguquka kanye nokuxhumana okwengeziwe lapho uya noma ubuya ePortugal, ”kusho uSir UTim Clark, uMongameli we-Emirates Airline.
Amakhasimende kuwo wonke amakilasi wekhabhathi angabheka phambili ekunikezeni amazinga okuwina nokunethezeka lapho ehamba ne-Emirates, kusuka ekwamukeleni izihambi okufudumele kwabasebenzi bayo bamazwe omhlaba, kufaka phakathi abantu basePortugal, ukufinyelela kwiziteshi ezingaphezu kuka-4000 zokufuna ukuzijabulisa komsindo nokubukwayo okuvela ama-movie wakamuva, umculo nemidlalo ohlelweni lwawo lweqhwa, kanye nokudla okuphefumulelwe ngokwezifunda neziphuzo zokuncoma. Imindeni nayo ibhekelwe kahle ngemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo ezinikezelwe ezinganeni.
Le nsizakalo entsha izophinde inike amandla i-Emirates SkyCargo ukuthi inikele ngamathani angu-18 wezimpahla endizeni, inikeze osomabhizinisi bendawo ithuba lokwandisa ukuthunyelwa kwabo ngaphandle njengezimpahla, izicathulo, izingxenye zezimoto nokhokho.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Emirates' new service will provide travelers in northern Portugal, a major urban area, as well as those in the north-west of Spain in cities such as Vigo and Santiago de Compostela, due to its close proximity to Porto, with a direct option to travel to Dubai, and onward to destinations across the airline's global network, particularly in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.
- Customers across all cabin classes can look forward to award winning levels of comfort and care when traveling with Emirates, from the warm hospitality of its multinational cabin crew, including Portuguese nationals, to having access to over 4000 channels of on demand audio and visual entertainment from the latest movies, music and games on its ice system, as well as regionally inspired meals and complimentary beverages.
- The flight between Dubai and Porto will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and depart Dubai as EK197 at 0915hrs and arrive in Porto at 1430hrs.
