I-Emirates noma i-Etihad? I-Etihad Airways ihamba phambili ngokusho kukaHulumeni wase-US

Iyiphi inkampani yezindiza engcono kakhulu ongayindiza phakathi kwe-USA ne-UAE? Izindiza ze-Etihad noma Izindiza Zase-Emirates kokubili ukukhetha okuhle. Bobabili abathwali bobabili bazinze e-United Arab Emirates. Uhulumeni wase-United States angase abe nempikiswano egculisayo yokuthi kungani noma ubani ondiza e-US kufanele ancamele i-Etihad Airways kune-Emirates.

Ukundiza usuka noma uye e-United States nge-Emirates Airlines eseDubai noma i-Etihad Airways ese-Abu Dhabi yizinketho ezidumile futhi zombili izinkampani zezindiza zixhuma umhlaba. Izindiza ezingami phakathi kwe-Abu Dhabi ne-Dubai eziya eNew York, Chicago, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, nezinye zixhuma iNyakatho Melika neGulf Region nangale kwayo.

Hhayi kuphela lapho uxhuma i-UAE ne-USA, kodwa nalapho uhamba usuka e-United States uya e-Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Seychelles, Mumbai noma Delhi, Kathmandu noma eMoscow nakwezinye izindawo eziningi eMpumalanga Ephakathi, e-Afrika, I-India, i-Indian Ocean, i-Russia noma i-Asia, zombili izindiza zezindiza ziqhudelana nabagibeli bezokuthutha. Kukhona enye ingane esekhulile kule ngxube. Izindiza zeQatar. Ngenxa yokuduba kwezepolitiki phakathi kwe-UAE neQatar, iQatar Airways isezweni layo. Ngokuqinisekile akusho isevisi encane noma ukuxhumana okuncane.

Kokubili i-Dubai kanye ne-Abu Dhabi bazama kanzima ukwenza abahambi ukuthi bame futhi bahlole i-Dubai noma i-Abu Dhabi njengesivakashi. Ezokuvakasha zingenisa imali ebalulekile e-UAE.

Uma kuziwa ekuxhumekeni nasekukhetheni i-Dubai based Emirates iyisinqumo esicacile sokundiza ezindaweni eziyi-150 emazwenikazi ayisithupha.
I-Emirates iyinkampani yezindiza i-A380 emhlabeni enezindiza ezingaphezu kwe-100 zalezi zindiza ezinkulu. I-Etihad Airways isebenzela izindawo ezingama-78 emhlabeni jikelele.

I-Etihad Airways ese-Abu Dhabi inama-A380 atholakala e-Abu Dhabi aye eLondon eYurophu, eMelbourne, naseSydney e-Australia, eMumbai e-India naseNew York. I-Etihad, nokho, ikhethe i-Boeing 787 njengendiza yabo yokuzikhethela.

Zombili izindiza zihlinzeka ngamasevisi i-United Airlines, i-American noma i-Delta kanye nezinye izindiza eziningi emhlabeni ezingaphupha ngazo.
Izinga lesevisi yekhabethe lakho kokubili izinkampani zenethiwekhi eziqhudelanayo ku-Economy, Business kanye ne-First Class lingcono kakhulu imboni yezindiza zomhlaba wonke engayinikeza.

I-Etihad yethule “Indawo Yokuhlala” isevisi yezinga lokuqala le-ultra-deluxe ehlanganisa ikilasi lokuqala ne-charter yezindiza ezizimele. Abagibeli bandizela endaweni yabo “yokuhlala” eneshawa, igumbi lokuhlala negumbi lokulala. Kuhlanganisa isisebenzi sendiza esizimele kanye nomzanyana uma kudingeka. Le sevisi inikezwa emizileni ekhethiwe esuka e-Abu Dhabi eya e-London, eNew York noma e-Sydney.

I-Emirates yayiyithanda kakhulu i-Etihad Residence, ngakho idale i-First Class Private Suite yayo.

Zombili izindiza zinesistimu yokuzijabulisa esezingeni eliphezulu evumela abagibeli ukuthi bajabulele i-TV ebukhoma, ukufinyelela ku-inthanethi okusheshayo, ukufinyelela kumakhalekhukhwini wakho kanye nokukhethwa kwamakhulu amamuvi, izinhlelo ze-TV, Umsindo noma imidlalo ngezilimi ezihlukahlukene.

I-Etihad iyibiza ngokuthi I-E-Box, Izindiza ze-Emirates ziyisho ICE  futhi ivumela abagibeli vele ukuthi bakhethe amamuvi kusukela endaweni efanele yekhaya labo ngaphambi kokugibela indiza yabo.

Zombili izindiza zinakekela abagibeli bazo abaphambili nganoma yini evela kumasevisi e-limousine kanye nezindawo zokuphumula ze-premium zezindiza "eziyi-premium" ngempela.

Nokho kunenzuzo ekhethekile yabagibeli abaya e-US lapho bendiza nge-Etihad. I-Emirates ayikwazi ukuncintisana ne-Etihad. Kungasho ukunciphisa amahora ngesikhathi sohambo kanye nentaba yokufaneleka okwengeziwe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umgibeli undiza ngaluphi uhlobo lwesevisi. Ukubhuka izindiza ezixhumayo e-US kuba ngokoqobo futhi akudli isikhathi.

I-United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inendawo yesimanjemanje ku-Terminal 3 e-Abu Dhabi International Airport. Ivumela abagibeli ababoshwe e-US ukuthi benze konke ukuhlola kwabokufika, amasiko kanye nezolimo e-Abu Dhabi, ngaphambi kokuhamba.

I-Abu Dhabi International Airport ingesinye sazo izikhumulo zezindiza ezimbalwa emhlabeni ezihlinzeka ngendawo ye-CBP. Ngemva kokususa i-CBP, izivakashi zingabheka imithwalo yazo ukuya endaweni yazo yokugcina e-United States. Lapho zifika e-US, izihambeli zizophathwa njengabafika ekhaya, okuvumela ukucutshungulwa ngokushesha esikhumulweni sezindiza ezifika kuzo.

Izindawo okuyiwa kuzo i-Etihad endizela kuzo

Amadolobha i-Emirates Airways indizela kuwo

I-Emirates ne-Etihad bawuphikile umbiko weBloomberg ngenyanga edlule owacaphuna imithombo engashayi eceleni ethi i-Emirates ifuna ukuthatha i-Etihad ukuze idale inkampani enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.

Ezinye izindaba ze-eTN ku Etihad futhi I-Emirates.