Kusukela ngomhla ka-29 Okthoba 2018, inkampani yenethiwekhi yaseNingizimu Korea i-Korean Air izosebenzisa indiza ye-Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ekucushweni kwezigaba ezintathu kubagibeli abangu-269 ukuze banikeze uxhumano oluqondile olusuka e-Seoul Prague. Izindiza zihlala zihleliwe njengesevisi yesevisi yeviki kathathu phakathi neshejuli yasebusika.
“Ukusebenzisa indiza i-Boeing 787 Dreamliner emzileni wasePrague – Seoul kuzonikeza abagibeli abaya e-Asia ukunethezeka okwengeziwe ekuhambeni ngendiza yesimanjemanje futhi, okubaluleke nakakhulu, ethule kunazo zonke namuhla. Ngakho-ke, ukuba khona kwe-Dreamliner ePrague kuhambisana nendlela yethu enomthwalo wemfanelo yentuthuko esimeme futhi, ngokuyinhloko, siphishekele izindlela zokunciphisa umsindo wendiza,” kusho uVáclav Řehoř, uSihlalo Webhodi Labaqondisi Lesikhumulo Sezindiza sasePrague, wengeza: “Kuyisibonelo esihle futhi. wokuthuthukiswa komzila owethulwe ngo-2004 oqhubeka ukhula kakhulu, unikeza abagibeli izinsiza ezingcono nezingcono zendiza.”
Ukwakhiwa kwe-Boeing 787 Dreamliner kuhluke ngokuphelele kulokho kwendiza evamile yabagibeli. I-Dreamliners iyindiza yokuqala yezohwebo enohlaka lwendiza olwakhiwe ngezinto ezihlanganisiwe ze-carbon fiber. Ngenxa yesisindo sazo esiphansi, indiza isebenzisa uphethiloli ongaphansi ngo-20% futhi ikhiqiza ukukhishwa kwegesi okungaphansi ngo-20% kunendiza yesigaba esifanayo. Umehluko omkhulu kakhulu cishe uqashelwa abagibeli endizeni. Ingaphakathi lisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bamuva bokukhanyisa i-LED obushintsha ngokusekelwe esikhathini sosuku nendawo ezungezile endizeni. Amawindi makhulu ngo-78% kunamafasitela ezinye izinhlobo zezindiza futhi awekho amakhethini epulasitiki. Iwindi ngalinye lifakwe inkinobho yokufiphaza enezilungiselelo ezinhlanu ezihlukene. I-Korean Air Dreamliners inezihlalo eziyisithupha ze-First Class, izihlalo ze-Business Class ezingu-18 kanye nezihlalo ze-Economy Class ezingu-245. Isihlalo ngasinye se-First and Business Class sinokufinyelela kwaso endleleni futhi siphenduka umbhede ngokucindezela nje inkinobho. Abagibeli kuwo wonke amakilasi ohambo bangakhetha ohlwini olubanzi lweziphuzo futhi bakhethe imenyu yesiKorea noma yamazwe ngamazwe.
“Siyajabula ngempela ngokuthi singakwazi ukwethula abagibeli abahamba phakathi kwePrague neSeoul indiza yesimanjemanje evela emikhunjini yethu. Sikholelwa ukuthi i-Dreamliners izosiza ukuqinisa isikhundla seKorea Air ePrague, enye yezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu eYurophu, "kusho u-Yeong Ho Choe, uMphathi Jikelele we-Korean Air CEE.
Kule sizini yasehlobo, i-Korean Air isebenzise izindiza eziya e-Incheon International Airport nge-Boeing 747-8I Jumbo Jet yesimanjemanje. Ngezinkathi zonyaka ezidlule zasebusika, inkampani yenethiwekhi ibisebenzisa izindiza zayo emzileni nge-Boeing 777-200ER. Ngenxa yokushintshwa kohlobo lwendiza eya ku-Dreamliners, umthamo wezihlalo ozonikezwa wona uzokwenyuka ngo-8.5% uma kuqhathaniswa nesizini edlule yasebusika.
Ishejuli yomzila ngaphansi kwethebula lezikhathi zasebusika:
I-Seoul-Prague*
NgoMsombuluko, ngoLwesithathu, ngoMgqibelo 12:50 - 4:10 pm
EPrague - Seoul*
6:30 - 12:40+1 pm
*Izikhathi Zasendaweni
