Ukuze unikeze izivakashi okuningi kwalokho ezikuthandayo, i-Alaska Airlines itshala imali kokuhlangenwe nakho Kwekilasi Lokuqala ngokuthuthukiswa okugqugquzelwe yi-West Coast.
Imenyu entsha enambithekayo Yekilasi Lokuqala izoqala ukundiza kuleli sonto, kuyilapho okungeziwe komkhiqizo okucatshangelwayo kuzokwethulwa ngo-2018. Imenyu entsha ihlanganisa izithako ezintsha, zasendaweni ezibhangqwe nezintandokazi zesizini. Cabanga ngamashothi we-strawberry-lime smoothie, i-omelet ye-avocado bacon, noma isaladi ye-flank steak ene-papaya eluhlaza, i-mint ne-lime wedge. Wonke amamenyu azoba nenketho yemifino etholakalayo.
“Sihlale sibheke ukudala umuzwa ofudumele, wokwamukela izivakashi zethu,” kusho u-Andrew Harrison, iphini likamongameli omkhulu kanye nesikhulu sezohwebo se-Alaska Airlines. “Ngokuthola ugqozi kukho kokubili i-Alaska ne-Virgin America, sakha okuhlangenwe nakho okuphambili okunikeza isiginesha ye-West Coast vibe, inani elikhulu, kanye nesevisi yokunakekela kwangempela. Konke lokhu kuyingxenye yokudala inkampani yezindiza abantu abayithandayo.”
Nakhu okuzoqala ukubonwa amaflaya e-First Class kuzo zonke izinhlobo zemikhumbi ezinyangeni ezizayo:
Okusha, okukhethiwe kwemenyu yendawo
• Amamenyu esizini. Ngena kukho konke ukudla okusha ezindizeni ezingaphezu kwamamayela angu-675. Izivakashi zizokhetha kokusha, izinketho ezinempilo ezihlanganisa amasaladi namapuleti amaprotheni. Ngokukhuthazwa yiSiginesha yethu yeFruit & Cheese Platter, ezindizeni eziningi ezingaphansi kwamamayela angu-675, izihambeli zizonikezwa ukudla okulula okusha - njengepuleti le-chipotle noma i-edamame hummus eline-pita kakolweni nemifino. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinketho ezikhethwayo ziyatholakala futhi kuncishiswe ukumoshakala, ukudla manje sekungagcinwa ohlelweni lokusebenza lwase-Alaska ngaphambi kokuhamba ngezindiza zethu eziningi ezinde kakhulu, nokunye okwengeziwe okusendleleni.
• Okujabulisayo kwasendaweni. Jabulela ukudla okuse-West Coast okuhlanganisa ama-gelato ka-Nancy's Fancy kanye nama-brownies we-Sweet Lady Jane avela e-California, namakhekhe oshizi e-Chuckanut kanye nama-truffles we-Seattle Chocolate avela e-Washington.
• Iwayini, utshwala neziphuzo ezikhethekile. Thatha okuhamba phambili okuvela ezindaweni ezisafufusa nezizayo zaseWest Coast kanye nezinkampani eziphuzwayo. Vuka uthole amashothi ama-smoothie nezinhlobonhlobo zetiye elinamaqabunga agcwele. Kusukela kuleli hlobo, uhlelo olusha lwe-winemaker luzokwethula izivakashi izinketho ezihlukile ezizungeza njalo.
• Isevisi yesiginesha. Izivakashi zingabheka phambili ekuqhubekeni nokuthola isevisi yokunakekela yeqiniso yase-Alaska kulo lonke uhambo lwazo. Esikebheni, umqondo wokudlela ovuselelwe uzokwethulwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka ugxile ekuhlangabezaneni nezintandokazi zesivakashi ngasinye mayelana nokuphumula, ukuphumula kanye nokukhiqiza.
Okungeziwe komkhiqizo okucatshangelwayo
• Izinsiza ze-inflight. Zijwayeze ngokujikijela okunethezekile okuphonsekile kanye nethebhulethi yokuzijabulisa ezindizeni ezinde. Ukuphonswa kwe-quilted kuzophuma entwasahlobo kanti amaphilisi amasha amakhulu azofika ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka.
• I-serviceware ephakeme. Ukugcwalisa amamenyu ethu amasha, izivakashi zingalangazelela ukudla ezincekwini eziphakelayo ze-Schönwald ezikhuthazwe yi-Virgin America. Iqoqo lesitayela nesisebenzayo liphilisa izithako ezintsha ezinikezwayo. I-Alaska izoqhubeka nokubeka ukudla ngakunye ebhodini ukuze yamukele kangcono okuthandwa yizivakashi kanye nemikhawulo yokudla.
• Izihlalo ngokwezifiso nangaphakathi. Hlala futhi unethezeke nge-footrest, isibambi sethebhulethi, i-cushion eyengeziwe kanye nemininingwane yedizayini emisha ecatshangwayo. Ingaphakathi lekhabethe elivuselelwe lizoqala kulokhu kuwa cishe cishe ingxenye yemikhumbi emikhulu efakwe kabusha ekupheleni kuka-2019.
• Amagumbi okuphumula acatshangelwe kabusha. Cabanga ngegumbi lokuphumula eline-barista. Sethula ukuthuthukiswa maduze e-John F. Kennedy International Airport eNew York nase-Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. I-JFK Lounge ivulwa ngo-April futhi indawo yokuphumula eyi-flagship entsha engu-15,000-square-foot-Seattle ihlelelwe ukuvulwa ngo-2019. I-Alaska isaqhubeka nokuba ukuphela kwenkampani yezindiza yasekhaya enikeza zonke izihambeli ezikhokhelwayo ze-First Class ukufinyelela okunesizotha kumagumbi okuhlala esikhumulweni sezindiza.
