ISouth African Airways (SAA), okuyinkampani ethwala impahla eNingizimu Afrika kanye ne-Alaska Airlines, okuyinkampani yezindiza yesihlanu ngobukhulu e-United States, bamemezele namuhla ukuthi sebesungule ubudlelwano obusha be-interline, obuhlinzeka ngezinketho zendiza ezintsha nezilula kumakhasimende we-SAA kanye ne-Alaska. ehamba phakathi kweNyakatho Melika ne-Afrika. Ngokusebenza ngokushesha, amakhasimende azokwazi ukuthenga uhambo olulodwa lokuhamba ngezindiza zazo zombili izinkampani zenethiwekhi ngomsebenzi owodwa olula futhi ajabulele ukuxhumana nge-New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport kanye ne-Washington-Dulles International Airport phakathi kwe-Alaska Airlines' enwebekayo yaseNyakatho Melika. inethiwekhi kanye nezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-75 e-Afrika ezihlinzekwa yi-SAA kanye nabalingani bayo besifunda. I-SAA kanye ne-Alaska Airlines manje sebezohlinzeka ngezinketho ezengeziwe zokuhamba phakathi kwezindawo eziya kulo lonke elase-Afrika kanye nezimakethe ezibalulekile ogwini olusentshonalanga ye-US okuhlanganisa; Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco nasePortland.
Lobu budlelwano obusha buzonikeza amakhasimende usizo oluthe xaxa ngokuvumela ukuhamba ngethikithi elilodwa le-elekthronikhi nangokudlulisela imithwalo ye-interline lapho ungena ne-SAA noma i-Alaska Airlines e-US noma e-Afrika. I-New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport kanye nezikhumulo zezindiza zase-Washington-Dulles zingamasango e-SAA aseNyakatho Melika eya e-Afrika, futhi ubudlelwano obusha be-interline ne-Alaska Airlines buzohlinzeka ngoxhumano kanye nolwazi lokuhamba olushelelayo lwabahambi phakathi nalo lonke uhambo lwabo.
I-Alaska iyaziqhenya ngokuletha amanani aphansi anenani elikhulu kanye nenkonzo yangempela, enakekelayo. Lapho, izihambeli zingajabulela ukudla neziphuzo eziklanywe ngezinhlobonhlobo zokuqabula, nezinambitheka ezigqamile ezikhuthazwe izithako zase-West Coast. Ngokuzijabulisa kwe-Alaska, amaflaya angabuka amamuvi nezinhlelo ze-TV ezingaphezu kuka-500 - konke mahhala kumadivayisi abo, futhi bajabulele ukuthumela umbhalo kwamahhala ngenkathi usemoyeni.
“Lokhu kusebenzisana kwe-interline kuzovumela i-SAA ne-Alaska Airlines ukuthi banwebe uxhaxha lwemizila yabo ukuze banikeze ukuxhumana okusheshayo nokulula phakathi kwamadolobha amaningi asogwini olusentshonalanga ye-US kanye nezindawo ezimangalisa ngempela e-Afrika yonkana,” kusho u-Todd Neuman, isekela likamongameli-North America. weSouth African Airways. “Amakhasimende akuzo zombili izindiza azothokozela ukungenisa izihambi kwa-SAA eNingizimu Afrika kanye nenkonzo efudumele nenomusa ye-Alaska ohambweni lwabo lwezindiza ezimbili eziwine izindondo.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Alaska Airlines, the fifth largest airline in the United States, announced today that they have established a new interline partnership, which provides new and convenient flight options for both SAA and Alaska's customers traveling between North America and Africa.
- This new relationship will offer increased convenience to customers by allowing travel on one single electronic ticket and through interline baggage transfer upon check-in with either SAA or Alaska Airlines in the U.
- Kennedy International Airport and Washington-Dulles airports are SAA's North American gateways to Africa, and the new interline partnership with Alaska Airlines will provide connections and a smooth travel experience for travelers during their entire journey.
