- Ukuxhuma okusha kweLufthansa Express Rail esikhumulweni sezindiza iFrankfurt kusuka eBerlin, eHamburg, eBremen, eMünster naseMunich
- Izitimela ezisheshayo ezisezingeni eliphakeme: Izikhathi ezimfushane zokuhamba phakathi kwezikhungo ezinkulu zasemadolobheni aseJalimane
- Izinsizakalo eziningi nezinketho zokubhuka eziguquguqukayo ezinikezwa amakhasimende aseLufthansa
ILufthansa neDeutsche Bahn zigxile ekwandisweni okusheshayo kwezinsizakalo ezihlangene zezitimela nezindiza. EFrankfurt namuhla, lezi zinkampani zombili zethule izinhlelo zazo zohlelo lomkhiqizo ngokuhlanganyela. I- Lufthansa Inethiwekhi ye-Express Rail izonwetshwa ngamanye amadolobha amahlanu. Kusukela ngoDisemba, okubizwa nge- “Sprinter”, okuyizitimela ezisheshayo ezisheshayo, nakho kuzokuhambela Isikhumulo sezindiza iFrankfurt okokuqala. Ngokwandisa ukubambisana kwabo, iLufthansa neDeutsche Bahn zibeka indinganiso entsha ezimotweni zokuxhumana ezinobungani bemvelo.
UHarry Hohmeister, Ilungu le-Executive Board ye-Deutsche Lufthansa AG, uthi: “Ngalesi sinyathelo esihlanganyelwe, siqinisa ukunikezwa kokuhamba eJalimane, ngaleyo ndlela siqinisa umnotho wendawo. Ngokuxhumanisa ngokukhalipha ezokuthutha ngezitimela nezindiza, sinikeza amakhasimende ethu inethiwekhi yokuhamba engenamthungo futhi elula, ezuzisa abathengi kanye nemvelo. ”
Ilungu leBhodi le-DB uBerthold Huber: “Ukubambisana okuhle manje sekuphenduka ubambiswano olunzulu, okufana nakho okungakaze kubonwe phambilini phakathi kweLufthansa neDeutsche Bahn. Ekupheleni konyaka, i-DB izokwandisa ukuxhumana phakathi kwehabhu enkulu kunazo zonke eJalimane nokuxhuma okusha kweSprinter. Ukuhamba ngesitimela kuzoshesha futhi kube ntofontofo. ”
Inethiwekhi enkulu nama- “Sprinters” amasha asheshayo
IDeutsche Bahn neLufthansa sebevele banikela ngezitimela eziyi-134 zokuphakela nsuku zonke esikhumulweni sezindiza iFrankfurt zisuka emadolobheni ayi-17 aseJalimane. Engxenyeni yesibili ka-2021, kuzongezwa amanye amadolobha amahlanu. Ukuqala ngoJulayi, ngokokuqala ngqa, kuzokwazi ukuya eFrankfurt Airport neLufthansa Express Rail kusuka eHamburg naseMunich, futhi kusukela ngoDisemba kusuka eBerlin, eBremen naseMünster.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuxhumana okusha kweSprinter kuzoqala ukubonakala kusuka ngoDisemba. Uhambo lwesitimela phakathi kweMunich neCologne luzofinyezwa lungaphansi kwamahora amane. Ukusuka naseMunich naseNuremberg, kuzoba nezitimela eziqonde ngqo esikhumulweni sezindiza iFrankfurt kabili ngosuku ngamahora amathathu namahora amabili ngokulandelana, kungabikho okunye ukuma phakathi - isigamu sehora ngokushesha kunanamuhla futhi kubekelwe isikhathi ngqo sokuhamba nokufika kwezindiza Ihabhu leLufthansa.
Ukunethezeka okuthuthukisiwe nokubhuka okuguquguqukayo
Zonke izici ezivivinyiwe zohlelo lweLufthansa Express Rail, njengezihlalo ezibekiwe ezitimeleni ezigibele, isiqinisekiso sokuxhuma, imali eyengeziwe yemeyile yohambo lwesitimela kanye nohambo lwekilasi lokuqala nokufinyelela ezindaweni zokuphumula ze-DB zeBhizinisi kanye nokuQala Amakhasimende e-Class, ngokuqinisekile azoqhubeka nokutholakala. Izinsizakalo ezingeziwe zizongezwa ngokuzayo. Izitimela ze-Express Rail kuzoba lula ukuzibona ngenxa yokufakwa kophawu oluhlanganisiwe lwe-DB-LH kojantshi abaningi bezitimela. Imininingwane ye-LH ingatholakala futhi esitimeleni nge-WLAN yamahhala. Abagibeli ababhukha iBusiness noma ikilasi lokuqala le-Frist, bajabulela insizakalo ye-DB Premium ekilasini lokuqala kanye nokudla kwamahhala ebhodini.
Ukuthuthwa kwempahla nokugcinwa kwayo kuzoba lula futhi: IDeutsche Bahn incamela ukusebenzisa isizukulwane sakamuva sezitimela ezinamagumbi amakhulu emithwalo. Lapho nje ithrafikhi ezikhumulweni zezindiza iphinda iqala futhi, amakhasimende eLufthansa Express Rail azonikezwa ukufinyelela emzileni osheshayo endaweni yokuhlola yokuphepha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho ufika esikhumulweni sezindiza iFrankfurt Airport, amapotimende amakhasimende akwa-Express Rail azobekwa phambili.
Amathikithi okubhuka eLufthansa Express Rail azoba lula kakhulu. Kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2021, izitimela eziphakelayo zizobhukha inqobo nje uma indiza exhumanisayo ihleleka. Ngasikhathi sinye, kuyakhokhela ukubhuka kusenesikhathi, okusho ukuthi amathikithi ashibhile. Ukugqanyiswa okukhethekile kulo nyaka: Amakhasimende akwaMiles & More azothola amamayela wesimo esiphindwe kabili kuzo zonke izinkambo zeLufthansa Express Rail, njengoba enza kuzo zonke izindiza.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- All the tried-and-tested features of the Lufthansa Express Rail program, such as reserved seats on-board trains, connection guarantee, mileage accrual for the train journey as well as 1st class travel and access to the DB lounges for Business as well First Class customers, will of course continue to be available.
- Starting in July, for the first time, it will be possible to travel to Frankfurt Airport with Lufthansa Express Rail from Hamburg and Munich, and commencing in December from Berlin, Bremen and Münster.
- From and to Munich and Nuremberg, there will be direct trains to Frankfurt Airport twice a day in three and two hours respectively, with no additional stops in between –.
