I-United Airlines namuhla imemezele ukuthi ekuqaleni kwalokhu kukwindla, inkampani yenethiwekhi izothatha izinyathelo ezintsha zokuphakamisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Houston George Bush Intercontinental ngokunikeza amakhasimende izikhathi ezimfushane, ezilula kakhulu zokuxhuma kanye nokufinyelela okungcono ezindaweni eziningi.
Ukuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kuzovumela i-United ukuthi ithuthukise ukuxhumana phakathi kwayo yonke imizila yayo yomhlaba wonke ehamba phambili embonini, njengoba ukulungiswa ohlelweni lwendiza kuzoxhuma amakhasimende ngempumelelo kakhudlwana. Lesi sinyathelo, esizoqala ukusebenza ngo-Okthoba 29, sizokwenza inkampani yezindiza ikwazi ukusebenzisa kangcono amasango acishe abe ngu-90 esebenza kuwo esikhumulweni sezindiza.
“Sijabule ngokuthatha lezi zinyathelo ukuze sithuthukise ukusebenza kwethu e-Houston okuzonikeza amakhasimende ethu ukufinyelela okwengeziwe ezindaweni eziningi ezweni lonke namathuba engeziwe okuxhumana,” kusho u-Andrew Nocella, iphini likamongameli omkhulu we-United kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu sezohwebo. “Sisonke, sisebenzela ukwenza i-United ibe yinkampani yezindiza okuyisinqumo sokuqala kumakhasimende aseHouston nakuyo yonke indawo esindizela kuyo.”
“I-United yenza lo mzamo wokwenza isikhumulo sezindiza sase-George Bush Intercontinental sisebenze kahle kakhudlwana kuyilapho inikeza ukufinyelela okungcono ezindaweni ezengeziwe kanye nezikhathi zokuxhuma ezilula kakhulu kuyizindaba ezinhle kubantu base-Houston,” kusho iMeya yase-Houston uSylvester Turner. "Uhlelo lwethu lwezindiza ezisezingeni lomhlaba luyingxenye esemqoka yalokho okwenza umnotho wethu usebenze, futhi lo mzamo uzoqinisa le ngxenye ebalulekile yomphakathi wethu."
I-United iyaqhubeka nokutshala imali kubasebenzi bayo e-Houston, ibahlinzeka ngamanye amathuluzi abawadingayo ukuze basize amakhasimende kangcono, ikakhulukazi ngaphansi kwesakhiwo esisha. Inkampani yezindiza futhi ikhulisa abasebenzi futhi yengeza amakhiwokhi amasha okungena ukuze inikeze amakhasimende ulwazi olusebenza kahle kakhulu lwesikhumulo sezindiza.
Lo mzamo ubizwa ngokuthi “ukubhanga kabusha.” I-United ngokuvamile ibisebenzisa ishejuli “yamabhange endiza” ayishumi e-Houston, kanti ihabhu esebenza njengendawo yokuxhumana yemizila esempumalanga nentshonalanga enqamula e-US kanye ne-Latin America. Ngomzamo omusha, i-United izohlanganisa izindiza ezikhona zibe amabhange ayisishiyagalombili athuthukisiwe, axhumanise amakhasimende avela kuzo zonke izindawo, okwenza inkampani yezindiza ikwazi ukusebenzisa izindiza ngempumelelo kakhudlwana ezweni lonke.
United kanye Houston
Amakhasimende e-United azobona uguquko olukhulu ehabhu lenkampani yezindiza e-Houston ngo-2018 ngokuphothulwa kokutshalwa kwezimali kwayo kwezigidi ezingu-277 e-C North Concourse entsha lapho amakhasimende e-United ezojabulela izindawo zamasango, ubuchwepheshe bamuva kanye nokukhetha okugqugquzelwe umpheki.
I-United isisebenze iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-70 isuka endaweni yayo e-George Bush Intercontinental Airport. I-United ne-United Express zinikeza cishe izindiza ezingama-500 zansuku zonke eziya ezindaweni ezingaphezu kuka-170 emhlabeni jikelele, okuhlanganisa nezimakethe eziphezulu zamabhizinisi nezokungcebeleka e-Asia, eYurophu naseMelika. Ihabhu lase-Houston liyisango elikhulu le-United eliya e-Latin America, lisebenzela izindawo ezingami ezingama-52 kulo lonke elase-Latin America nase-Caribbean. I-United iphinde ibe ngomunye wabaqashi abakhulu base-Houston, enabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-14,000 abazinze e-Houston.
NgoMeyi, i-United kanye neqembu le-OTG lokwamukela izivakashi esikhumulweni sezindiza, limemezele izinhlelo zezindawo zokudlela ezisezingeni eliphezulu nezokuthengisa ezikhungweni ze-United e-George Bush Intercontinental Airport e-Houston. Imiqondo emisha isivele iqalile ukuvuleka ngezimakethe ezinhlanu ze-OTG eziwine umklomelo ze-CIBO Express Gourmet Markets kanye ne-Republic Grille - konke ku-Terminal E. Izimakethe zifaka uxhaxha lwezinketho ezinempilo neminikelo evela kubahlinzeki bendawo.
