Indawo yokuphumula i-United Polaris esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe sase-San Francisco ivotelwe njengeNdawo Yokulala Yekilasi Lebhizinisi Ehamba Phambili Emhlabeni ngemiklomelo ye-World Airline Awards ka-2019 evela kwa-Skytrax. Lo mklomelo ofiseleka kakhulu uvotelwe ngamakhasimende ezindiza angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-21 amele izizwe ezingaphezu kwekhulu.
“Amakhasimende ethu asitshela ukuthi amagumbi okuphumula e-Polaris ayashintshashintsha ekunikezeni izindawo zesimanje, ezinokuthula zokuphumuza, ukushajwa kabusha nokujabulela ukudla neziphuzo ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Wonke amava ePolaris aqala endlini yokuphumula, yingakho sigcizelele kakhulu ekuyilungiseni,” kusho uMark Krolick, iphini likamongameli wezokumaketha we-United. “Ukuhlonishwa ngalo mklomelo kuwubufakazi bemizamo yethu yoguquko yokuqhubeka nokwedlula lokho okulindelwe ngamakhasimende ethu.”
Ngokugxila ekunikezeni uhambo oluzolile ukusuka ekusukeni kuya ekufikeni, i-United ivule iphothifoliyo ekhethekile yamagumbi okuphumula e-United Polaris esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Chicago O'Hare International Airport, e-Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, San Francisco International Airport kanye kamuva nje, Los Angeles International Airport.
"Izindawo zokuphumula ze-Polaris zihlabe umxhwele amakhasimende kusukela kwethulwa okokuqala ngo-2016 futhi akhule ekudumeni kubahambi bezindiza bamazwe ngamazwe unyaka nonyaka," kusho u-Edward Plaisted, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Skytrax. "Lokhu kuqashelwa komhlaba wonke kuwuphawu oluphezulu lokuvunywa kwabasebenzi nabaphathi ababambe iqhaza ekuletheni umbono wegumbi lokuphumula i-Polaris, futhi kufanele baziqhenye ngesikhungo esisezingeni lomhlaba ngempela."
Indawo yokuphumula yohlobo lwayo okuwukuphela kwayo enikezwa inkampani yezindiza yase-US kumakhasimende asezingeni lebhizinisi lamazwe ngamazwe, amagumbi okuphumula e-United Polaris anephunga langokwezifiso, uhlu lwadlalwayo lomculo olukhethiwe kanye nokukhanya kwemizwa okucashile okuhlangana ndawonye ukuze kwakheke umuzwa ophawulekayo. Indawo ngayinye inikeza izindawo zokuhlala ezihlukahlukene ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende, noma ngabe afuna ukushaja amadivaysi awo eselula, asebenzise i-Wi-Fi yesivinini esikhulu, ajabulele ukudla okumnandi noma aphumule ngaphambi kokundiza. Izihlalo zesiginesha ze-United Polaris lounge ziklanywe ngesihlalo esikhulu kakhulu, itafula lokudlela elihlanganisiwe lomsebenzi, izihlukanisi ezinkulu zobumfihlo kanye nesibani esiseceleni. Isuswe yonke indawo yokuphumula, imibhede yasemini efakwe ngengubo yokulala yase-Saks Fifth Avenue nomcamelo inikeza indawo ethule yokuphumula.
Isigaba samabhizinisi sase-United Polaris simele uguquko lomkhiqizo olubaluleke kakhulu wenkampani yezindiza esikhathini esingaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi futhi inkampani yezindiza isaqhubeka nokwandisa umfutho wokukhishwa kwayo. Cishe u-50% wemikhumbi ebanzi ye-United manje isihlonyiselwe isihlalo esisha sebhizinisi le-Polaris kanti indawo yokuphumula i-United Polaris e-Dulles International Airport kulindeleke ukuthi ivulwe ngonyaka ozayo.
