I-United Airlines: Izindiza zaseSan Francisco eziya eMelbourne ziyaqala kabusha manje

I-United namuhla imemezela ukubuya kwenkonzo yayo engami phakathi kweSan Francisco neMelbourne, eqala ngezindiza ezintathu zamasonto onke kulo Juni. Ukuqaliswa kabusha kwalo mzila kuhambisana nesevisi ekhona ye-United phakathi kwe-Sydney namahabhu enkampani yezindiza e-San Francisco nase-Los Angeles. Manje i-United kuzoba ukuphela kwenkampani yezindiza yase-US ezohlinzeka ngezindiza ezingami zisuka e-United States ziye eMelbourne.

"Iqiniso lokuthi sigcine insizakalo yabagibeli nsuku zonke eya e-Australia kuwo wonke amaphuzu aphansi kakhulu obhubhane - futhi bekuyinkampani yezindiza kuphela eyenze lokho - ikhombisa ukuzibophezela kwethu e-Australia," kusho uPatrick Quayle, iphini likamongameli omkhulu wenethiwekhi yamazwe omhlaba kanye nemifelandawonye e-United Airlines. . "Sijabule ngokuqala kabusha inkonzo yethu yaseSan Francisco ukuya eMelbourne futhi sibone ikusasa eliqhakazile le-United, iMelbourne kanye nohambo lwase-US-Australia."

Kusukela i-Australia yamemezela ngoFebhuwari ukuthi izwe lizovula imingcele yalo kubahambi bamazwe aphesheya ngemuva kokuvalwa cishe iminyaka emibili, kube nokukhula okumangazayo kwesidingo sokuhamba sisuka e-US United sinamandla amaningi ukusuka e-United States kuya e-Australia kunanoma iyiphi enye inkampani yase-US, kanye nokuqaliswa kabusha kwesevisi yenkampani yezindiza i-San Francisco-Melbourne kuzohlinzeka amakhasimende ngokufinyelela okwengeziwe e-Australia ngaphambi kwesikhathi esimatasa sohambo lwasehlobo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-United isanda kumemezela umfelandawonye wezohwebo ne Virgin Australia izohlinzeka ngokuxhumeka okwengeziwe ezindaweni eziphezulu zase-Australia ezinezindiza ezilula zokuma okukodwa.  

Lufthansa usebenze eduze nohulumeni waseVictoria ekuqaliseni kabusha le nkonzo, kanye nasezinhlelweni ezibanzi zemakethe njengoba isidingo siqhubeka nokukhula.

“Sisekela izindiza eziqondile zamazwe ngamazwe eziya eMelbourne ngoba siyalazi iqhaza elibalulekile abalibambayo ekusekeleni amabhizinisi e-Victorian nokudala amathuba emisebenzi,” kusho uMartin Pakula, uNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle Wezokwesekwa Kwezimboni Nokubuyisela. “Ukuba nezindiza eziqondile ezivela e-US kusho ukuthi kulula nakakhulu ukuthi izivakashi zize e-Victoria futhi zijabulele yonke into esidume ngayo – kungakhathaliseki ukuthi leyo imicimbi yethu emikhulu yezemidlalo, indawo yokudla noma izikhungo zamasiko.”

I-United yaqala ukunikeza usizo oluqondile eMelbourne isuka eLos Angeles ngo-2014 futhi yethula izindiza ezingami phakathi kweSan Francisco neMelbourne ngo-Okthoba ka-2019, ngaphambi kokuqala kwalolu bhubhane.