I-Virgin ithatha ukulethwa kwe-Boeing 777 yendiza yayo yase-Australia.

U-Sir Richard Branson kufanele ukuthi wayeyindoda eziqhenyayo ngesikhathi eletha i-Boeing 777-300 ER entsha egameni lenkampani yakhe yezindiza yase-Australia, i-V Australia. Lena i-777-300ER yokuqala ukuya endizeni yase-Australia kanti eyesibili neyesithathu i-777's zizolethwa emasontweni azayo.

I-V Australia izokwethula izinsiza ze-trans-pacific ngomhla zingama-27 kuNhlolanja lapho i-V Australia yokuqala isuka esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Sydney i-Kingsford Smith ilibangise e-Los Angeles ezifundazweni kanti izindiza zizobe sezigcwele futhi ngomhla zingama-20 kuNdasa zizobe seziyizinsuku zonke. Indiza yesibili entsha iqala mhla zi-08 kuMbasa lapho i-V Australia ivula indiza yaseBrisbane eya e-Los Angeles kanti eyesithathu isuka eMelbourne iqala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi onyakeni.

Izindiza zizothwala abagibeli abangafika kwabangu-361 ekucushweni kwezigaba ezintathu: Ibhizinisi, Isigaba se-Premium Economy kanye ne-Economy futhi izici zesimanje ezinhlelweni zokuzijabulisa endizeni.

Kuphawula u-Stan Deal we-Boeing “Kuwusuku oluhle ukubona le 777-300ER ithatha umsebenzi eyawuklanyelwe, i-V Australia izoba ngeyokuqala ngezinkonzo ezingu-777 emzileni we-Sydney uya e-Los Angeles—isizathu kanye esenza sakhe indiza. Sihalalisela i-V Australia ngeqhaza layo lombono.”

Ukwethulwa kwe-V Australia kubambezeleke kakhulu ngenxa yengxabano yezimboni ethinte ukukhiqizwa kwe-777, inkampani yezindiza ekuqaleni yayihlele ukuqala ukundiza ekwindla edlule.

Ngalezi zinsizakalo ezintsha i-Virgin ingaziqhenya ngokuthi isiyinkampani yezindiza yomhlaba wonke ngempela.

I-V Australia izoqhudelana kanjani namaQantas andiza i-Airbus A380 eyingqayizivele nedumile noma i-United Airlines eyasungulwa kudala. Hhayi-ke uma umshini wokumaketha we-Virgin uchofoza egiyeni eliphezulu uzokwenza kahle kakhulu ngiyabonga. Ngokwemibiko yabezindaba uSir Richard ucabanga ukuthi ukuncintisana kwe-United kungase kube isikhashana.

Kuqashwe imodeli ebiza kancane yenkampani engudadewabo i-Virgin Blue futhi kukhona izindatshana zangempela okufanele zibe nazo njengamanje. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Qantas ihlinzeka ngentengo ephansi ukusuka ku-SYD ukuya ku-LAX engaphezu kuka-AU$2100 kuyilapho i-V Australia ihlinzeka ngohambo olufanayo lokuya nokubuya ngo-AU$ 975. Ngakho-ke umlayezo ucacile……bhukha manje futhi ukuphathe kakhulu.