Dubai-based Emirates Airlines today commenced daily passenger service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Dubai International Airport, via Athens International Airport. A VIP delegation and contingent of international media were aboard the inaugural flight, which carried passengers from Athens, Dubai and points beyond.
Ngaxeshanye iinqwelomoya ezikhuphisanayo eziquka i-United Airlines zibonise ngokuchasene nale ndlela intsha. Ishishini lezokhenketho eGrisi lonwabile.
Newark becomes Emirates’ 12th U.S. gateway, and is the second serving the greater Tri-State Area, complementing Emirates’ existing four daily flights from Dubai and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Passengers embarking from Newark and Dubai will have the option to disembark in Athens or continue to their final destinations.
“Le ndlela intsha iza kudibanisa eyona dolophu inkulu yaseMelika kunye neDubai idlule kwelinye lamakomkhulu aseYurophu,” utshilo uHubert Frach, uSekela Mongameli weCandelo, kwiCommercial Operations West, Emirates. “Ukuphehlelelwa kwale nkonzo yemihla ngemihla yonyaka wonke kuya kusivumela ukuba sinikezele ngemveliso ekhethekileyo ye-Emirates kunye nenkonzo ephumelele ibhaso kubakhweli kwindlela ekudala ingahoywanga zezinye iinqwelo-moya. Silindele ukuba le nkonzo ivelise imfuno ephezulu kwaye iphucule ishishini, inkcubeko kunye nonxibelelwano lokuzonwabisa kumacala omabini eAtlantiki. "
“It is always a great pleasure to announce new air services, route expansions and partnerships at our airport,” said Diane Papaianni, the General Manager at Newark Liberty International Airport. “Our airport has a vast network of destinations, and we are delighted to have Emirates join our airline family and offer more travel options to our customers.”
“Emirates’ direct, year-round operations on the Athens-New York route is a spectacular development for the Athens’ market, enhancing its connectivity and presenting the traveling public with new travel options on Emirates’ excellent product. At the same time, Athens’ strong traffic volumes to/from the US, underpinned by the vibrant Greek-American community, signify the potential and the success of the route. We wish to our airline-partner all the best to this ground-breaking endeavor”, said Dr. Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, Athens International Airport.
"I-United States yeyona ndawo iphambili kwimarike yaseGrisi," utshilo uConsul General waseGrisi eNew York, uKonstantinos Koutras. “IGrisi ibone ukwanda okuphindwe kabini kwabafikayo abavela eUnited States kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo. Ukusekwa kwenqwelomoya entsha ethe ngqo eDubai-Athens-New York kuya kuxhobisa kakhulu isibongozo saseGrisi phakathi kwababukeli bokhenketho baseMelika.
I-Emirates iya kukhonza indlela kunye nomzimba obanzi we-Boeing 777-300ER exhaswe yi-General Electric GE90 iinjini, inikezela izihlalo ezisibhozo kwiklasi yokuqala, izihlalo ezingama-42 kwiklasi yoShishino kunye nezihlalo ze-304 kwiklasi yezoQoqosho, kunye neetoni ezili-19 ze-belly-hold cargo. umthamo.
Inqwelomoya yemihla ngemihla yase-Emirates i-EK209 iza kumka eDubai ngo-10:50 am ngexesha lasekhaya, ifike e-Athens ngo-2:25 pm ngaphambi kokuba ihambe kwakhona ngo-4:40 pm kwaye ifike eNewark ngo-10:00 ebusuku kwangolo suku lunye. Inqwelomoya yemihla ngemihla yase-Emirates i-EK210 iza kumka eNewark ngo-11:45 pm, ifike e-Athens kusuku olulandelayo ngo-3:05 emva kwemini i-EK210 iza kumka e-Athens ngo-5:10 pm kwaye iqhubekeke ukuya eDubai, ifike ngo-11:50 pm, iququzelele unxibelelwano olulula. ukuya ngaphezu 50 Emirates kwiindawo eIndiya, kwiMpuma Ekude kunye Australia.
Indlela entsha iya kuba yinzuzo enkulu kuluntu lwaseGrike lwase-United States olunabantu abamalunga ne-1.3 yesigidi, uninzi lwabo luhlala kumbindi weNew York kunye nommandla we-Tri-State.
Ukubhabha kwe-Emirates ukuya eGrisi
Abakhweli abehla eAthene baya kunyangwa kwiindawo zembali ezidumileyo kwihlabathi kubandakanya iParthenon, iAcropolis kunye neTempile yeOlympian Zeus. Ukongeza ukonwabela imbali yaseAthene, inkcubeko kunye nokutya, abahambi banokwenza uhambo olufutshane lokutyelela amanzi aluhlaza kwiziqithi zaseGreek, ezinjengeSantorini, iMykonos, iCorfu, iRhodes, iThessaloniki neKrete, ekudala idumile kukhenketho lothando kunye ihoneymoons.
Abakhweli abanqwenela ukuhamba ngaphaya kwe-Athene banokuqhagamshela okanye besuka kwiindawo ezingaphakathi eGrisi, ezifana neCorfu, iMykonos okanye iSantorini, ene-A3 (Aegean) kunye ne-OA (OlympicAir). Kumazwe ngamazwe, abakhweli banokuqhagamshela okanye besuka eCairo, eTirana, eBelgrade, eBucharest naseSofia.
Molo, Newark
INewark ibonelela abahambi ababotshelelwe e-US ukufikelela ngokungenamthungo kwisixeko saseMelika esityelelwe kakhulu, eNew York. Ekufikeni kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseNewark, abahambi bahamba ngokufutshane ukusuka kwimiboniso yeBroadway yaseManhattan, iindawo zokutyela ezikumgangatho ophezulu, iimyuziyam ezaziwayo kumazwe ngamazwe kunye nokuthengwa kwehlabathi. INewark ibonelela ngokufikelela kwezinye iidolophu kunye nezixeko kulo lonke elaseNew York, Connecticut kunye nelizwe elibanzi laseNew Jersey elibandakanya yonke into ukusuka elunxwemeni nakwiibhodi zokuhamba ukuya ekunyukeni intaba, ukukhwela isikhephe kunye nokuthenga ivenkile.
Abahambi ngaphaya kweNew Jersey kunye noMmandla we-Tri-State banokuthatha ithuba lobudlelwane be-Emirates' kunye ne-JetBlue Airways, i-Alaska Airlines, i-Virgin America, ivumela uqhagamshelwano kunye nokusuka kwiindawo ezingaphezu kwe-100 kulo lonke elase-US, i-Caribbean ne-Mexico. I-Emirates nayo ngoku yamkela inkqubo ye-TSA PreCheck kwiinqwelomoya ezisuka e-USA, zenza amava okuhamba abakhweli abe lula ngakumbi.
