I-Hong Kong Airlines ibhengeze ukuba izakongeza iziko lokuzonwabisa laseMacao kwinethiwekhi yalo ekhulayo, emva kokutyikitywa kwesivumelwano sekhowudi kunye nenkampani yeenkonzo zamaphenyane, iTurboJET.
Ubambiswano olutsha, nolokuqala kohlobo lwazo kwii-Airlines zaseHong Kong, luza kubona iTurboJET yongeza ikhowudi yenqwelomoya "HX" kwiinkonzo zayo zokuhamba ngenqanawe phakathi kweSkyPier kwisikhululo senqwelomoya saseHong Kong nakwisikhululo senqwelomoya iMacao Outer Harbor.
IMacao yenye yezona ndawo zityebileyo emhlabeni kunye nenxalenye yeNdawo yeGreater Bay. Inkonzo entsha yokwabelana ngekhowudi yenza ukuba abahamba ngenqwelomoya kunye neenqwelo moya zaseHong Kong baxhamle kukonyuka kokukhethwa kokudityaniswa, amava afanelekileyo okuhambisa kunye nendawo yokungena engenamthungo kwingingqi yePearl River Delta.
Ukusukela nge-26 kaSeptemba 2018, abathengi beenqwelomoya baseHong Kong abaya eMacao badlula eHong Kong, kunye nabo bahamba ngeMacao baya kwezinye iindawo ngeHong Kong baya kuba nakho ukuhamba ngenqanawa. Ishedyuli yeenkonzo zesikhephe eziphuma eHong Kong zivela kwi-1100-2200 yonke imihla, ngelixa iinkonzo zemihla ngemihla ezisuka eMacao zivela ngo-0715-1945.
Njengesibonelelo esongeziweyo, isibonelelo semithwalo yamaphenyane kunye nokuhamba ngenqwelomoya kuyafana. Nokuba luphi na udidi lokuhamba ngenqanawa eTurboJET, abakhweli ababhukishe kwiKlasi yeShishini laseHong Kong nakwiKlasi yezoQoqosho baya kuba nelungelo lokufumana isixa semithwalo abaya kuyifumana xa behamba nenqwelo moya.
I-TurboJET ibonelela ngeeklasi ezimbini zokuhamba-kwiKlasi ePhakamileyo kunye neKlasi yezoQoqosho. Abagibeli beSuper Class baya kufumana isidlo esincomekayo ngexesha lohambo lwabo lokuhamba ngesikhephe, bonwabele intuthuzelo enkulu kwizitulo ezinokuphinda zilungelelane kwaye baxhamle ekwehlisweni kuqala ekufikeni kwabo.
Inkonzo yokukhwela inqanawa iya kufumaneka ukuthengisa ukuqala nge-20 Septemba 2018, kwaye ithengwe kwihlabathi liphela kusetyenziswa iiarhente zokuhamba. Abathengi banokubhukisha ukuya kwiinyanga ezilishumi ngaphambi komhla wabo ocwangcisiweyo wokuhamba kwaye batshintshe uhambo lwabo ngokunxibelelana nommeli wabo wokuhamba.
Umlawuli wezoRhwebo ngee-Hong Kong u-Mr Michael Ma uthe: “Kuyasivuyisa ukusebenzisana neTurbojet ukunikezela ngonxibelelwano olululo lomoya nolwandle kubathengi bethu abahamba eMacao badlula eHong Kong. Ngokuhamba nje uhambo olunye, iindwendwe eMacao ziya konwaba ngokungagungqi kwelinye leziko lokuzonwabisa likhulu emhlabeni kwingingqi yePearl River Delta. ”
UMlawuli we-Ofisi yezoKhenketho kuRhulumente waseMacao (MGTO), uMaria Helena de Senna Fernandes, uthe: “Sisoloko sonwabile ukubona abaqhubi bezokhenketho abahlukeneyo behlangana ukuze babonise izisombululo zokuququzelela uhambo oluya eMacao. Iinkonzo zothutho lolwandle olugudileyo olulethwe sisivumelwano esitsha se-Hong Kong Airlines codeshare kunye neTurboJET ziya kunceda iindwendwe ezikufutshane nakude. Ngoncedo oluziswe yile nkonzo, iindwendwe ezininzi ziya kukhuthazwa ukuba zize eMacao-indawo ekuyiwa kuyo kutsha nje njenge-UNESCO iSixeko soBuchule seGastronomy- kunye namava elifa lethu elisempuma-ntshona-ntshona elidweliswe yi-UNESCO, indawo yethu yobugcisa ehlanganisiweyo , ikhalenda etyebileyo yeziganeko, nokunye okuninzi, njengoko sivula indlela yokuguqula isixeko sibe liziko lehlabathi lezokhenketho kunye nokuzonwabisa ”.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- With the convenience brought by this service, more visitors will certainly be encouraged to come to Macao – a destination recently designated a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy – and experience our east-meets-west heritage listed by UNESCO, our state of the art integrated resorts, the rich calendar of events, and more, as we pave the way to transform the city into a world centre of tourism and leisure”.
- Regardless of the travel class on TurboJET's ferry service, passengers booked on Hong Kong Airlines Business Class and Economy Class will be entitled to the same amount of baggage that they would receive when travelling with the airline.
- From 26 September 2018, Hong Kong Airlines customers travelling to Macao via Hong Kong, as well as those departing Macao for other destinations via Hong Kong will be able travel on the codeshare ferry service.
