Ngokuhanjiswa kwejet kwe-71 entsha, i-TAP Air Portugal yazisa ngenqwelomoya entsha eChicago, eSan Francisco naseWashington, DC

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I-TAP Air Portugal yongeze nje i-100th yenqwelomoya kwizithuthi zayo, iAirbus A330neo, xa umphathi elungiselela ukuvula inkonzo ngomso eChicago O'Hare, kwaye kamva kulenyanga esuka eSan Francisco naseWashington, DC. Kwakhona ngoJuni 1, i-TAP iza kwazisa i-A321 LR kwimisebenzi yayo yase-US, ibhabha phakathi kweNewark nePorto.

Inqwelo ye-100 yirekhodi ye-airline eneminyaka engama-74 ubudala. Lilonke, i-TAP ineenqwelo-moya ezitsha ezingama-71 eziziswa ngo-2025, kuquka i-21 A330neos, 19 A320neos, 17 A321neos, kunye ne-14 A321 yeejethi zoLunge Olude. I-TAP yinqwelomoya yokuphehlelelwa kwenqwelomoya i-A330neo kwaye ngoku kuphela kwenqwelo moya ehlabathini esebenza zonke iinqwelomoya zeNEO zesizukulwana samva nje se-Airbus.

Ngomhla woku-1 kweyeSilimela, i-TAP iya kwenza inqwelomoya yokuqala ye-transatlantic yorhwebo kunye ne-Airbus A321 Long Range, ngoJuni 1, isuka e-Porto ukuya eNewark Liberty International. Iza kuba sisihlandlo sokuqala ukuba inqwelo moya emxinwa yosapho, ehlala isebenza kwiindlela ezikuluhlu oluphakathi, yenza indlela ende yoluhlu. Iimpawu ezintsha zale nqwelomoya ziyivumela ukuba ibhabhe phezu kweAtlantiki, inika abakhweli ubutofotofo benqwelo-moya ethabatha ixesha elide.

Kananjalo nge-1 kaJuni, i-TAP iqalisa iinqwelomoya ezintlanu zokuya nokubuya ngeveki phakathi kweChicago O'Hare neLisbon. Iinqwelomoya ezintlanu zokuhamba nokubuya ngeveki phakathi kweSan Francisco kunye neLisbon ziqala nge-10 kaJuni, emva koko uhambo oluhlanu lweveki ukuya nokubuya nalo luqale phakathi kweWashington-Dulles neLisbon nge-16 kaJuni.

“Ngomso, kwakhona, lusuku lwembali. I-TAP inguvulindlela ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantiki enye yeemodeli zesizukulwana esitsha ze-Airbus, eyona nto isebenzayo kwaye ikhululekile emhlabeni, "utshilo u-Antonoaldo Neves, uMongameli weSigqeba se-TAP. “Isakhono sokusebenzisa iinqwelomoya ezinqumla eAtlantiki lixabiso elongeziweyo le-Airbus A321LR, apho i-TAP inokwenza khona eyona ndawo yasePortugal, xa kujongwa ukuba kufutshane konxweme olusempuma lwase-US kunye nomntla-mpuma weBrazil. Ukufikelela kunye nokuba bhetyebhetye kwale nqwelo-moya kusivumela ukuba sandise unxibelelwano phakathi kwePorto-New York nePorto-São Paulo.”

Ngezihlalo ezili-16 ezigcweleyo ezicabaleleyo, ezikumgangatho ophezulu, ezine kuzo zizodwa, iAirbus A321LR ikwabonelela ngendawo engaphezulu kwiklasi yezoQoqosho ngezihlalo zeergonomic, ezilingana naleyo ifumaneka kwiAirbus A330neo, kunye nokuzonwabisa ngaphakathi Unxibelelwano lwenkqubo yasimahla enemiyalezo ebhaliweyo engenamda.

Uhlaziyo lweenqwelomoya zenqwelomoya, kunye neenqwelomoya ezintsha ezingama-71 ezicwangcisiweyo ukutyhubela u-2025, yayiyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yesicwangciso sabanini-zabelo abatsha esathiwa thaca ngexesha lokwenziwa kwabucala kwenkampani yenqwelomoya ngo-2015. Intliziyo yenguqu kunye nophuculo lwe-TAP.

Ukukhula kweTAP, ukusuka ngo-2015 ukuya ku-2018, kubonisa ukwanda okungama-21% - uninzi lwayo nayiphi na inqwelo moya yaseYurophu, ekhule ngomyinge we-13% ngexesha elinye, ngokweenkcukacha zeFlight Global.

Inqwelo moya eneminyaka esi-7 ubudala yenye yeenqwelomoya ezili-10 ezikhula ngokukhawuleza kulo nyaka, ngokweRoutes. I-TAP yayiyeyona nqwelo-moya yaseYurophu ikhula ngokukhawuleza ukuya e-United States kule minyaka mine idlulileyo, ibhabha nge-39% yabakhweli ngaphezulu, xa kuthelekiswa nomndilili weenqwelo moya zaseYurophu ezikhuphisanayo ze-19% ngexesha elinye.

Inqanawa entsha ithetha ukukhula kothungelwano lwendlela eyomeleleyo ye-TAP - efana nenkonzo entsha eya eLisbon ukusuka eChicago O'Hare, eSan Francisco naseWashington-Dulles kwinyanga ezayo. Ezi zongezo zithetha ukuba i-TAP iya kusebenzisa amasango asi-8 aseMntla Melika, ngokuphindwe kane kunalawo eminyaka emine eyadlulayo. Ukukhula kwabakhweli be-TAP phakathi kwePortugal kunye noMntla Melika kukhule nge-176.5% phakathi kwe-2015 kunye ne-2018. E-Brazil, apho i-airline inikeza amasango amaninzi eYurophu, i-TAP yabona ukunyuka kwe-22.8% yabakhweli ngexesha elifanayo.

Iinqwelomoya zaseChicago ziya kusebenza ngoMvulo, ngooLwezithathu, ngooLwezihlanu, ngeMigqibelo nangeeCawe, zisuka eChicago-O'Hare ngo-6:05 pm, kwaye zifike eLisbon ngo-7:50am ngentsasa elandelayo. Iinqwelomoya ezibuyayo zihamba eLisbon ngo-1:05pm, zifike eO'Hare ngo-4:05pm.

Iinqwelomoya ze-SFO ziya kusebenza ngoMvulo, ngoLwesibini, ngoLwesine, ngeMigqibelo nangeeCawe, ukususela nge-10 kaJuni, zisuka kwi-SFO ngo-4:10pm, zize zifike eLisbon ngo-11:25am ngentsasa elandelayo. Iinqwelomoya ezibuyayo zihamba eLisbon ngo-10am, zifike kwi-SFO ngo-2:40pm.

Iinqwelomoya zaseWashington ziya kusebenza ngoMvulo, ngooLwezithathu, ngoLwesine, ngooLwezihlanu nangeCawa, zihamba ngo-10:40pm, zifike eLisbon ngo-10:50am ngosuku olulandelayo. Iinqwelomoya ezibuyayo zihamba eLisbon ngo-4:30pm, zifike eDulles ngo-7:40pm.

"Ngaphezu kweenqwelo-moya ezintsha ze-70 endleleni, esi sisiqalo nje," kusho uDavid Neeleman, umsunguli we-JetBlue Airways kunye nomnini-sabelo omkhulu kwi-TAP. “Sinamasango ali-10 ukusuka eBrazil ukuya ePortugal kwaye sikholelwa ukuba sinokuxhasa inani elifanayo elivela e-US. Ukwandiswa kwanamhlanje eChicago naseWashington, DC, kubonisa indlela ethandwa kakhulu ngayo indawo yasePortugal, ngakumbi ngabatyeleli abasuka e-US Uthungelwano lwethu olungaphaya kweLisbon nalo luyakhula. Ngoku sikhonza kwiindawo ezimalunga nama-75 eYurophu naseAfrika yaye abakhweli bethu baseMerika abangama-50 ekhulwini basithumela ngenqwelo-moya basiya kwezinye iindawo ezingaphaya kwePortugal, abaninzi besebenzisa inkqubo yethu edumileyo yasePortugal Stopover.”

I-A330neo iya kuba ne-Airspace entsha nge-Airbus cabin. Ikhabhinethi yezoqoqosho ngoku ineendidi ezimbini: uQoqosho kunye ne-EconomyXtra. Ubumbeko kunye noyilo lubonelela ngomoya omtsha, kunye negumbi lomlenze othe kratya, isitulo esinzulu, kunye nezihlalo ezitsha ezigqunywe kwimithunzi eluhlaza kunye nengwevu, kunye noluhlaza kunye nobomvu kwi-EconomyXtra. I-pitch yokuhlala kuqoqosho oluqhelekileyo luyi-intshi ezingama-31, ngelixa i-Xtra ibonelela ngegumbi lemilenze le-intshi ezintathu ezongezelelweyo kunye ne-pitch ye-34 intshi.
Kwiklasi yoShishino lwe-TAP, i-TAP ibonelela ngezitulo ezithe tyaba ezitsha ezingama-34 ezingaphezulu kweemitha ezintandathu ubude xa zithe ngcu ngokupheleleyo. Kwakhona, i-TAP inike amandla izitulo zayo zeklasi zeshishini elitsha ukuba zibandakanye i-slots ye-USB kunye neesokethi zombane zombane, ukudibanisa kwee-headphones, izibane zokufunda ngabanye, kunye neendawo ezininzi, kubandakanywa negumbi lokugcina.

Inqwelomoya ye-A330neo inesimo senkqubo yokuzonwabisa eyenzelwe wena kunye noqhagamshelo oluvumela imiyalezo yasimahla. I-TAP iya kuba yinqwelomoya yokuqala yaseYurophu ukunika imiyalezo esekelwe kwiwebhu kwiinqwelomoya ezithatha ixesha elide simahla kubo bonke abakhweli.

Kwiklasi yoShishino lwe-TAP, i-TAP ibonelela ngezitulo ezithe tyaba ezitsha ezingama-34 ezingaphezulu kweemitha ezintandathu ubude xa zithe ngcu ngokupheleleyo. Kwakhona, i-TAP inike amandla izitulo zayo zeklasi zeshishini elitsha ukuba zibandakanye i-slots ye-USB kunye neesokethi zombane zombane, ukudibanisa kwee-headphones, izibane zokufunda ngabanye, kunye neendawo ezininzi, kubandakanywa negumbi lokugcina.

Ukusukela oko yaqala ngo-1945 inqwelo-moya enye, iinqanawa ze-TAP zikhule ngokuzinzileyo:

• 1945 – 1
• 1955 – 12
• 1965 – 9
• 1975 – 28
• 1985 – 29
• 1995 – 41
• 2005 – 42
• 2015 – 75
• 2019 – 100

I-TAP yazisa inkqubo yePortugal Stopover ngo-2016 ukutsala ngakumbi undwendwe 'ngaphaya kweLisbon'. Abahambi abaya kuzo zonke iindawo zokuya ze-TAP zaseYurophu nase-Afrika banokuyonwabela ukuya kutsho ngobusuku obuhlanu e-Lisbon okanye e-Porto endleleni, ngaphandle kwentlawulo yenqwelomoya eyongezelelweyo.

IPortugal Stopover, neyathiywa igama lokuba yi "Best Stopover Programme" yiGlobal Traveler magazine, ine-network engaphezulu kwe-150 yamaqabane abonelela ngeenkonzo ezizodwa kubathengi be-Stopover kwizaphulelo zehotele kunye namava ancomekayo njengokungena simahla kwiimyuziyam, ihlengesi ebukele Umlambo iSado kunye nokutya okungcamlayo-nokuba yibhotile yasimahla yewayini yasePortugal kwiindawo zokutyela ezithatha inxaxheba.

Abahambi banokuyonwabela indawo yokumisa eLisbon okanye ePorto nokuba indawo yabo yokugqibela isePortugal, njenge: Faro (Algarve); iPonta Delgada okanye iTerceira (iAzores); kunye neFunchal okanye iPorto Santo (eMadeira).

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