I-United Airlines ibhengeze ishedyuli yenkonzo yenqwelo moya yokuqala engamisiyo kwilizwekazi lase-Afrika, ngenkonzo yemihla ngemihla edibanisa iWashington ne-Accra, ikomkhulu laseGhana, ukuqala nge-20 kaJuni.
I-United 990 isuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseWashington Dulles ngo-10:10 pm, ifike kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseKotoka e-Accra ngosuku olulandelayo ngo-12:40 pm. Inkonzo yase-US esuka e-Accra iqala nge-21 kaJuni ngokuhamba kwe-United 991 ngo-11 ebusuku, ifike eWashington ngosuku olulandelayo ngo-6: 25 am.
Iinqwelomoya eziya nokubuya e-Accra zibekwe ngexesha elifanelekileyo ukulungiselela uqhagamshelo eWashington Dulles, isango eliphambili lase-United elidlula iAtlantiki, ukuya kwizixeko ezingaphezu kwama-70 kuMntla Melika. Njengeyona nqwelo moya inkulu kwikomkhulu lesizwe, iUnited ibonelela malunga nama-300 ukusuka mihla le ukusuka eWashington Dulles.
“Ngokongezwa kwenkonzo e-Accra, i-United ngoku inika abathengi inkonzo engapheliyo kumanqaku kumazwekazi amathandathu,” utshilo uMark Schwab, usekela mongameli we-United we-Alliances, International & Regulatory Affairs. "Sijonge ukubonelela ngenkonzo eLagos - ngokuxhomekeke ekuvunyweni ngamagosa aseNigeria - eya kwenza abathengi bethu bahambe phakathi kweLagos neWashington ngokukhawuleza nangokulula."