I-aircraft ye-A380 ye-Emirates iya kwenza i-airport eyodwa kwi-Airport ye-Bandaranaike International (BIA), e-Katunayake, ngoMvulo we-14 ka-Agasti njengoko i-airline yomhlaba wonke ijoyina amagunya asekuhlaleni ekubhiyozeleni umzila weenqwelomoya owenziwe ngokutsha.

Inqwelomoya ekhethekileyo, esebenza njenge-EK654 esuka eDubai, iya kuba yinqwelomoya yokuqala ye-A380 ukuhlisa abakhweli eSri Lanka emva kokugqiba inkonzo yorhwebo. Inqwelomoya enye iA380 iya kufika ngo-16:10 iiyure kwaye ibe sehlabathini ngaphezu kweeyure ezintandathu ngaphambi kokuba ibuyele eDubai njengenqwelomoya i-EK655 isuka ngo-22:10 iiyure, ivumela abaphathi besikhululo seenqwelomoya, ii-VIP, amaqabane orhwebo kunye namajelo eendaba ukuba onwabele. ukhenketho olungagungqiyo olukhokelwayo lwenqwelomoya enemigangatho emibini.

“UColombo usamnkele ukusukela mhla i-Emirates yaqala ngeenqwelomoya mihla le isuka eDubai ngo-1986, kunyaka nje emva kokuba inkampani yeenqwelomoya iqalise ukusebenza kwayo. Siwongekile ukusebenza kunye nesixeko, isikhululo seenqwelomoya, kunye nabasemagunyeni eSri Lankan Civil Aviation, ukuzisa iflegi yethu i-A380 kule ndawo idlamkileyo. Kwi-BIA kunye nabathandi beenqwelo moya eSri Lanka, olu iya kuba lusuku olukhethekileyo kwaye sijonge phambili ekuboniseni izinto zethu ezikhethekileyo kwiimveliso zebhodi kule marike, "utshilo u-Ahmed Khoory, uSekela Mongameli oPhezulu we-Emirates, eNtshona Asia kunye noLwandlekazi lwaseIndiya.

Abathengi baseSri Lanka banokufumana inqwelomoya ye-Emirates 'double-decker ngokuxhuma kwi-Dubai hub ye-airline ukuya kwiindawo ezingaphezu kwama-45 ze-A380. Ngeekhabhathi zayo ezithe cwaka, indawo yokuphumla ekwibhodi kunye neendawo zokuhlambela kwiikhabhathi eziphambili, iimveliso kunye neenkonzo ze-Emirates' A380 azinakuthelekiswa nanto kushishino, zinika bonke abakhweli bethu amava okuhamba angenakuthelekiswa nanto.

Njengenqwelomoya yokuqala kunye nekuphela kwayo ehlabathini ukuba isebenzise zonke inqwelo moya ze-Airbus A380 kunye ne-Boeing 777 kwiinqwelomoya zabakhweli, iinqwelo zokusebenza ze-Emirates zihlala zila maxesha kwaye zisebenza kakuhle ngelixa zibonelela abathengi inqanaba eliphezulu lokuthuthuzela. Ukusukela ngo-2008, i-Emirates iye yabhabha ngaphezulu kwe-80 yezigidi zabakhweli kwiinqanawa zayo ze-A380.

I-Emirates yaqalisa ukusebenza eSri Lanka ngo-Epreli ka-1986 kwaye isebenza iinqwelomoya ezingama-34 zizonke ngeveki ukusuka eColombo - iinqwelomoya ezingama-27 eziya ngasentshona ukuya eMalé naseDubai nezisixhenxe ukuya ngasempuma ukuya eSingapore eziqhagamshela ukuya phambili eMelbourne, eOstreliya. I-airline isebenzise i-Boeing 777-300 ER inqwelomoya ye-Ultra-modern ER kwiinqwelomoya ezicwangcisiweyo ezikhonza eSri Lanka.

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As the first and only airline in the world to operate a fleet of all Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft for its passenger flights, Emirates' operating fleet remains modern and efficient while offering customers a high level of comfort.
For BIA and for aviation enthusiasts in Sri Lanka, this will certainly be a special day and we look forward to showcasing our unique on board products in this market,” said Ahmed Khoory, Emirates' Senior Vice President, West Asia and Indian Ocean.
Emirates' iconic A380 aircraft will make a one-off landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, on Monday 14th August as the global airline joins local authorities in the celebration of the airport's resurfaced runway.