Namhlanje, iAir Canada kunye neVancouver International Airport (YVR) zibhiyozela inqwelomoya yokuqala phakathi kweVancouver neBrisbane, eOstreliya. Le nkonzo intsha iqhutywa kathathu ngeveki ekusungulweni kwayo, inyukela kwinkonzo yemihla ngemihla phakathi kuJuni. Oku kuphawula inqwelomoya yokuqala engamisiyo ukusuka naphina eCanada ukuya eBrisbane.
"Sidibanisa i-BC ngokuzingca kwihlabathi, indawo enye entsha ngexesha," watsho uCraig Richmond, uMongameli kunye ne-CEO, i-Vancouver Airport Authority. Akukho sikhululo seenqwelomoya eKhanada sakha safumana inkonzo eBrisbane; kodwa le nkonzo yenzeke ngenxa yamandla ethu njengendawo yokusingwa kunye ne-hub yokudibanisa, nangenxa yenkqubo yethu yokubetha amaxabiso eenqwelo-moya kunye nenkqubo yeentlawulo. Kule nkqubo sakhe ubudlelwane obuluqilima namaqabane okhenketho aseKhanada naseOstreliya kunye neSikhululo seenqwelomoya saseBrisbane, esiza kuqhubeka sisebenzisana nabo ukwenza le ndlela intsha iphumelele.”
Le nkonzo intsha iza kongeza imisebenzi engama-264 kuqoqosho lweBC, i-10.4 yezigidi zeerandi kwimivuzo kunye ne-18 yezigidi zeedola kwiSambuku seMveliso yeLizwe yePhondo. Ukongeza, inkonzo ivula intsebenziswano entsha phakathi kwamashishini, iiyunivesithi, abathengi abathumela ngaphandle, ababoneleli kunye nabatyali-mali. IBrisbane likhaya labantu abazizigidi ezi-2.2 kwaye inoqoqosho lwe-CAD $146 yebhiliyoni. Phantse i-CAD$1.7 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kurhwebo oludlula phakathi kwe-Australia ne-Canada minyaka le.
“Siyavuya ukuphehlelela inkonzo ekuphela kwayo engayekiyo, unyaka wonke phakathi kweCanada neBrisbane, indawo ebalulekileyo yoshishino lwezorhwebo kunye nesango lokhenketho ukuya kwelinye leZiko leLifa leMveli le-UNESCO yaseOstreliya, iGreat Barrier Reef,” utshilo uBenjamin Smith, uMongameli. Iinqwelomoya zabakhweli kwiAir Canada. “Iinqwelomoya zethu zinyukela kwinkonzo yemihla ngemihla nge-17 kaJuni, igxininisa umtsalane wesikhululo seenqwelomoya saseVancouver ukudibanisa uMntla Melika kunye neOstreliya. Uqhagamshelo olungenamthungo lwe-YVR ngoncedo lwezothutho lwaphambi kokuhamba, kudityaniswe nothungelwano lwethu olubanzi lwasekhaya nolwase-US olusasaza ukusuka eVancouver, indawo ye-YVR ibe yeyona ndawo ithandwayo yesango lokuhamba kwi-Pacific ukuya nokubuya kuMntla Melika. Sijonge phambili ekwamkeleni abathengi abakwibhodi kunye nabezolonwabo abahamba phakathi koMntla Melika kunye neOstreliya. ”
I-Air Canada iya kusebenzisa i-Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner kwindlela yaseBrisbane - eyona nqwelo moya yabakhweli intsha kunye neyona iphambili esibhakabhakeni. Izihlalo ezingama-787 ukuya kutsho kuma-251 kwiiklasi ezintathu zenkonzo – abangama-20 kuShishino lwaMazwe ngaMazwe; 21 kwiPremium Economy, kunye; 210 kuQoqosho. Itekhnoloji entsha iqinisekisa amanqanaba aphezulu okuthuthuzela abakhweli kunye nezinto eziluncedo.
Inqwelomoya i-AC35 isuka kwi-YVR yonke imihla ngo-11:45 pm kwaye ifike eBrisbane ngo-7:15 am kwiintsuku ezimbini kamva. Inqwelomoya i-AC36 isuka eBrisbane ngo-10:40 kusasa, ngaphambi kokuwela umda wehlabathi kwaye ifike e-YVR ngo-7:15 am kwangolo suku lunye. Iinqwelomoya zimiselwe ukudibanisa abakhweli ukuya nokubuya kuthungelwano lwasekhaya lwase-Air Canada kunye nelase-US, kwaye iya kuba yeyona ndlela ikhawulezayo kubahambi abasuka eBrisbane ukuya eNew York, bexhasa amabhongo e-YVR njengenkulumbuso yaseMntla Melika.
