Dubai-based Emirates Airlines today commenced daily passenger service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Dubai International Airport, via Athens International Airport. A VIP delegation and contingent of international media were aboard the inaugural flight, which carried passengers from Athens, Dubai and points beyond.
I ka manawa like, hōʻike kūʻē nā mokulele hoʻokūkū me United Airlines i kēia ala hou. Hauʻoli ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi ma Helene.
Newark becomes Emirates’ 12th U.S. gateway, and is the second serving the greater Tri-State Area, complementing Emirates’ existing four daily flights from Dubai and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Passengers embarking from Newark and Dubai will have the option to disembark in Athens or continue to their final destinations.
"E hoʻopili kēia ala hou i ka ʻāina metropolitan nui loa o ʻAmelika a me Dubai ma o kekahi o nā poʻokela nui o ʻEulopa," wahi a Hubert Frach, ka Hope Pelekikena Nui, Commercial Operations West, Emirates. "ʻO ka hoʻomaka ʻana o kēia lawelawe i kēlā me kēia lā a puni ka makahiki e ʻae iā mākou e hāʻawi i nā huahana kūʻokoʻa a Emirates a me ka lawelawe lanakila lanakila i nā poʻe kaʻa ma kahi ala i mālama ʻole ʻia e nā mokulele ʻē aʻe. Manaʻo mākou e hoʻopuka kēia lawelawe i nā koi kiʻekiʻe a hoʻonui i ka ʻoihana, ka moʻomeheu a me nā pilina leʻaleʻa ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua o ka Atlantika.
“It is always a great pleasure to announce new air services, route expansions and partnerships at our airport,” said Diane Papaianni, the General Manager at Newark Liberty International Airport. “Our airport has a vast network of destinations, and we are delighted to have Emirates join our airline family and offer more travel options to our customers.”
“Emirates’ direct, year-round operations on the Athens-New York route is a spectacular development for the Athens’ market, enhancing its connectivity and presenting the traveling public with new travel options on Emirates’ excellent product. At the same time, Athens’ strong traffic volumes to/from the US, underpinned by the vibrant Greek-American community, signify the potential and the success of the route. We wish to our airline-partner all the best to this ground-breaking endeavor”, said Dr. Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, Athens International Airport.
"He mākeke koʻikoʻi ʻo ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa no Helene," wahi a ke Kanikela Nui o Helene ma New York, Konstantinos Koutras. "Ua ʻike ʻo Helene i ka piʻi ʻana o nā helu ʻelua o ka hōʻea ʻana mai ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa i nā makahiki ʻelua i hala. ʻO ka hoʻokumu ʻana i ka lele pololei hou ʻo Dubai-Athens-New York e hoʻoikaika nui i ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana o Helene ma waena o ka lehulehu huakaʻi US.
E lawelawe ʻo Emirates i ke ala me kahi Boeing 777-300ER ākea ākea e hoʻohana ʻia e nā mīkini General Electric GE90, e hāʻawi ana i ʻewalu mau noho ma ka papa mua, 42 mau noho ma ka papa ʻoihana a me 304 mau noho ma ka papa Economy, a me 19 mau tons o ka ʻōpū paʻa ukana. hiki.
E haʻalele ʻo Emirates i kēlā me kēia lā EK209 i Dubai ma 10:50 am manawa kūloko, e hōʻea i Athens ma 2:25 pm ma mua o ka haʻalele hou ʻana i ka 4:40 pm a hōʻea i Newark ma 10:00 pm ma ia lā hoʻokahi. E haʻalele ʻo Emirates i kēlā me kēia lā EK210 i Newark ma 11:45 pm, hōʻea i Athens i ka lā aʻe ma 3:05 pm E haʻalele ʻo EK210 mai Athens i ka hola 5:10 pm a hoʻomau i Dubai, hōʻea i ka hola 11:50 pm, e kōkua ana i nā pilina kūpono. i ʻoi aku ma mua o 50 mau wahi Emirates ma India, ka Hikina mamao a me Australia.
He pōmaikaʻi nui ke ala hou no ka hui Helene nui o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa ma kahi o 1.3 miliona mau kānaka, a nui ka poʻe e noho nei ma New York metropolitan a me Tri-State.
E lele ana ʻo Emirates i Helene
E mālama ʻia nā poʻe e holo ana ma Athens i nā wahi mōʻaukala kaulana o ka honua me ka Parthenon, Acropolis a me ka luakini o Olympian Zeus. Ma waho aʻe o ka leʻaleʻa i ka mōʻaukala o Athens, ka moʻomeheu a me ka meaʻai, hiki i ka poʻe huakaʻi ke hana i nā huakaʻi pōkole e kipa aku i nā wai turquoise o nā mokupuni Helene, e like me Santorini, Mykonos, Corfu, Rhodes, Thessaloniki a me Crete, i kaulana lōʻihi no ka huakaʻi romance a nā mahina meli.
Hiki i nā poʻe holo e makemake ana e huakaʻi ma waho aʻe o Athens ke hoʻopili a i ʻole mai nā wahi i loko o Helene, e like me Corfu, Mykonos a i ʻole Santorini, me A3 (Aegean) a me OA (OlympicAir). Ma ke ao holoʻokoʻa, hiki i nā poʻe holo kaʻa ke hoʻopili a mai Kairo, Tirana, Belgrade, Bucharest a me Sofia.
Aloha, Newark
Hāʻawi ʻo Newark i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi paʻa i ka US i hiki ke hele maʻalahi i ke kūlanakauhale kipa nui ʻia o ʻAmelika, ʻo New York. I ka hōʻea ʻana i ke kahua mokulele ʻo Newark, he kaʻa pōkole ka poʻe huakaʻi mai Manhattan's Broadway hōʻike, nā hale ʻaina kiʻekiʻe, nā hale hōʻikeʻike kaulana o ka honua a me nā kūʻai kūʻai honua. Hāʻawi ʻo Newark i ke komo ʻana i nā ʻano kūlanakauhale a me nā kūlanakauhale ʻē aʻe ma New York, Connecticut a me ka mokuʻāina ʻo New Jersey ʻoi aku ka nui o nā mea āpau mai nā kahakai a me nā ala hele wāwae a hiki i ka hele wāwae, ka waʻa a me nā hale kūʻai kūʻai.
Hiki i ka poʻe huakaʻi ma waho o New Jersey a me ka Tri-State Area ke hoʻohana i ka hui pū ʻana o Emirates me JetBlue Airways, Alaska Airlines, Virgin America, e ʻae ana i nā pilina a me nā wahi ʻoi aku ma mua o 100 ma waena o US, Caribbean a me Mexico. Ua ʻae pū ʻo Emirates i kēia manawa i ka papahana TSA PreCheck ma nā mokulele e haʻalele ana mai ʻAmelika, e ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o ka ʻike huakaʻi.
