Emirates Airlines starts Newark- Athens service

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.

Wakati huo huo mashirika ya ndege yanayoshindana ikiwa ni pamoja na Shirika la ndege la United yalionyesha dhidi ya njia hii mpya. Sekta ya utalii nchini Ugiriki inafurahi.

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.

"Njia hii mpya itaunganisha eneo kubwa la Amerika na Dubai kupitia moja ya miji mikuu ya Uropa," Hubert Frach, Makamu wa Rais Mwandamizi wa Idara, Operesheni za Biashara Magharibi, Emirates. "Uzinduzi wa huduma ya kila siku ya kila mwaka itaturuhusu kutoa bidhaa ya kipekee ya Emirates na huduma ya kushinda tuzo kwa abiria kwenye njia iliyotelekezwa kwa muda mrefu na mashirika mengine ya ndege. Tunatarajia huduma hii itazalisha mahitaji ya mara kwa mara na kuongeza uhusiano wa biashara, utamaduni na burudani pande zote za Atlantiki. ”

“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.

"Merika ni soko la kipaumbele kwa Ugiriki," Consul General wa Ugiriki huko New York, Konstantinos Koutras. "Ugiriki imepata ongezeko la tarakimu mbili za waliowasili kutoka Merika katika miaka miwili iliyopita. Kuanzishwa kwa ndege mpya ya moja kwa moja ya Dubai-Athens-New York kutawezesha sana rufaa ya Ugiriki kati ya hadhira ya kusafiri ya Merika. "

Emirates itatumikia njia hiyo na mwili mpana wa Boeing 777-300ER unaotumiwa na injini za General Electric GE90, ikitoa viti nane katika darasa la Kwanza, viti 42 katika Darasa la Biashara na viti 304 katika darasa la Uchumi, pamoja na tani 19 za shehena ya tumbo. uwezo.

Ndege ya kila siku ya Emirates EK209 itaondoka Dubai saa 10:50 asubuhi kwa saa za huko, ikifika Athene saa 2:25 jioni kabla ya kuondoka tena saa 4:40 jioni na kufika Newark saa 10:00 jioni siku hiyo hiyo. Ndege ya kila siku ya Emirates EK210 itaondoka Newark saa 11:45 jioni, ikifika Athene siku inayofuata saa 3:05 jioni EK210 itaondoka Athene saa 5:10 jioni na kuendelea mbele kwenda Dubai, ikifika saa 11:50 jioni, na kuwezesha unganisho rahisi kwa zaidi ya marudio 50 ya Emirates nchini India, Mashariki ya Mbali na Australia.  

Njia mpya itakuwa faida kubwa kwa jamii kubwa ya Uigiriki ya Merika ya takriban watu milioni 1.3, ambao wengi wao wanaishi katika jiji la New York na eneo la Tri-State.

Flying Emirates kwenda Ugiriki

Abiria wanaoshuka Athene watashughulikiwa kwa wavuti maarufu za kihistoria pamoja na Parthenon, Acropolis na Hekalu la Zeus wa Olimpiki. Mbali na kufurahiya historia ya Athene, utamaduni na vyakula, wasafiri wanaweza kufanya safari fupi kutembelea maji ya zumaridi ya Visiwa vya Uigiriki, kama vile Santorini, Mykonos, Corfu, Rhode, Thessaloniki na Krete, ambayo kwa muda mrefu imekuwa maarufu kwa utalii wa mapenzi na honeymoons.

Abiria wanaotaka kusafiri zaidi ya Athene wanaweza kuungana au kutoka kwa marudio ndani ya Ugiriki, kama Corfu, Mykonos au Santorini, na A3 (Aegean) na OA (OlympicAir). Kimataifa, abiria wanaweza pia kuungana au kutoka Cairo, Tirana, Belgrade, Bucharest na Sofia.

Halo, Newark

Newark inatoa wasafiri wanaofungwa na Amerika ufikiaji kamili wa jiji linalotembelewa zaidi na Amerika, New York. Baada ya kuwasili kwenye uwanja wa ndege wa Newark, wasafiri ni safari fupi kutoka kwa maonyesho ya Broadway ya Manhattan, mikahawa yenye viwango vya juu, majumba ya kumbukumbu maarufu ulimwenguni na ununuzi wa kiwango cha ulimwengu. Newark hutoa ufikiaji wa miji mingine na miji anuwai huko New York, Connecticut na jimbo pana la New Jersey ambalo linajumuisha kila kitu kutoka kwa fukwe na barabara za bodi kwenda kwa kutembea kwa baiskeli, kusafiri kwa mashua na duka.

Wasafiri zaidi ya New Jersey na eneo la Tri-State wanaweza kuchukua faida ya ushirikiano wa Emirates na JetBlue Airways, Alaska Airlines, Virgin America, ikiruhusu unganisho na kutoka zaidi ya vituo 100 kote Amerika, Karibi na Mexico. Emirates pia sasa inakubali mpango wa TSA PreCheck juu ya ndege zinazoondoka USA, na kufanya uzoefu wa kusafiri kwa abiria uwe rahisi zaidi.