E hoʻokuʻu ʻia nā mokulele A380 ʻo Emirates i kahi pae hoʻokahi ma ke kahua mokulele ʻo Bandaranaike International (BIA), Katunayake, i ka Pōʻakahi 14 ʻAukake i ka hui pū ʻana o ka mokulele honua i nā luna kūloko i ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i ke ala hou o ka mokulele.

ʻO ka mokulele kūikawā, e hana ana e like me EK654 mai Dubai, ʻo ia ka mokulele A380 mua e hoʻokuʻu i nā poʻe holo ma Sri Lanka ma hope o ka pau ʻana o kahi lawelawe kalepa. E hōʻea ana ka mokulele A380 hoʻokahi i ka hola 16:10 a noho ma ka honua no ʻeono mau hola ma mua o kona hoʻi ʻana i Dubai me ka lele ʻana o EK655 i ka hola 22:10, e hiki ai i nā luna hoʻokele mokulele, nā VIP, nā hoa kālepa a me nā media ke hauʻoli i kahi. alakai kaapuni o ka mokulele papalua.

"Ua hoʻokipa ʻo Colombo iā mākou mai ka lā i hoʻomaka ai ʻo Emirates i nā mokulele i kēlā me kēia lā mai Dubai i 1986, hoʻokahi makahiki wale nō ma hope o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka mokulele i kāna mau hana. Hoʻohanohano ʻia mākou e hana pū me ke kūlanakauhale, ke kahua mokulele, a me nā luna o ka mokulele ʻo Sri Lankan Civil Aviation, e lawe mai i kā mākou mokuahi A380 i kēia huakaʻi ikaika. No BIA a no ka poʻe hauʻoli ma Sri Lanka, he lā kūikawā kēia a ke kakali nei mākou i ka hōʻike ʻana i kā mākou mea kūʻokoʻa ma luna o nā huahana ma kēia mākeke, "wahi a Ahmed Khoory, ka Hope Pelekikena Nui o Emirates, West Asia a me India Ocean.

Hiki i nā mea kūʻai aku ma Sri Lanka ke ʻike i nā mokulele ʻelua-decker Emirates ma o ka hoʻopili ʻana ma o ka hui mokulele ʻo Dubai i ʻoi aku ma mua o 45 mau wahi A380. Me kona mau hale noho mālie, ka lumi hoʻokipa ma luna o ka moku a me nā spa ʻauʻau i loko o nā keʻena premium, nā huahana a me nā lawelawe ʻo Emirates 'A380 ʻaʻole i hoʻohālikelike ʻia i ka ʻoihana, hāʻawi i kā mākou poʻe holo kaʻa āpau i kahi ʻike huakaʻi hele ʻole.

ʻOiai ʻo ia ka mokulele mua a hoʻokahi wale nō ma ka honua e hoʻokele i nā ʻauwaʻa o nā mokulele Airbus A380 a me Boeing 777 no kāna mau huakaʻi huakaʻi, e mau ana nā ʻauwaʻa hana ʻo Emirates i kēia manawa a maikaʻi hoʻi i ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā mea kūʻai aku i kahi kiʻekiʻe o ka hōʻoluʻolu. Mai ka makahiki 2008, ua lele ʻo Emirates ma luna o 80 miliona mau kaʻa ma kāna ʻauwaʻa A380.

Ua hoʻomaka ʻo Emirates i nā hana i Sri Lanka i ʻApelila 1986 a hoʻohana i nā huakaʻi he 34 i kēlā me kēia pule mai Colombo - 27 mau huakaʻi ma ke komohana i Malé a me Dubai a ʻehiku ma ka hikina i Singapore e pili ana i Melbourne, Australia. Ua hoʻonoho ka mokulele i nā mokulele Boeing 777-300 ER ultra-modern ma nā mokulele i hoʻonohonoho ʻia e lawelawe ana iā Sri 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.