CHICAGO, Ill. – Ua hoʻolaha ʻo United Airlines i kēia lā i nā hoʻolālā e hoʻomaka i kēlā me kēia lā, nā huakaʻi hoʻomaha ʻole ma waena o kāna kikowaena New York, Newark Liberty International Airport, a me Istanbul, e hoʻomaka ana i Iulai 1, 2012, ma muli o ka ʻae aupuni. Hoʻomaka ka lawelawe Westbound mai Istanbul i Iulai 2.
ʻO Istanbul ka 76th honua huakaʻi e lawelawe ai ʻo United mai New York/Newark a me ke kūlanakauhale 37th ma ka pūnaewele ala trans-Atlantic o United. Me ka lawelawe ʻana i nā wahi ma ʻAmelika, ʻEulopa a me ʻAsia, hāʻawi ʻo United i nā huakaʻi hou aku mai New York a hiki i nā wahi ʻoi aku ka honua ma mua o nā mokulele ʻē aʻe.
"ʻOliʻoli mākou e hoʻohui iā Istanbul i kā mākou pūnaewele alahele honua," wahi a Jim Compton, ka pelekikena hoʻokō o United a me ka luna kālā nui. "E hāʻawi kēia lawelawe hou i nā mea kūʻai aku ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, Kanada a me ʻAmelika ʻAmelika i ke ala pololei i kekahi o nā kūlanakauhale koʻikoʻi o ka ʻāina."
Nā Papa Hoʻolālā kūpono
E haʻalele ʻo United flight 904 i New York/Newark i kēlā me kēia lā ma 7:27 pm a hōʻea i Istanbul ma 12:20 pm i ka lā aʻe. E haʻalele ana ka mokulele 905 i ke kahua mokulele ʻo Atatürk International Airport i kēlā me kēia lā ma 1:55 pm a hōʻea i New York/Newark ma 6:02 pm ia lā hoʻokahi.
E hoʻohana mua ka mokulele i nā lawelawe me nā mokulele Boeing 767-300 ʻekolu-cabin me nā noho 183 - ʻeono ma United Global First, 26 ma United BusinessFirst a me 151 ma United Economy, me nā noho 67 Economy Plus me kahi lumi wāwae hoʻohui. Ma ka lā 28 ʻAukake, e hoʻohana ka mokulele i ka lawelawe me nā mokulele Boeing 767-300 ʻelua me nā noho 214 - 30 ma BusinessFirst a me 184 ma Economy, me nā noho 46 Economy Plus. Loaʻa nā United Global First a me United BusinessFirst i nā noho moe paʻa, me kahi ākea o nā lawelawe hale-cabin a me nā pono.
