Intombi iAtlantic yinqwelomoya entsha ukufumana isiza esilandelayo seAirbus A350-1000, kwaye umphathi ophethe i-UK usandula ukubeka i-jetliner ekusebenzeni kwindlela yayo ehamba phakathi kweLondon Heathrow neNew York JFK.

Abathandi beenqwelomoya kunye nokubhabha okufuthi ngokufanayo kuye kwanyibilika kwiindawo ezintle zangaphakathi iVirgin Atlantic ebonakalise inqwelomoya entsha ngo-Epreli. Iqela lenqwelomoya elingaphakathi kwendlu lenze inqwelo moya lenze izihlalo ezintsha ezingaqhelekanga nezizimeleyo kwiKlasi ePhakamileyo, kodwa iphinde yamkela ngokupheleleyo indawo eyaziwayo yeVirgin ebhodini kwindawo ethe xhaxhe yokuphumla nokusebenza njengeLoft. I-airline icokise uqoqosho lwayo esele luthandwa kakhulu kunye neekhabhathi zoqoqosho ukunyusa abakhweli kunye nokusebenzisa i-A350's yeempawu zokulwa, nazo.

Sisoloko sicinga ngendlela esinokubanika ngayo abathengi bethu indlela engcono yokuhamba, utshilo usekela-mongameli we-Virgin Atlantic wohambo lwabathengi, u-Daniel Kerzner. I-A350, inqwelomoya entsha, inqwelomoya, yayilithuba lethu lokutyhala imvulophu enezinto zangaphakathi ezenziwe, siphefumlelwe kukungenisa izihambi, ukuthengisa kunye nemizi mveliso yeemoto ukwenza amava amahle.

Sifumene incopho yokuntywila ngaphakathi kwenqwelomoya entsha, ebizwa ngokuba yiRed Velvet kunye nemidlalo yezinye zeempawu zobandakanyo ezintsha, kubhabho olusandula ukwenziwa olusuka eLondon luye eNew York. Nantsi into abahambi ekufuneka bajonge kuyo ngaphakathi kwiVirgin Atlantic yokuqala A350-1000.

Yintoni i-A350-1000?

Ngelixa i-A350 ibijikeleze iminyaka embalwa okwangoku, phantse zonke iindiza ezivela kolu sapho lweejethi zincinci ezahlukileyo ze-A350-900. Ngokomxholo, iAirbus ineeodolo ezingama-900 zizonke ezingama-A350s, kodwa kuphela eziyi-180 zazo zeze-A350-1000 ezinkulu. Kwezo, phantsi kwe-30 kusiwe kubathengi ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.

IVirginia yeAtlantic yenye yazo kuphela Iinqwelomoya ezintlanu ukufumana inqwelomoya enkulu. Ezinye ezine ziiBritish Airways, iCathay Pacific, i-Etihad, kunye neQatar Airways, eyayingumthengi wokusungula i-A350-900 kunye ne-A350-1000. Ekugqibeleni, iVirgin Atlantic iya kuba ne-12 A350-1000s kwinkonzo ngo-2021.

Ke yintoni eyenza le nguqulo inkulu ikhetheke? A350-1000 efanayo Iimpawu zesizukulwana esilandelayo njenge-A350-900 encinci- oko kukuthi, uxinzelelo lwekhabhathi olungcono kunye nokufuma komthuthuzeli wabahambi, iinkqubo eziphambili zokukhanyisa i-LED ukunceda izihambisi zabahambi, iifestile ezinkulu zokukhanya kwendalo ngakumbi kunoko uya kukufumana kwiijethi ezindala, kunye nokuzola, amafutha- iinjini ezifanelekileyo kuneenqwelomoya eziqhelekileyo.

I-A350-1000 ijikeleze i-23 iinyawo ubude kune-A350-900, nangona ezi moya zimbini zinobubanzi nobubanzi obulinganayo. I-A350-1000 inoluhlu olujikeleze iimayile ezingama-10,000, ngelixa i-A350-900 ifana neekhilomitha ezingama-9,300. Ngelixa izihlalo ze-A350-900 ezingama-300-350 abakhweli kulungelelwaniso lweeklasi ezintathu, i-A350-1000 inokupakisha ngo-350-410, kuxhomekeke ekubeni i-airline ifuna ukubakhonkxa kangakanani abakhweli bayo.

Isicwangciso esitsha, iZithuba ezitsha

Ngee-A350-1000s zayo, iVirginia yeAtlantic ikhethe ulungiselelo lwe-roomier ngezihlalo ezingama-335 zizonke. Oko kwehla kwizihlalo ezingama-44 kwiKlasi ePhakamileyo, ezingama-56 kuqoqosho lweprimiyamu, kunye nezihlalo ezingama-235 kuqoqosho. I-airline iphinde ixhase ngokudibanisa uhlobo olutsha lwejethi kwiinqwelomoya zayo njengethuba lokuhlaziya iikhabhathi zayo kunye nezangaphakathi.

Umahluko wokuqala abakhweli mabawuqaphele kukuba, endaweni yeVirgin eyaziwa kakubi ebhodini, i-A350 inendawo yokuphumla entsha ebizwa ngokuba yiLoft, ethi iKerzner ibhengeze eyona ndawo inkulu kwezentlalo esibhakabhakeni. Ifunyenwe ngokusebenzisana ne studio esekwe eLondon, iLoft yenzelwe ukubandakanya ukongezwa kwendiza yenqwelomoya yesikhululo seenqwelomoya eTony Club. Esi sisithuba esamkela bonke abakhweli ebhodini, nokuba bahlala phi, utshilo uKerzner, kwaye sifuna ukwenza umzuzu wow, kanye phantsi kwekhandlela eligolide.

ILoft ibotshelelwe sisihlalo-sendawo yokuhlala isitulo sabakhweli abahlanu kunye nesinye isitulo esinye kunye nezikhululo zomsebenzi zokuma ezongezelelweyo kubantu ababini ukuya kwabathathu. Ikwaquka nescreen se-HD esine-intshi ezingama-32 apho iindwendwe zinokubukela umxholo zisebenzisa ii-headphone zeBluetooth okanye bonwabele umbono ongaphandle ovela kumsila wenqwelomoya.

Iimpukane ezifuna ukuchitha uninzi lwenqwelomoya apha zibulela amabhanti ezihlalo, kwaye zonwabele ukutya kunye, kubandakanya ii-cocktails zeenqwelomoya, izitya ezintsha ezenzelwe iVirgin Atlantic ngobuntu bakamabonwakude kunye nompheki uDonal Skehan, kunye nokusayina kweVirgin Mile High inkonzo yeti emva kwemini. nguEric Lanlard.

ILoft iziva izolile kwaye izolile ngakumbi kugxilwe ekuhlaleni kunye nokuxhoma ngaphandle kokuzonwabisa okumnandi ngamanye amaxesha okufanekisela imivalo kwezinye iindiza zeVirgin.

Uhlaziyo lweklasi ephezulu

Phambili ukusuka kwiLoft, eKlasini ePhakamileyo ibekwe kwikhabhathi enye enemigca eli-11 yezihlalo ezine kulungelelwaniso lwe-1-2-1 ukuze umgibeli ngamnye abe nokufikelela ngokuthe ngqo kwindlela ephakathi.

Olona phawu lubalaseleyo kwezi zihlalo zintsha kukuba into nganye inesahlulo sokuvala esisilayidi esivaliweyo. Endaweni yokungena ucango olupheleleyo, ihamba kuphela malunga nee-intshi ezisibhozo-ngokwaneleyo ukuba unciphise ukungena kwendlela.

Inqwelo moya yacacisa ukuba, endaweni yokubonelela ngezixhobo ezivaliweyo, isigqibo senziwe ukugcina izihlalo zivulekile ngakumbi ukuze kugcinwe intlalontle kunye nonxibelelwano phakathi kwabagibeli kunye nabasebenzi.

Uqhelwaniso ikukuhamba okupheleleyo kwezihlalo zeenqwelo moya ezindala zesitayile seherringbone. Ezintsha zonke zi-angled kancinane ngaphandle ukuya ngaphandle kwiindlwana zekhabhathi ukuze abakhweli emacaleni banokuthatha ithuba lokujonga ngeefestile ezinkulu kwaye abo bakwicandelo leziko bajonge kude.

Isihlalo ngasinye silinganisa ii-intshi ezingama-20 nge-intshi ezingama-44, kwaye sinokuhlala ebhedini ukuya kwii-intshi ezingama-82 ubude. Endaweni yokutsiba, njengoko izihlalo ezindala zeVirgin zisenza, ezi zimana ukuhlala phantsi kwindawo ethe cwaka. Imiqengqeleki iyi-claret enombala omfusa ngelixa i-backsplashes i-hue epinkiweyo. Amagobolondo esihlalo, okwangoku, ngumbala wekhrim pearlescent oboleka ikhabhathi yomoya ukuba ibe nokukhanya okukhanyayo.

Xa ilixesha lokulala, abagadi beenqwelomoya baya kunxiba iibhedi ngeephedi zoomatrasi ezifakiweyo, ii-duvet ezinoboya obugcweleyo, kunye neepilisi ezisayizi epheleleyo ngelixa abakhweli betyibilika kwiiseti zeepijama ezimiselwe kwangaphambili benokhetho lwehempe ezinemikhono emide okanye emifutshane nebhulukhwe okanye ibhulukhwe emfutshane. UKerzner ucacisile ukuba ukulala okutsha kuphefumlelwe ziilinen zehotele ngenjongo yokuvumela abakhweli ukuba balungiselele ukondla ibhedi yabo kwangoko emva kohambo ukuze baphumle kangangoko kwiinqwelomoya ezimfutshane ezisuka eNew York zisiya eLondon.

Ngaphambi kwexesha lokulala, nangona kunjalo, iimpukane zinokubukela umxholo kwizikrini zokuzonwabisa ze-18.5-intshi ze-HD-ezona zinkulu kwezakha zanikezelwa yinqwelomoya-abanokuzilawula basebenzise izixhobo zabo ze-elektroniki ngeBluetooth. Inkqubo ikwanayo nescreen soku-odola amashwamshwam kunye nokutya kwimfuno kunye nokulawula izibane ze-LED ezenziwe ngokwezihlalo.

I-Virgin Atlantic A350 yokuVulwa kweNdiza Ityala: U-Eric Rosen

Iitafile zetreyi ziyahla zivela kwisitulo esingaphambili kunye nokujikela kwindawo ebeke phambili kwiscreen sokonwabisa, esenza ukuba kube lula ukufikelela ngaphandle xa ufuna ukuvuka ngexesha lokutya.

Kubantu abafuna ukuhlala benemveliso, i-A350 ibeka isantya esiphezulu se-Wi-Fi esibonelelwe yi-Inmarsat kunye ne-T-Mobile, kwaye iya kubonelelwa simahla kude kube ngo-Okthobha we-9. phantsi kwe-1 Mbps, nangona oku kunokuba kungenxa yokuba inkonzo yayisimahla kwaye wonke umntu wayisebenzisa.

Izihlalo eziphezulu zeklasi zikwanamandla kunye nezibuko le-USB lokuhlala uhlawuliswa ngexesha lokubaleka.

Ukuphuculwa kweNkulumbuso

IVirginia yeAtlantic yayiyenye yeenqwelo moya zokuqala ukuzisa umxholo woqoqosho lweprimiyamu emva phaya ngo-1992, kwaye iyaqhubeka nokubeka ibha kule klasi yenkonzo ibekwe phakathi kweshishini kunye nomqeqeshi.

I-A350 inezitulo ezingama-56 zenqwelo-moya zakutshanje ezikhweleyo, eziphakanyiswe ngofele olubomvu olutsala amehlo. Ziqulathe imiqolo esixhenxe yezihlalo ezisibhozo nganye ziqwalaselwe kwipateni ye-2-4-2.

Isihlalo ngasinye sine-intshi ezingama-18.5 ububanzi, sihlala ukuya kwii-intshi ezisixhenxe, kwaye sinee-intshi ezingama-38 zethala ngeenyawo ze-ergonomic zabakhweli zokubeka iinyawo zabo phezulu. Zikwabonisa indawo yokugcina engaphezulu kuneenguqulelo zangaphambili, i-USB kunye namazibuko amandla, kunye neendlela zemidlalo zendlela ezintandathu ezinokuhlengahlengiswa kunye neetafile ezisongekayo zokwandisa indawo. Inkqubo yolonwabo, enokulawulwa kwakhona yi-smartphone, zii-intshi ezingama-13.3 ububanzi.

Izihlalo ezingama-235 kuqoqosho, okwangoku, ziye zakhutshwa ngamalaphu amatsha okuphefumla kunye nezihlalo zentloko ezihlengahlengiswayo. Zisasazekile kwiikhabhathi ezimbini kwindawo eyi-3-3-3. Inye ine-intshi ezingama-17.4 ububanzi ububanzi ukuya kwii-intshi ezingama-31 zethowuni kunye nee-intshi ezintlanu zokungqengqa. Izihlalo ezingamashumi amathathu anesithandathu zoLonwabo zoQoqosho ziyafumaneka kwintlawulo eyongezelelweyo kwaye endaweni yazo zinama-intshi angama-34. Izikrini zokuzonwabisa kuzo zonke izihlalo eziyi-11.6 intshi ububanzi, kwaye abakhweli baya kufumana amazibuko e-USB kunye neetafile zetreyi ezisongekayo.

Iinqwelomoya neeNdleko

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, iVirgin Atlantic isebenza enye yeefrikwensi zayo zemihla ngemihla kwicala ngalinye ukusuka eLondon ukuya eNew York ukhwele i-A350-1000. Ukuba ungathanda ukuzibonela ngokwakho, kuya kufuneka ubhukishe la manani endiza alandelayo:

I-Virgin Atlantic VS137 isuka eLondon Heathrow ngo-11: 50 kusasa, ifika eNew York JFK 2:50 pm

I-Virgin Atlantic VS138 isuka eNew York JFK nge-7 ngorhatya, ifika eLondon Heathrow ngo-7: 20 kusasa.

Ukuphela konyaka, iVirgin Atlantic kufuneka ibhabhe kumaza ayo emihla ngemihla kwicala ngalinye usebenzisa i-A350s, kwaye ijonge ukwazisa ngenkonzo eLos Angeles ngamanye amaxesha entwasahlobo elandelayo.

Ngexesha lokubhala, ii-airfares ziqala kwi- $ 349 yokujikeleza ujikelezo kuqoqosho, i-1,133 yeedola kuqoqosho lweprimiyamu, kunye ne- $ 4,881 kwiKlasi ePhakamileyo. Kukwakho nokufumaneka kokuwongwa kusetyenziswa iikhilomitha zeVirgin Flying Club yeemayile. Ukuhamba phakathi kweLondon neNew York, uzakufuna iimayile ezingama-40,000 ukuya nokubuya kuqoqosho, iikhilomitha ezingama-70,000 kuqoqosho lweprimiyamu, okanye iimayile ezingama-95,000 kuhambo oluphezulu lokuya eKlasini. Iklabhu yokubhabha liqabane lokudlulisela kwiMivuzo yoBulungu yaseMelika, Chase amabhaso okugqibela, kunye neCiti Enkosi Imivuzo, eyenza kube lula ukunyusa iakhawunti yakho ngeemayile. Qaphela nje ukongezwa kwezahlulo zamafutha ezinokuvela kwi-400-1,400 yeedola ngokuxhomekeke kwiklasi yakho yenkonzo.

Ukuqala kweVirgin Atlantic ye-A350 kunye neekhabhathi zayo ezihlaziyiweyo kubonisa ukukhula okutsha okunomdla kukonwabisa kunye nokuthengisa kwimarike phakathi kweNew York neLondon. Kunye nesuti zodidi olutsha lweshishini iBritish Airlines isungula indlela efanayo ngo-Okthobha, abahambi ngoku banokuthembela kukhetho oluninzi kunye nolunge ngakumbi lokuwela iAtlantic.

IVirginia yaseAtlantic isandula ukubhengeza izicwangciso zokwandisa ukuya kwiindawo ezintsha ezingama-84 kubandakanya ezili-19 ezinde eLondon Heathrow kule minyaka izayo, kungoko abahambi abaninzi banethemba lokufumana izihlalo ezitsha zenqwelo moya.