Ngaphandle kwala manani, ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya akuyondlela inde ehlabathini - ngomgama okanye ngexesha. Asiyoyona ndlela inde kakhulu ebaleka iUnited. Nangona kunjalo, isenetyala kwinombolo yesithathu kuluhlu, ishukumisa iindawo zokubeka ezibandakanya uhambo olusuka kuMbindi Mpuma ukuya e-US nakwi-South Pacific.

Ngokongezwa kwendlela yaseHouston-Sydney, i-United ngoku ineenqwelomoya ezisibhozo kwezili-10 ezinde ezenziwa ngabaphethe i-US, utshilo uGuerin.

Phakathi kwabo kukho inqwelomoya efumana indawo yesibini, inkonzo ye-United Los Angeles –Singapore, egubungela iikhilomitha ezingama-8,770 kwaye ihlala iiyure ezili-17, imizuzu engama-55 kwicala elinye kunye neeyure ezili-15, imizuzu eli-15 (konke malunga nemimoya yomoya) ekubuyeni.

Idibeneyo: Inqwelo moya edibeneyo yayifanele ukuba iye emhlabeni emva kokuba uMkhweli esasazile Poop kuwo onke amagumbi okuhlambela

Inqwelomoya entsha yaseHouston –Sydney ijika enye iUnited United isuka eSan Francisco isiya eSingapore, indlela ekwaqhutywa yiSingapore Airlines, enexesha lokubhabha leeyure ezili-17, imizuzu engama-20 kwindawo leyo. Ikwabetha ukubhabha kukaQantas ukusuka eDallas ukuya eSydney ngeemayile ezili-18 kodwa imizuzu engama-25 yexesha lokuhamba. Umahluko apho mhlawumbi ubangelwa ikakhulu kukuxinana kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya kunye nezinye izinto ezisebenzayo.

Akuyi kuba kudala de sibone iindlela ezininzi ze-ultra-longhaul zijoyina i-fray. I-Qantas iphehlelela inkonzo phakathi kwe-Perth ne-London ngo-Matshi kukhwela enye ye-Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners yayo, esandula ukujoyina iinqwelo moya. Inqwelomoya iyavalwa ngeeyure ezili-17, imizuzu engama-20 ngokuphuma kunye neeyure ezili-16, imizuzu engama-45 ukubuya, kwaye iya kugubungela umgama wee-9,008 zeemayile. I-Qantas ikwakhona ngoku iyathetha neBoeing kunye neAirbus ukufumana iindlela inqwelo moya entsha ezinokukwenza nokuba zihambe ixesha elide kule minyaka ilishumi izayo; ukusuka eSydney ukuya eLondon, okanye eMelbourne ukuya kwisiXeko saseNew York, nokuba yeyiphi na eya kubetha iiyure ezingama-20.

Inxalenye yayo, Iinqwelomoya zaseSingapore zilinde ukuhambisa inqwelomoya ezininzi zeAirbus A350-900ULR (ezihamba ixesha elide) ukuqala ukubhabha zingamisi eLos Angeles naseNew York.

Okwangoku, sibeke ezona nqwelo-moya ziphakamileyo ezili-10 kwihlabathi liphela ukusukela nge-18 kaJanuwari ka-2018. Olu luhlu lubekelwe ixesha lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya, hayi ngomgama obalekayo.

Umzekelo, inqwelomoya e-India e-New Delhi isiya e-San Francisco ngamanye amaxesha isebenza ngendlela edlula iPacific (endaweni ye-polar) ejikeleze i-9,500 yeemayile, iyenza indiza ende kakhulu ngomgama. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yemisila yomoya, ihlala kuphela iiyure ezili-16, imizuzu eli-15, okuthetha ukuba ayenzi olu luhlu.

Amaxesha okubhabha avaliwe ziinqwelomoya aquka izinto ezinje ngohlobo lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya, iimfuno zendlela, intloko okanye umsila, ukusebenza kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya kunye nokuxinana kwetrafiki kunye nezinye izinto. Umzekelo, inqwelomoya yeQatar Airways isuka eAuckland isiya eDoha, neyayisele yenye yeenqwelomoya ezinde emhlabeni, ikwinqanaba lokuqala ngenxa yesithintelo somoya esingqonge iDoha esifuna ukuba inqwelo moya ijikeleze iSaudi kunye neU.A.E. isithuba somoya. Ukuba kunye nengxaki yezopolitiko phakathi kweQatar kunye nabamelwane bayo isonjululwe, oko kuya kulicutha ixesha lokubaleka.

Ngayo yonke loo nto engqondweni, amaxesha endiza kunye neendlela ezidweliswe apha zezo zisebenzayo ngoku.

Iindiza zeLizwe ezide kakhulu

• 1. I-Qatar Airways: IAuckland – Doha
• Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-18, imizuzu engama-20
• Umgama: 9,032 iimayile

• 2. Emanyeneyo: Los Angeles - Singapore
• Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-17, imizuzu engama-55
• Umgama: 8,770 miles

3. United: IHouston – Sydney (ukuqala ngoLwesine)
Ixesha lokuhamba ngenqwelo moya: iiyure ezili-17, nemizuzu engama-30
Umgama: 8,596 yeemayile

4. I-United and Singapore Airlines: ISan Francisco – ISingapore
Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-17, imizuzu engama-20 ukuya kwengama-35
Umgama: 8,444 miles

5. I-Emirates: IAuckland – eDubai
Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-17, imizuzu eli-15
Umgama: 8,824

6.Qantas: Dallas Ft. Ufanele-uSydney
Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-17, imizuzu emi-5
Umgama: 8,578 eekhilomitha

7. I-Etihad: Abu Dhabi - eLos Angeles
Ixesha lokuhamba ngenqwelo moya: iiyure ezili-17
Umgama: 8,390 miles

• 8. IDelta: eRhawutini- IAtlanta
• Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-16, nemizuzu engama-50
• Umgama: 8,436 yeekhilomitha

9. I-Emirates: IDubai – IHouston
Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-16, imizuzu engama-45
Umgama: 8,167 yeemayile

10. ISaudia: Jeddah - Los Angeles
Ixesha lokubhabha: iiyure ezili-16, nemizuzu engama-40
Umgama: 8,332 yemayile

Jonga kwakhona ngo-Matshi nje ukuba iQantas iphehlelele indlela yayo ePerth – London ukusukela oko izakushukumisa irenki kwakhona.