Virgin Atlantic na murnar tashin farko tsakanin London Heathrow da Vancouver

Jirgin farko na Virgin Atlantic ya isa Vancouver a ranar 25 ga Mayu kuma don bikin, Sir Richard Branson ya kasance tare da Amy Williams MBE, wanda ya lashe lambar zinare ta hunturu daga Vancouver 2010 a kan matakan jirgin.

Sabuwar sabis ɗin za ta yi aiki sau huɗu a mako a ranar Talata, Alhamis, Asabar da Lahadi. Da farko sabis ɗin zai gudana a duk lokacin bazara har zuwa 27th Oktoba 2012 kuma zai ga abokan cinikin Virgin Atlantic har 40,000 da ke tafiya tsakanin London da Vancouver a farkon kakar wasa. A matsayin hanyar jirgin sama na 32 a duk duniya, an kiyasta cewa jiragen na Virgin Atlantic za su isar da kusan dalar Amurka miliyan 20 (UK £ 12.5m) na kudaden shiga na yawon shakatawa zuwa kasuwar Vancouver kowace shekara.

Sir Richard Branson, Shugaban Kamfanin Jirgin Sama na Virgin Atlantic ya yi sharhi:

"Na yi farin cikin kasancewa a nan don bikin wannan bikin kuma na yi farin ciki da kasancewa tare da Amy Williams wacce ba shakka ita ce masoyiyar Wasannin lokacin hunturu ta Burtaniya - ta dawo gida Burtaniya daga Vancouver a 2010 a matsayin jarumar kasa."

"Muna da abokan ciniki da yawa suna neman mu tashi zuwa Vancouver tsawon shekaru, don haka muna farin cikin ƙaddamar da wannan sabuwar hanyar don amsa buƙatar abokin ciniki. Vancouver irin wannan birni ne na duniya, mai cike da al'adu, sayayya da gidajen abinci amma kuma yana ba da rairayin bakin teku masu ban sha'awa da kewayon zaɓin kasada na waje akan ƙofarsa. Yawon shakatawa na Vancouver yana bunƙasa kuma mun yi imanin cewa za mu iya fitar da buƙatu ko da sama ta hanyar samar da babbar gasa tare da samfuranmu da sabis ɗinmu da suka ci kyautar. Burtaniya tana da mafi yawan adadin baƙi zuwa ƙasashen waje zuwa British Columbia kowace shekara don haka ƙari ne na halitta ga hanyar sadarwar mu. Wannan hanyar da aka ƙaddamar da ita ta ƙara tabbatar da matsayinmu a matsayin babban kamfanin jirgin sama na Burtaniya na dogon lokaci. "

Amy Williams, MBE, wanda ya sami lambar zinare ta hunturu daga Vancouver 2020 yayi sharhi:

"Ban dawo Vancouver ba tun lokacin da na ci zinare sama da shekaru biyu da suka gabata don haka ina matukar farin cikin sake kasancewa a nan. Ba shakka ba zai zama abin jin daɗi don komawa zuwa cibiyar zamewa da ganin yadda nake ji da abin da motsin zuciyarmu ke dawo da ambaliya. Vancouver birni ne mai ban sha'awa kuma ina fatan kasancewa cikin bikin Virgin Atlantic kuma in ga yadda yake a yanzu kuma idan har yanzu yana tunawa da wasannin. "

Sir Richard Branson tare da jirgin mai cike da VIPS sun sami tarba ta al'adar wasan hockey na kankara da kuma Honourable Christy Clark, Firayim Ministan British Columbia wanda ya ce:

"Labari ne mai girma cewa Virgin Atlantic ta zaɓi ƙara jirage huɗu na mako-mako tsakanin London da Vancouver. Ƙasar Ingila ɗaya ce daga cikin manyan kasuwanninmu kuma tana zama cibiyar sauran matafiya na ƙasa da ƙasa da ke zuwa lardin mu.

"An san Budurwar Atlantic a duk duniya a matsayin jirgin sama mai ci gaba da haɓaka kuma muna farin cikin maraba da fasinjojin su zuwa British Columbia."

Da yake tsokaci kan jirgin farko na Virgin Atlantic zuwa Vancouver Larry Berg, Shugaba kuma Shugaba na Hukumar Kula da Filin Jirgin saman Vancouver, ya ce:

"Mun kwashe shekaru muna aiki don kawo wannan dillali mai daraja ta duniya zuwa Vancouver a matsayin hanyar ba fasinjoji ƙarin zaɓi da kuma gamsar da babban buƙatun jirage zuwa Turai, musamman a lokacin bazara."

"Wannan sabon sabis ɗin yana nufin ƙarin ayyuka ga 'yan Columbian Biritaniya da haɓaka kudaden shiga yawon shakatawa, musamman ganin cewa Burtaniya ita ce babbar tushen BC ta manyan maziyartan ketare."