Ngokwethulwa kwensiza ye-e-visa emuva ngoJuni 2017, i-Ethiopia isivule iminyango yayo izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe zibanzi kunakuqala. Kusukela lapho, insizakalo ye-e-visa ichaze kabusha ulwazi lokuvakasha lwezivakashi, yanciphisa ukungena ezweni ngensizakalo eyenziwe ngekhompyutha efinyeleleka kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomhlaba. Kusetshenziswa insiza ye-e-visa, abantu abangaphezu kwama-200,000 abavela emazweni angama-217 bavakashele i-Ethiopia kuze kube manje.
Isekelwa ukwesekwa kwamakhasimende okusebenza ubusuku nemini nge-imeyili, insizakalo ye-e-Visa inika amandla abahambi ukuthi bavikele i-e-Visa ngaphansi kwamahora ayisithupha ngesikhathi esifushane sokuphenduka esikhumulweni sezindiza.
"Ingqophamlando yesibalo sabahambi abavakashele e-Ethiopia ngensizakalo ye-e-visa iza njengezindaba ezinhle kithina sonke embonini yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha," kusho uMnu Tewolde GebreMariam, oyi-Group CEO Ama-Ethiopian Airlines. “Ingqophamlando ka-200,000 iyinkomba yokuthi isibalo sezivakashi ezisebenzisa lo msebenzi owenziwe ngekhompyutha siyakhula. Lokhu kuzoletha izinzuzo eziningi e-Ethiopia mayelana nokwenza lula ezokuvakasha nokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha, ezohwebo kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali ezweni. ”
Ngokuqhuma embonini Yomhlangano Womhlaba Wonke, Izikhuthazi, Izinkomfa Nemibukiso (i-MICE), insizakalo ye-e-visa inika iTopiya ithuba lokuvuna izinzuzo ezilethwa yimboni.
Ukuxhuma komoya iTopiya ikujabulela njengesizinda se Iqembu lase-Ethiopia Izindiza kuhlanganiswe nokugcwala kwamahhotela nezindawo zokulala ezweni kuzothuthukisa i-Ethiopia njengehabhu le-MICE elithandwayo.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, i-Ethiopia ithathe amagxathu abalulekile ekwenzeni uhambo lube lula futhi lungabi namthungo. Ngaphandle kwensiza ye-e-visa, izihambi ezindiza e-Ethiopia nazo zijabulela insizakalo engenamthungo futhi yokuphela isebenzisa uhlelo olusha lweselula lwenkampani yezindiza.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Ingqophamlando enanini labahambi abavakashele e-Ethiopia ngesevisi ye-e-visa iza njengezindaba ezinhle kithi sonke embonini yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha,” kusho uMnu.
- Ukuxhumana emoyeni i-Ethiopia ijabulela njengoba isikhungo se-Ethiopian Airlines Group kanye nokwanda kwamahhotela nezindawo zokulala ezweni kuzothuthukisa i-Ethiopia njengendawo ethandwayo yeMICE.
- “Ingqophamlando engu-200,000 ikhombisa ukuthi isibalo sabavakashi abasebenzisa le nsizakalo yedijithali siyakhula.