I-International Air Transport Association (IATA) yamukele isiqondiso esisha esivela ku-European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) isusa isincomo sayo sokuthi imaski kufanele idingeke uma endizeni.
I-EASA ye-Aviation Health Safety Protocol ebuyekeziwe, eyanyatheliswa mhla ziyi-11 kuNhlaba, ifuna ukuba umthetho wemaski oyisibopho uxegiswe lapho imithetho ixegisiwe kwezinye izindlela zokuthutha. Lolu shintsho olubalulekile lubonisa amazinga aphezulu okugoma, amazinga okugonywa kwemvelo, nokususwa kwemikhawulo yasekhaya emazweni amaningi aseYurophu. Isiqondiso esibuyekeziwe siphinde sivume isidingo sokusuka esimweni esiphuthumayo siye kumodi esimeme yokuphatha i-COVID-19.
“Siyakwamukela I-EASAIsincomo sokunciphisa igunya lemaski, okungesinye isinyathelo esibalulekile endleleni ubuyela esimeni esijwayelekile kubagibeli bezindiza. Abahambi bangabheka phambili enkululekweni yokuzikhethela ukuthi bangayigqoka yini imaski. Futhi bangahamba ngokuzethemba bazi ukuthi izici eziningi zekhabethe lendiza, njengokushintshisana komoya okuyimvamisa kanye nezihlungi ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, ziyenza ibe enye yezindawo eziphephile zasendlini,” kusho uWillie Walsh. IATAUMqondisi Jikelele.
Izifunda eziningana zisagcina izidingo zemaski. Lokho kuyinselele ezinhlanganweni zezindiza nabagibeli abahamba phakathi kwezindawo ezinezidingo ezahlukene. “Sikholelwa ukuthi izidingo zamaski endizeni kufanele ziphele lapho imaski ingasagunyazwa kwezinye izingxenye zempilo yansuku zonke, ngokwesibonelo amathiyetha, amahhovisi noma ezokuthutha zomphakathi. Yize umthetho olandelwayo wase-Europe uqala ukusebenza ngesonto elizayo, ayikho indlela engaguquguquki emhlabeni wonke yokugqoka imaski endizeni. Izinkampani zezindiza kufanele zihambisane nemithethonqubo esebenza emizileni eziyisebenzisayo. Abasebenzi bezindiza bazokwazi ukuthi yimiphi imithetho esebenzayo futhi kubalulekile ukuthi abagibeli balandele imiyalelo yabo. Futhi sicela ukuthi bonke abahambi bahloniphe isinqumo sabanye abantu sokugqoka imaski ngokuzithandela noma kungeyona imfuneko, ”kusho uWalsh.