I-Ethiopian Airlines Group, okuyiqembu lezindiza elikhulu kunawo wonke e-Afrika, yethula iphrojekthi yayo yesikhumulo sezindiza iJinka, yethula isikhumulo esisha kanye nezakhiwo zokusekela. Isikhumulo sezindiza esisha sesimanje manje sesivulelwe ukusebenza, kulandela umgubho omkhulu obanjwe namuhla eJinka, elinye lamadolobha asafufusa eSifundazweni Sesifunda SaseNingizimu ne-Ethiopia.
Lo msebenzi weminyaka emibili nengxenye uhlanganisa ukwakhiwa kwesakhiwo esisha esinendawo eyakhiwe yonke engamamitha-skwele angu-3,500, isakhiwo sesikhungo sokusekela, kanye nezinsiza zangaphandle ezihlanganisa indawo yokupaka i-VIP ekhethekile nezinye izinsiza.
Mayelana nokuvulwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza esisha iJinka, Iqembu lase-Ethiopia Izindiza U-CEO uMnu. Mesfin Tasew uthe, “Sijabule ngempela ukubona ukuphothulwa kwephrojekthi entsha sha ye-Jinka Airport Terminal Building obulokhu ukwakhiwa kule minyaka embalwa edlule. Njengomphathi wefulegi kazwelonke, i-Ethiopian idlala indima yayo ezinguqukweni zezindiza zezwe futhi iJinka igalelo lethu lakamuva esikhungweni sezindiza sesimanje sase-Ethiopia. Isikhumulo sezindiza esisha saseJinka sizo
baphinde banikeze uhambo olunethezekile lokuya/usuka edolobheni ngaleyo ndlela kukhuliswe ezohwebo nezokuvakasha esifundeni nangale kwayo. Sizibophezele ekuthuthukiseni ulwazi lwamakhasimende, sizoqhubeka nokutshala imali ekulungiseni nasekuthuthukiseni izikhumulo zezindiza zasekhaya.”
Ngemva kokuphothulwa kwephrojekthi ngezindleko zokutshala izimali ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-8 zama-Euro ukuze kwakhiwe, i-Jinka Airport Terminal manje isifakwe izindawo zesimanje zokuhlinzeka abagibeli okuhlanganisa ukusuka kanye nezindawo zokuphumula ze-VIP nezinye izinsiza ezizothuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende.
Ukuqedwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza kuzosiza abantu base-Ethiopia ukuthi banikeze izinsizakalo zamakhasimende ezithuthukisiwe kubagibeli bayo abaya/abasuka edolobheni. Kuphinde kwakha okuhlangenwe nakho okunethezekile kubavakashi abavakashela eningizimu ye-Ethiopia ukuze bavakashele abantu bangaphandle, amasiko, kanye nemvelo yesifunda.
Emkhakheni wayo, Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Addis Ababa Bole International, I-Ethiopian Airlines inikezela ngezinsizakalo zokuhamba ezingenazihibe kanye nezokuma, okudala ithuba kubagibeli abake balala.
