NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) – Ukwehla kwezinombolo zabagibeli kudle iKenya Airways‚ imali engenayo, kusho isikhulu senkampani yezindiza, uTitus Naikuni.
Ekhuluma ne-CNN ngoLwesihlanu, uNaikuni uthe inkampani yezindiza iphoqeleke ukuthi imise izindiza eziya kwezinye izindawo ngemuva kokuqubuka kodlame oludalwe wumbango womphumela wokhetho lukamongameli.
Inkampani yezindiza izizwa icindezelekile njengoba izivakashi zikhetha amazwe eminyakeni edlule, abenomona ngesithunzi seKenya njengendawo ezikhethwa kuyo.
"Ngokwezinombolo, silahlekelwe ngamaphesenti angu-15 ebhizinisi lethu," kusho uNaikuni ngesikhathi senhlolokhono ye-CNN.
Izimakethe eziyisikhombisa ezibalulekile zaseYurophu zeluleke izakhamizi zazo ngokuvakashela eKenya.
UNaikuni uthe ukumiswa kwezindiza eziya eParis kudalwe ukwehla okukhulu kwabahambi kulo mzila ngemuva kokuqubuka kodlame.
Inkinga yezombangazwe yenze le nkampani ilahlekelwe amandla eLondon, Amsterdam, Paris, Johannesburg kanye nezindawo eziningi zase-Afrika.
Ngesonto eledlule, inkampani ephethe ifulegi kazwelonke ivumile ukuthi kwehle kakhulu ukubhuka emzileni waseParis njengoba izakhamuzi zaseFrance zisabela esinqumweni sikahulumeni wazo sokukhipha iseluleko sokuvakasha ngokumelene nokuya eKenya.
Lesi seluleko size ngemuva kwezinsuku ezintathu inkampani yezindiza imemezele ukwesula kwabaqondisi bebhodi ababili abakhulu-uNeil Canty (umqondisi wezeziMali) noHugh Fraser (umqondisi wezohwebo).
Ngokusho kukaNaikuni, inkampani yezindiza ithola amaphesenti angama-70 emali engenayo kubagibeli bezokuthutha, kanti izivakashi zenza amaphesenti angama-20 ezibalo ezisele.
Abahambi basekhaya bathatha amaphesenti ayi-10 asele. Uthe nokho ikusasa lenkampani yezindiza lincike esixazululweni esiphuthumayo senkinga yezepolitiki.
“Ukuthula kuzoba yinto ebalulekile ukuze siphile. Sizama ukusebenza njengeqembu futhi ngiyatshela abasebenzi bami ukuthi bashumayele ukuthula uma sebegoduka.”
Inkampani yezindiza bekuyiyona encamela ukuthwala izivakashi nakuba ibiqale ukubhekana nokuncintisana kwabanye abadlali abafana nezinkampani zezindiza iVirgin kanye neBritish Airways.
I-KQ iphinde yamemezela izinhlelo zokuthumela ngekhefu elikhokhelwayo ingxenye yabasebenzi bayo ukunciphisa izindleko ukuze kuncishiswe imiphumela yale nkinga.
