Ngomhla lu-1 kuNhlolanja 1949, abaholi bezindiza abangobhongoza banikezela ngokusemthethweni Isikhumulo Sezindiza Sikamasipala saseSan Jose, bethula inkonzo yabagibeli yesimanje emphakathini wendawo ngemva kweminyaka eyi-10 yemizamo yentuthuko. Indiza yokuqala yendiza yezentengiselwano eyafika e-SJC kwakuyiSouthwest Airways DC-3 (ukhokho weDelta Air Lines yanamuhla) enabashayeli bezindiza ababili, abagibeli abayisikhombisa abangabantu kanye nezinkukhu eziyizi-2,550. Izinkukhu kuphela ezehla eSan Jose; abagibeli abangabantu baqhubekela phambili lapho beya khona.
Namuhla, Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe sase-Mineta San Jose (SJC) sigubha amashumi ayisikhombisa eminyaka yokuxhuma i-San Jose kanye neSouth Bay emhlabeni. Isikhumulo sezindiza sishintshile njengeSigodi esisisebenzelayo, futhi ngo-2018, saphawula irekhodi ngokuhlinzeka abagibeli abayizigidi eziyi-14.3 ngesevisi engami ezindaweni ezingaphezu kuka-50 zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe emazwekazini amathathu.
“Kube wuhambo olumangalisayo lweminyaka engu-70 kusukela ekuqaleni kwe-SJC njengesikhumulo sezindiza sikamasipala esinikeza usizo lwezentengiselwano kuya ekuguqulweni kwaso njengesikhumulo sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe esisebenzela iSilicon Valley, inhloko-dolobha yezobuchwepheshe emhlabeni wonke,” kusho uJudy Ross, Umsizi Womqondisi Wezindiza eMineta San Jose International. Isikhumulo sezindiza. “Impumelelo yeminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa ye-SJC ingenxa yabaholi abaqavile, kusukela kuMphathi weSikhumulo Sezindiza wokuqala, uJim Nissen, owaqashwa ngo-1946 ukuthi aqondise ukwakhiwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza esisha ngesikhathi iSan Jose ingumphakathi wezolimo, kuya kuMqondisi wezokundiza njengamanje uJohn Aitken, oholayo. ithimba leSikhumulo Sezindiza kanye nozakwethu ekusebenzeleni umphakathi wethu wezobuchwepheshe nezokuvakasha abadinga izinto zokuhamba ezingenamthungo eziya emhlabeni.”
Ukugubha lolu suku, I-SJC ikhiphe ividiyo enezithombe zamangqalabutho ezindiza kanye nezigigaba ze-SJC kusukela eminyakeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa lapho i-SJC isize yasiza umphakathi waseNingizimu Bay izidingo zokuhamba ezishintshayo futhi yaba nesandla ekuthuthukisweni kwawo komnotho–kusukela ekudlondlobaleni kwayo kokuqala njengesikhungo sezolimo ngokuguqulelwa kwayo ekubeni inhlokodolobha yezobuchwepheshe yomhlaba. Ividiyo manje isibukhoma esiteshini se-YouTube sesikhumulo sezindiza nakubhulogi layo, SJC Buzz.
Nakuba kuningi okushintshile e-SJC nase-Bay Area eminyakeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa edlule, okungenani into eyodwa isafana: Isikhumulo sezindiza kanye nabalingani baso abaningi bayaqhubeka nokusebenzisana ukuze balethe isevisi ephephile, evikelekile nephumelelayo emphakathini waseSilicon Valley kanye noshintsho lwaso. ibhizinisi nezidingo zokuhamba zokungcebeleka. Uma sibheka esikhathini esizayo, izinsalela zesikhumulo sezindiza zizibophezele ekuhlinzekeni nasekugcineni izinsiza zesimanjemanje kanye nezindiza eziningi eziya ezindaweni eziningi, okunikeze abahambi baseSilicon Valley izizathu ezengeziwe zokukhetha i-SJC.
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana neminyaka engama-70 yenkonzo ye-SJC nokwesekwa komphakathi, buka umugqa wesikhathi ongokomlando kokuthi flysanjose.com/sjc_timeline.
