Ubuye waveza ukuthi selokhu kwavulwa kabusha imingcele yaseJamaica ukuya emazweni omhlaba ngoJuni 2020, "lesi yisibalo esiphezulu sezivakashi ezifika esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Sangster International Airport nganoma yiluphi usuku olulodwa kusukela i-COVID-19 yacekela phansi imboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke futhi yamisa izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe."
UNgqongqoshe uBartlett uthe izindiza bezilokhu zikhombisa ivuselelwe intshisekelo yokundizela e-Jamaica futhi ngesonto eledlule, ngemuva kokuthi uHulumeni esuse eminye imikhawulo ehlobene ne-COVID kubavakashi, amanani abelokhu enyuka kancane.
"Asikakangeni enkathini ephakeme yendabuko kodwa kukhona ukulangazelela kwabahambi ukuthi basuke ezindaweni zabo ezibekelwe imingcele zezinyanga ezingu-18 ezedlule kanye neqiniso lokuthi iJamaica ayikalahlekelwa ukukhanga kwayo, sibona ukubhukha kukhuphukela phezulu ngesikhathi sokwamukelwa. izinga,” kusho ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha.
Mayelana nezinkampani zezindiza, amasango amasha okuya e-Jamaica ayengezwa kuslate esikhona. Kusukela ekuqaleni kukaNovemba, i-Jamaica yamukele i-Frontier Airlines ezinze e-United States (US), eqale izindiza ezisuka e-Atlanta, Georgia, nase-Orlando, Florida; I-Eurowings Discover ephuma eFrankfurt, eJalimane; Isevisi entsha ye-American Airlines ephuma e-Philadelphia; kanye nokubuyiswa kwe-Air Transat ephuma e-Canada.
Khonamanjalo, uMqondisi Wesifunda Wezokuvakasha e-Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), u-Odette Dyer uphawule ukuthi liyakhula isasasa phakathi kwama-travel agents. mayelana neJamaicaukulungela ngemuva kwe-COVID-19. “Sibe namaqembu amakhulu okujwayelana ngesonto eledlule, okuhambisana nemisebenzi eminingi eseziqhingini, okuhlanganisa ne-Jamaica Invitational Pro-Am e-Montego Bay, ngakho bakwazi ukuhamba bazi ukuthi sizilungiselele ngokugcwele,” kusho yena.
