Izinkulungwane zabahambi zivalwe amahora ambalwa njengoba izikhumulo zezindiza ezweni lonke ziphonswa isiphithiphithi ngesikhathi kuphahlazeka uhlelo lwekhompyutha ye-Air New Zealand.
Izindiza zibambezeleke kwaze kwafika amahora amabili izolo njengoba uhlelo lokungena kwenkampani yezindiza lubhuntshile, okuphoqe ukuthi izindiza zicutshungulwe ngokucophelela ngayinye ngayinye.
Ukuphahlazeka kwesistimu, okwenzeke ngabo-10 ekuseni, bekusho ukuthi ezinye izindiza zikhanseliwe. Kuphinde kwathinta ukubhukha ku-inthanethi nemisebenzi yesikhungo sezingcingo.
UBruce Parton, umphathi jikelele we-Air New Zealand yezindiza ezithatha uhambo olufushane, uthe bangaphezu kuka-10,000 abantu abathintwe yilesi sibhicongo.
Inkampani yezindiza ibize abasebenzi abengeziwe futhi yanikeza ukudla ukusiza ukuxolisa kubahambi abalindile, esho.
“Kwase kuphelile ngamaholidi ezikole, ngakho wawungeke ucele usuku olungcono ukuze lokhu konakale,” kusho yena.
Lapho wonke amakhompyutha enkampani yezindiza ephansi, “isiphithiphithi” sasisho ukuthi abasebenzi baphendukela ekusebenziseni ipeni nephepha ukuhlola izindiza ezingena, kusho uMnu Parton.
Kodwa uhlelo lwashesha ntambama futhi yonke inethiwekhi yabuyela emsebenzini ngo-3.30 ntambama.
Inkampani yezindiza izohlangana nomkhiqizi wamakhompyutha i-IBM namhlanje ekuseni ukuze "izwakalise ukukhathazeka kwethu", kusho uMnu Parton.
Esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Wellington, amakhulu ezihambi ezikhungathekile ajoyine ulayini, athinta ngaphandle kwezithelo ezitobhini zokuzisiza futhi ahlale ecashile kuma-carousers emithwalo.
U-Jess Drysdale no-Aimee Harrison, bobabili abaneminyaka engu-20 ubudala, baseLower Hutt, babelibangise e-Auckland ngendiza yasemini beyocula ikhonsathi.
Kodwa laba ababili, abebesadindilize esikhumulweni sezindiza behlanganyela i-ipod cishe ngo-12.30 ebusuku, izinhlelo zabo zaphonswa ngefasitela ngenxa ye-snag.
“Besihloselwe ukuya ezu namuhla, kodwa manje asiyi ndawo,” kusho uMiss Drysale.
UStuart Little, weqembu lombhoxo laseChristchurch iSumner Sharks, ubukeke edangele yize egqoke i-sombrero.
UKaren Taylor waseWellington wayeshiya umama wakhe oneminyaka engu-76 owayeya ePerth. Umama wakhe ekuqaleni wayekhathazekile ngokuphuthelwa umjikelezo wamazwe omhlaba wohambo, kodwa wayetshelwe ukuthi indiza nayo ibambezelekile.
U-Taihakoa Teepa, 6, ubelungiselela uhambo lwakhe lokuqala ngendiza ngesikhathi kwehla ingozi yekhompyutha.
Kwamthatha sonke isineke ukulinda indiza yakhe yaseRotorua, kodwa wayesajabule ngakho, esho.
Abanye babenezinhliziyo ezilula. Umhambi waphenduka i-troubadour ngokukhipha isiginci se-singalong.
Abavakashi basePerth uGraeme noJoan Zanich bathe akubakhathazi ukubambezeleka kwesigaba esilandelayo seholide labo.
“Akusikhathazi kakhulu ngoba asijahile. Yimizuzu engama-45 kuphela,” kusho uNkk Zanich.
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