Ithimba lezimpahla ze-Air Partner lishaja izindiza ezinqamula i-Caribbean ukuze lisekele umzamo wokusiza isiphepho

I-Air Partner, iqembu lezinsizakalo zezindiza emhlabeni wonke, yenze inqwaba yezimpahla eziphuthumayo eziphuthumayo kulo lonke elase-Caribbean emasontweni asanda kwedlula ukuze isekele umzamo wokusiza ngemva kweziphepho u-Irma no-Maria. Izindiza bezisetshenziswa egameni lohulumeni, ama-NGO, izinhlangano ezisiza abantulayo kanye nezinhlangano zezentengiselwano eziya eziqhingini ezimbalwa esifundeni, okuhlanganisa iPuerto Rico, Cuba kanye neGuadeloupe.

Ithimba le-Air Partner Freight lacelwa ukuthi liqinisekise ukuthi impahla ebalulekile - njengamajeneretha, izimoto ezidonsa ngamasondo amane, amanzi asemabhodleleni kanye nosizo lokusiza abantu - ifinyelela kulabo abathintekile ngendlela esebenza kahle kakhulu nangendlela esebenza isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka. Izindiza ezisetshenzisiwe bezisukela kumajethi azimele ziye ku-Antonov AN-124s, enye yazo empeleni ebiphakathi kwendiza yokuqala ukufika esikhumulweni sezindiza iSan Juan ePuerto Rico ngemuva kokuthi sivulwe kabusha.

Njengoba iziqhingi eziningi zaba nezinkinga zokuxhumana ngemva nje kweziphepho, abameleli be-Air Partner phansi baxhumanise ukulethwa kwempahla, ukulayishwa kwezindiza, ukuphathwa kwezindiza kanye nezicelo zokufika. Njengoba ukutholakala kwezindiza kushintsha ngesaziso esifushane kakhulu, ukuhlela phambili bekubalulekile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza ngempumelelo kwalezi zindiza.

UMike Hill, Umqondisi Wezokuthutha wakwa-Air Partner, uphawule wathi: “Ithimba le-Air Partner's Freight linolwazi olunzulu lokuhlela ukuthunyelwa komoya okubalulekile ngesikhathi futhi liyaqonda ukuthi isivinini siwumongo ezimweni ezifana nalezi. Ukuhlola isimo samanje sengqalasizinda yesikhumulo sezindiza ngemva kokulimala kwesiphepho esinjalo ngokuvamile kuyindaba ebalulekile, kodwa sisebenze ubusuku nemini ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi izimpahla zamakhasimende ethu zilethwa kulabo abadinga usizo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Imicabango yethu ikubo bonke abathintekile.”

I-Air Partner ingumphakeli oyigugu ezinhlanganweni eziningi zikazwelonke nezamazwe ngamazwe futhi inikeza izixazululo zezindiza ezinkampanini nakohulumeni emhlabeni wonke, kuhlanganise nabayisithupha beqembu le-G7 lohulumeni, ama-NGO kanye nezinhlangano zosizo, kanye nezikhulu zamazwe ngamazwe kanye ne-UK. Inkampani inosizo olukhulu kanye nesipiliyoni senhlekelele. I-Air Partner Freight yathutha amathani angaphezu kuka-2000 ezinsiza zokwelapha, usizo lokusiza abantu kanye nempahla yokwakha esibhedlela ukuphendula inkinga ye-Ebola, kanye namathani angu-300 osizo eNepal ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba ngo-2015. Ngo-2013, iQembu lahambisa amathani angu-600 osizo lobuntu ePhilippines ngesikhathi iSiphepho u-Haiyan sicekela phansi isifunda. Ngesikhathi se-Arab Spring ka-2011, eqondane nezinhlekelele zemvelo eziningana, i-Air Partner yasebenza ubusuku nemini ukuze ikhiphe abantu abangaphezu kuka-12,000 ngaphesheya kweMpumalanga Ephakathi emasontweni ayisithupha nje kuphela, kuyilapho iphinde ihambisa usizo eJapane naseNew Zealand.