ATLANTA, Georgia – I-Atlantic Southeast Airlines isimise amajethi angu-60 azohlola ukuphepha kwezinjini, kusho umkhulumeli wesifazane ngoLwesithathu.
Ngemuva kocwaningo lwangaphakathi, inkampani yezindiza yazisa i-Federal Aviation Administration ukuthi iyazimisa ngokuzithandela izindiza "ukuqinisekisa ukuthobela izincomo zokulungiswa komkhiqizi," ngokusho kwesitatimende esivela kumkhulumeli we-Atlantic Southeast Airlines uKate Modolo.
Ukuhlolwa kabusha kuqale ngoLwesibili kanti inkampani yezindiza inethemba lokuthi kuzoqedwa engakapheli amahora angama-36, kusho uModolo.
I-Atlantic Southeast Airlines yinkampani yase-Atlanta, e-Georgia esebenzisana ne-Delta Airlines.
Ukuhlolwa kabusha kuzodala ukuthi ezinye izindiza zikhanselwe futhi inkampani yezindiza isebenzisana neDelta ukuthola amakhasimende ezindizeni ezahlukene, kusho uModolo.
“Nakuba ukuphepha kuseqhulwini kunombolo-1 yethu, siyaxolisa kakhulu ngokuphazamiseka okungase kudalwe amanye amakhasimende,” kusho uModolo esitatimendeni. "Abagibeli abathintekile bayathintwa futhi banikezwe indawo ezindizeni ezilandelayo ezitholakalayo futhi izindiza ezengeziwe zisebenzisa ezinye izindiza ziyengezwa kwezinye izimakethe."
Izindiza ezithintekayo zonke izindiza ze-CRJ200 Bombardier, ezihlala abantu abangu-50.
