Ukulandela izinguquko zakamuva emithethweni yoMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-US (i-DOT), Alaska Airlines ngeke isamukela izilwane ezisekela ngokomzwelo ezindizeni zayo. Kusukela ngoJan 11, 2021, i-Alaska izothutha kuphela izinja zensizakalo, eziqeqeshelwe ukwenza imisebenzi ukuze kuzuze umuntu oqeqeshiwe onokukhubazeka.
Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga i-DOT ithe ngeke isadinga ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zenze indawo efanayo yezilwane ezisekela imizwa njengoba kudingeka ngezinja eziqeqeshiwe. Izinguquko emithethweni ye-DOT yeza ngemuva kwempendulo evela embonini yezindiza kanye nomphakathi okhubazekile maqondana nezimo eziningi zokuziphatha okungahambi kahle kwezilwane okwadala ukulimala, izingozi zezempilo kanye nokulimala kwamakamelo ezindiza.
"Lolu shintsho luyizindaba ezamukelekile, ngoba luzosisiza sinciphise ukuphazamiseka ngaphakathi, ngenkathi siqhubeka nokuhlalisa izivakashi zethu ezihamba nezilwane ezifanelekayo," kusho uRay Prentice, umqondisi wezokuvikela amakhasimende e-Alaska Airlines.
Ngaphansi kwenqubomgomo ebukeziwe, i-Alaska izokwamukela izinja ezimbili ezisezingeni eliphezulu isivakashi ngasinye egumbini, ukufaka izinja zezinsizakalo zengqondo. Izivakashi kuzodingeka ukuthi zigcwalise ifomu le-DOT, elizotholakala ku-AlaskaAir.com kusukela ngoJanuwari 11, okufakazela ukuthi isilwane sabo siyinja esemthethweni yokusebenza, iyaqeqeshwa futhi iyagonywa futhi iziphatha kahle ngesikhathi sohambo. Ngokubhuka kubhukhe ngaphezu kwamahora angama-48 ngaphambi kohambo, izivakashi kufanele zithumele ifomu eligcwalisiwe nge-imeyili. Ngokubhuka kubhukhe ngaphansi kwamahora angama-48 ngaphambi kohambo, izivakashi kufanele zithumele ifomu mathupha kuMmeli Wesevisi Yamakhasimende lapho zifika esikhumulweni sezindiza.
I-Alaska izoqhubeka nokwamukela izilwane ezisekela ngokomzwelo ngaphansi kwenqubomgomo yayo yamanje yokubhuka ebhukhiwe ngaphambi kukaJanuwari 11, 2021, yezindiza ngaphambi noma ngaphambi kukaFeb. 28, 2021. Azikho izilwane ezixhasa ngokomzwelo ezizokwamukelwa ukuvakasha ngemuva kukaFeb, 28, 2021.
