Ukufika kwezokuvakasha e-Antigua naseBarbuda kuqala ukukhuphuka kancane kancane

As Ukuvakasha kwe-Antigua neBarbuda Ababambiqhaza bemboni balungiselela isizini enkulu, izikhulu zezokuvakasha zinethemba ngokuqikelela ukuthi njengoba zifika zanda njalo inyanga nenyanga selokhu kuvulwa indawo, ukuthi ukunyuka okulingene kuya phambili kuzoqhubeka kuze kube yisikhathi sezokuvakasha esimatasa ngokwesiko.

Ngonyaka kuya ku-Agasti 2020, abafika bezitobha zezokuvakasha bakhombisa ukuthi indawo eya kuyo ithole izivakashi ezingama-94,810. Yize abafikayo bacwila kakhulu ngoMashi ngenxa yokwehla kwezindiza okulethwe ubhadane lomhlaba, njengoba i-VC Bird International Airport ivulelwa izindiza zamanye amazwe ngoJuni, izivakashi ezifika nyangazonke ziye zaphindeka kabili kusukela lapho kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kuka-Agasti.

Ngenyanga ka-Agasti, indawo eya kuyo yathola izivakashi ezingama-4761, kanti izivakashi ezingama-67% zazisuka e-United States, zilandelwa ngama-21% asuka e-United Kingdom naseYurophu, ama-7% asuka eCaribbean kwathi ama-3% avela eCanada.

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uCharles Fernandez uphawule ukuthi: “UMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye ne-Antigua neBarbuda Tourism Authority bayaqhubeka nokuqapha ngokucophelela isimo seCovid-19 ngaphakathi kwezimakethe zethu eziyinhloko. Sisazibophezele ekusebenzisaneni noMnyango Wezempilo kanye nawo wonke umkhakha Wezokuvakasha e-Antigua naseBarbuda ukuqinisekisa ukuthi njengoba indawo esiya kuyo ivuleka ngokuqhubekayo, sigcina lezo zindlela zokuzivikela ezenzelwe ukuvikela abahlali bethu kanye nalabo abavakashela ogwini lwethu. ”

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha uchaze ukuthi ngeke kube yibhizinisi njengejwayelekile, njengoba nobhadane luqhubeka, izivumelwano zeCovid-19 zisazodinga izivakashi ukuthi zihambe nohlolo lwazo olubi lwe-PCR, zigqoke izifihla-buso zobuso lapho ukungahambisani nomphakathi kungenzeki futhi zinamathele kwezinye izivumelwano ezibekiwe nguMnyango Wezempilo. Kumabhizinisi ezokuvakasha, uqaphele ukuthi izivumelwano zizophazamisa ukusebenza, futhi kwezinye izimo kungasho ukwehla kwamanani okuhlala abantu.

Njengamanje i-American Airlines, iDelta, iJetBlue, iBritish Izindiza, iCaribbean Airlines, i-interCaribbean Airlines kanye neWinair basebenzela izindiza lapho ziya khona. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, i-Antigua neBarbuda bazokwamukela, iVirgin Atlantic, i-Air Canada, neSunwing.

Ngo-Okthoba kuhlelwe nokuthi kuvulwe amanye amahhotela. Lokhu kubandakanya amahhotela amalungu e-Antigua neBarbuda Hotels and Tourism Association: iBlue Waters Resort, iTamarind Hills, iHermitage Bay, i-Antigua Village, iGalley Bay, iCarlisle Bay Resort, iSt.James Club, iThe Great House, i-Antigua Yacht Club Marina, i-Ocean Point Resort, I-Curtain Bluff Resort, ne-Hawksbill.

“Ihhotela ngalinye noma indawo yokuhlala evuliwe ihlolwe nguMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye noMnyango Wezempilo, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bagcina imigomo ye-covid-19 ebekelwe izindawo zokuvakasha. Izakhiwo ezingaphezu kwamakhulu amabili sezihloliwe kuze kube yimanje ezisukela emabhilidini amancane anezitayela nezindawo zokudla kwasekuseni, kuya kuzona zonke izinto ezinkulu, ”kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha.

UMnyango Wezokuvakasha nawo usanda kudedela umkhakha wezikebhe wase-Antigua neBarbuda, imihlahlandlela yokusebenza, kanye nezivumelwano zalo mkhakha.

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha unxuse umkhakha wezokuvakasha ukuthi uhlale unakekela imigomo ye-Covid-19 ekhona okumele bonke abantu ababalulekile baholwe yiyo ngesikhathi sokuvuselela ezokuvakasha.