Kulimale abantu abayisithupha ngemuva kokuba iBoeing 757 enabantu abangaphezu kuka-120 abebekule ngozi bewele esikhumulweni sezindiza iGuyana eGeorgetown, kusho izikhulu. Indiza ibisendleleni ebheke eCanada.
Ngaphansi kwemizuzu engama-20 isukile, indiza ebheke eToronto kudingeke ukuthi ishintshe indlela ibuyele esikhumulweni sezindiza ngenxa yokungasebenzi kahle komoya. Abasebenzi babona inkinga ngohlelo lwe-hydraulic base bephoqeleka ukuthi babuyisele indiza eCheddi Jagan Airport.
Kodwa-ke, ukufika kwalesi simo esiphuthumayo kuholele ekuphahlazekeni, njengoba iBoeing 757 yeqa lo mgwaqo futhi yashaya umgoqo. Lesi sigameko siholele ekutheni kuvalwe isikhashana isikhumulo sezindiza, kepha manje sesiphinde savulwa, ngokusho kwabezindaba bakule ndawo.
Izithombe ezishubile bezisabalele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana zikhombisa le ndawo yokuphahlazeka. Omunye womoya osebenza kule ndiza ubonakala ulimele kabi ngemuva kokuthi ubonakale uthinteka ocingweni.
Abantu abayisithupha kwabangu-128 abebesendizeni, kubandakanya nabasebenzi, bathole ukulimala okungasongeli impilo, kusho uNgqongqoshe wezingqalasizinda zomphakathi, uDavid Patterson, njengoba kushiwo abezindaba bendawo.
Le ndiza ineminyaka engu-19 ubudala, ngokusho kweFlight Alerts. Lesi sigameko siza ngemuva nje kokuba iBoeing 737 MAX 8 - indiza esezingeni eliphezulu yale nkampani - ishayise e-Indonesia, kwashona bonke abantu abayi-189 ababekuyo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Kodwa-ke, ukuhlala okuphuthumayo kubangele ingozi, njengoba i-Boeing 757 yeqa umzila wezindiza futhi yashayisa umgoqo.
- Abasebenzi babone inkinga ngohlelo olusebenzisa amanzi futhi baphoqeleka ukuthi bajikise indiza ibuyele esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Cheddi Jagan.
- Abantu abayisithupha kwabangu-128 abebesendizeni, kubandakanya nabasebenzi, bathole ukulimala okungasongeli impilo, kusho uNgqongqoshe wezingqalasizinda zomphakathi, uDavid Patterson, njengoba kushiwo abezindaba bendawo.
