HOUSTON, Texas (August 1, 2008) - I-Continental Airlines imemezele namuhla ukuthi isipiliyoni samakhasimende sephini likamongameli omkhulu, uDavid Grizzle, 54, utshele inkampani ukuthi unqume ukuthatha umhlalaphansi kusukela ngoSepthemba 19, 2008 ukuze aphishekele eminye imisebenzi yezohwebo neyokusiza abantulayo.
“UDavid ubeyilungu elizinikele nelihlonishwayo lethimba lethu labaphathi abakhulu phakathi neminyaka engu-23 e-Continental,” kusho u-Larry Kellner, usihlalo kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu se-Continental. “Ufake isandla kakhulu enkampanini yethu yezindiza ngokugxila ekhasimendeni nokusebenzisa ubuhlakani ukuxazulula izinkinga. Sizomkhumbula futhi simfisela okuhle kodwa kulesi sigaba esilandelayo somsebenzi wakhe.”
UGrizzle usebambe izikhundla ezahlukene ngesikhathi esebenza e-Continental. Usebenze njengesekela likamongameli omkhulu wesu lokumaketha kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi futhi waba iphini likamongameli wezindaba zomthetho nebhizinisi we-Texas Air Corporation, inkampani yabazali yangaphambili ye-Continental. Ujoyine i-New York Airlines (eyabuye yahlanganiswa ne-Continental Airlines) ngo-1984 njengephini likamongameli wezokuphatha kanye nomeluleki jikelele. Ngesikhathi sekhefu e-Continental ngasekupheleni kuka-2004 no-2005, u-Grizzle wasebenza e-Afghanistan njengomxhumanisi wezokuthutha nengqalasizinda woMnyango Wezwe WaseMelika.
“Ayikho inkampani yezindiza enesibopho esingaguquki futhi esinendlela yokwenza njenge-Continental ukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende, futhi lokho kugxila kuzoqhubeka futhi kwande ngemva kwesikhathi eside ngihambile,” kusho uGrizzle.
U-Grizzle uzoqhubeka nokusebenza njengesekela likamongameli eliphezulu ulwazi lwamakhasimende kuze kube usuku lokuqala lokuthatha umhlalaphansi kwakhe.
