Njengoba iGrisi ilungiselela ukwamukela izivakashi ngemuva kokuvalwa okwesikhashana, iziqhingi ezithile zingakhishwa ezinhlelweni zezindiza njengoba izindiza ziqala ukusebenza insizakalo encishisiwe. Ukuntuleka kokutholakala kweziqhingi ezithile kuzolimaza amabhizinisi endawo ezimbonini zokudayisa, ezokuvakasha nezezivakashi, ngaphezu kokuvalwa kwemboni yezokuvakasha kwezinyanga ezintathu ezedlule.
Izindiza ezinkulu zaseYurophu ezifana EasyJet futhi Ryanair muva nje umemezele izinhlelo zokuqalisa kabusha uhlelo lwazo lokundiza- kepha ngaphansi nje kwengxenye yawo. Lokhu kuzoholela ekutheni ezinye izindawo zishiywe ngaphandle ukuze zigxile emizileni edumile, yokwenza inzuzo.
Ukuvakasha okungenayo kuyinsika ebalulekile emnothweni waseGrisi, njengoba iziqhingi eziningi zincike kakhulu kubavakashi unyaka wonke, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni zasehlobo ezizayo. Ngo-2018, iGrisi yamukela izivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-6.2 ezivela ezimakethe zayo eziyinhloko - iJalimane ne-United Kingdom, okukhombisa ukuthi izindiza ezizinze eYurophu zibaluleke kangakanani empumelelweni yeGreece neziqhingi zayo njengezindawo.
Ezinye iziqhingi zaseGrisi zisukile ezinkingeni 'zobuningi' zaze zaba nezinkinga zezokuvakasha. Yize phambilini imvelo nokuzola kwezinye iziqhingi zaseGrisi kwakonakaliswa izivakashi, manje sezithule kakhulu, kungekho zivakashi ezinikeza imali kubaninimabhizinisi. Yize kungafunwa izivakashi ezimbalwa, lokhu akuyona inketho yokuphila kweziqhingi njengezindawo zokuvakasha.
Ngenkathi izindiza eziya enhlokodolobha naseziQhingini ezidumile zaseGreek seziqalile, iziqhingi ezaziwa ngokuba kude futhi zinokuthula azikaze - noma kwezinye izimo zenze kanjalo, kodwa ngesilinganiso esinciphile. Lokhu kunciphisa ukufinyelela kulezi ezikhangayo ezidumile. Izinsizakalo zezikebhe eziqhingini nasezindaweni ezizungezile nazo ziyathinteka Covid-19, lapho ukusebenza kungu-50% wamandla, ngokuhlolwa okushisayo kanye nesitifiketi sezempilo esidingekayo ukuhamba ngesikebhe.
Ngaphandle kwalokhu, uhambo lokuhamba ngomkhumbi okwamanje aluhambi futhi lumile kunoma yiziphi iziqhingi zaseGrisi, kuqeda izivakashi eziningi zasemini nemifudlana engenayo ezimbonini ezivele zithintekile. Izikebhe zemigwaqo futhi zinikeza ugqozi lohambo oluphindwayo, oluqinisekisa ukusakazwa kwemali engenayo okuqhubekayo okungaba sengozini uma ukufinyelela kulezi ziqhingi kunqunyelwe.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- A lack of accessibility to certain islands will be damaging for local businesses in the retail, tourism and hospitality industries, in addition to the previous three-month shutdown of the tourism industry.
- Inbound tourism is a vital pillar for the Greek economy, as many of the islands rely heavily on visitors all year round, especially in the upcoming summer months.
- Ferry services in and around the islands are also impacted by COVID-19, where operation is at 50% capacity, with thermal screening and a health certificate required to travel by ferry.
