Emasontweni ambalwa nje kungene umzila omusha ophakathi kweKilimanjaro neNairobi, iFastjet namuhla isebenzise indiza yokugcina phakathi kwalezi zikhumulo zezindiza ezimbili, imithombo esondelene nebhanoyi iphakamisa ukuthi ukumiswa kwenzeke ngenxa yabaphuli bomthwalo abampofu.
Ngenkathi kwethulwa umzila ngoJanuwari 11, izazi zezindiza zaqagela ngokushesha ngosayizi wendiza esetshenzisiwe, i-Airbus A319, evumelana ngokujwayelekile ngaleso sikhathi yokuthi indiza encane ibizolungela kangcono kulo mzila onamandla amancane.
Izindiza eziphakathi kweDar es Salaam neNairobi, noma kunjalo, ziyaqhubeka nokusebenza, imvamisa yansukuzonke eyodwa.
“Abekho abagibeli abenele phakathi kweNairobi neKilimanjaro abagcwalisa u-A319 okungenani ngamaphesenti angama-70. IKenya Airways isebenzisa i-Embraer 190 kanti iPrecision isebenzisa i-ATR kulo mzila, zonke izindiza ezincane nezinto ezithwalayo kulo mzila zikude nendlu egcwele. Ayikho inkampani yezindiza engakwazi ukundiza izindiza ezinezici eziphansi zomthwalo ngenkathi ishaja imali ephansi kangaka. Inselelo ye-Fastjet yimodeli yabo yohlobo olulodwa lwendiza okuthi eminye imizila imane nje ibe mikhulu kakhulu. Lapho bethula eKenya bazokwazi nokuthi i-A319 ingahle ibe nkulu kakhulu kweminye yemizila abayinikezwe kwilayisense yabo Yezindiza. Ngeke ngimangale uma zingasheshe zize nohlobo lwesibili lwendiza yemizila edinga ukwenziwa noma lapho umncintiswano ubambelele kakhulu emakethe, ”kuphawula umthombo ojwayelekile wezindiza ovela eNairobi ekuqaleni kosuku .
Omunye umthombo wengeze wathi: “Iningi lomgwaqo ophakathi kwe-NBO ne-JRO uvela kubahambi bamazwe aphesheya abahamba ngeNairobi baye eMpumalanga Afrika futhi bakhetha ukundiza baye e-Arusha ukuze baqale uhambo lwabo lwaseTanzania ukusuka lapho. Akunaphuzu elanele lokukhomba ithrafikhi ukuxhasa ukusebenza kwendiza enkulu. Isihambi esisuka e-Arusha sithatha ihora ukuya esikhumulweni sezindiza, sidinga ukubheka emahoreni amabili ngaphambi kwendiza bese kuthatha imizuzu engama-40 ukuya eNairobi. Labo abahamba ngomgwaqo odlula eNamanga, lapho umgwaqo omkhulu omkhulu wenza ezokuthutha zomgwaqo ziphephe futhi zisheshe ukuze abantu bacabange ukuthi kungani behamba lapho isikhathi sonke sohambo sinye? Lokhu akufani nokundiza usuka eDar uye eMbeya noma eMwanza ngakho-ke ucwaningo lwemizila mhlawumbe belungelona oluhamba phambili. ”
Imakethe manje isibheke kakhulu ukuthi i-Fastjet izokwethula nini izindiza ezazithenjisiwe zisuka eZanzibar ziye eNairobi noma nini kungekudala noma lapho kumenyezelwa indiza yesibili phakathi kweDar es Salaam neNairobi. Kokubili kwasekhaya nasesifundeni, iFastjet, nokho, ihlala iyindiza ethwala abagibeli abaningi ngaphakathi nangaphandle kweTanzania, iphakamisa ukuthi imodeli yebhizinisi isebenza emizileni lapho izinombolo zabagibeli ezanele zisiza ukugcwalisa izindiza zabo.
Khonamanjalo, i-Fastjet iqokwe njengomunye wabambalwa bezinkampani ezibiza ngemali ephansi (i-LCC) ze- “Best LCC e-Afrika” kuma-World Travel Awards kanti ukuvota kuyaqhubeka kuze kube nguFebhuwari 29.
