I-Hurricane Ike ibuyekeza kusukela ku-Continental kanye ne-Southwest Airlines

(Septhemba 12, 2008) - Njengoba iSiphepho u-Ike siqhubeka nendlela yaso ebheke ogwini lwaseTexas, izindiza ngokuhambisanayo bezilokhu zishintsha izinhlelo zendiza. Izibuyekezo zamukelwe namuhla ezivela ku-Continental Airlines kanye ne-Southwest Airlines.

Isibuyekezo sakamuva esivela ku-National Weather Service sibonisa ukuthi u-Ike uya enyakatho-ntshonalanga futhi kulindeleke ukuthi aqhubeke nalo mzila ngokujikela enyakatho ngoMgqibelo. Imimoya eqinile ka-Ike ihlala iseduze no-110 mph nezivunguvungu eziphezulu, okuyenza ibe isigaba sesibili sesiphepho. Kubikezelwa ukuthi ngesikhathi iSiphepho u-Ike sifika ogwini lwaseTexas ngoMgqibelo, singase sithuthukele esigabeni sesithathu.

Izindiza Zakwamanye Amazwe

I-Continental Airlines imise ukusebenza endaweni yayo e-Houston e-Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) kuze kube uMgqibelo ilindele isimo sezulu esibi esidalwe yisiphepho u-Ike. Imisebenzi evamile ihlelwe ezindaweni zaseNewark Liberty naseCleveland.

I-Continental ngeke isebenzise izindiza zejethi ezihamba phambili e-IAH kuze kube ngoMgqibelo ebusuku. I-Continental inezinhlelo zokuvuselela isikhungo ngeSonto ekuseni, Septhemba 14, nakuba ezinye izindiza ngeSonto zisazoqhubeka nokukhanselwa.

Imisebenzi yezindiza zesifunda i-Continental Express kanye ne-Continental Connection nayo imisiwe e-IAH kuze kube uMgqibelo.

Abasebenzi bezwekazi abavela kwezinye izindawo zasekhaya basesimweni sokundizela e-Houston ukuze basize abasebenza nabo ekuqaliseni kabusha ukusebenza endaweni ye-IAH ngemva kwesiphepho.

Ngenxa yokusondela kweSiphepho i-Ike, i-Continental ivule indawo yayo ye-Business Continuity engaphandle kwendawo futhi yadlulisela ukusebenza kwenkampani yezindiza kude nesakhiwo sekomkhulu kuze kudlule isiphepho. Inkampani ihlela ukuthi lesi sikhungo, esingaphandle kwedolobha lase-Houston, sihlale sivuliwe kuze kube yiSonto ekuseni lapho imisebenzi iqala kabusha e-IAH. Uma imisebenzi e-IAH iqala kabusha, abahambi kufanele bahlole isimo sendiza yabo ngokushesha ngaphambi kokuya esikhumulweni sezindiza.

Amakhasimende abhukhe ezindizeni eziya noma ezibuya endaweni ethintekile azovunyelwa idethi yesikhathi esisodwa noma ushintsho lwesikhathi ohambeni lwawo ngaphandle kwesijeziso sohambo oluhlelelwe kabusha. Uma indiza ikhanseliwe, ukubuyiselwa imali ngendlela yokukhokha yasekuqaleni kungase kucelwe. Imininingwane ephelele iyatholakala ku-continental.com.

Indlela eshesha futhi elula kakhulu yokushintsha izinhlelo zokuhamba nge-continental.com. Amakhasimende kufanele afake inombolo yawo yokuqinisekisa nesibongo kokuthi “Phatha Ukubhuka.” Amakhasimende angase futhi ashayele ukubhuka kwe-Continental Airlines kokuthi 800-525-0280 noma i-ejenti yabo yezokuvakasha. I-Continental.com inikeza ukubuka konke kokusebenza kwe-Continental, kanye nolwazi lwakamuva mayelana nesimo sezindiza ezithile. Ulwazi oluzenzakalelayo lwesimo sendiza luyatholakala futhi kokuthi 800-784-4444.

I-Southwest Airlines

ISouthwest Airlines imise ukusebenza kwayo ukuya nokubuya eCorpus Christi International Airport, Houston Hobby Airport, kanye naseValley International Airport eHarlingen namuhla – ngoLwesihlanu, Septhemba 12, ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi esasibikezelwe seSiphepho u-Ike. I-Southwest Airlines izophinde imise ukusebenza kwayo kwe-Dallas Love Field kusukela ngo-10:30 am CT kuya ku-5:00 pm CT ngoMgqibelo, Septhemba 13 - izindiza ezengeziwe zase-Dallas zingakhanselwa usuku lonke kuye ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.

Izinhlelo zenkampani zezindiza zokuqalisa kabusha isevisi eziya futhi zisuka e-Corpus Christi, Harlingen, nase-Houston zizoncika esimweni sabasebenzi bezokuphepha esikhumulweni sezindiza, izinsiza, namasevisi ngemva kokudlula kwesiphepho.

Okwamanje, izindiza eziseNingizimu-ntshonalanga e-Harlingen nase-Corpus Christi zikhanseliwe ekupheleni kwebhizinisi ngoMgqibelo, Septhemba 13, futhi izindiza eziseNingizimu-ntshonalanga e-Houston Hobby zikhanseliwe kuze kube sekupheleni kwebhizinisi ngeSonto, Septhemba 14. INingizimu-ntshonalanga iqaphe eduze iSiphepho i-Ike futhi izomemezela noma yiziphi ezengeziwe. izinguquko ekusebenzeni kwayo njengoba isiphepho siqhubeka.

INingizimu-ntshonalanga ikhuthaza kakhulu abahambi ukuthi bathinte i-Southwest Reservations ku-(800) 435-9792 noma babheke izeluleko ezibuyekeziwe zokuhamba kokuthi http://www.souwest.com/ ngaphambi kokungena ku-inthanethi ukuze uthole indiza noma baye esikhumulweni sezindiza. Amakhasimende angakopisha futhi anamathisele isixhumanisi esilandelayo esipheqululini sewebhu ukuze afinyelele okuqondile ekhasini lezeluleko zokuvakasha laseNingizimu ntshonalanga: www.souwest.com/content/travel_center/travel_advisory_0040.html?ref= wthr.

Amakhasimende aseSouthwest Airlines abambe ukubhuka kokuya nokubuya e-Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas Love Field, Harlingen, Houston Hobby, noma eSan Antonio kusukela eNoon Central Time ngoLwesithathu, Septhemba 10, kuze kube sekupheleni kwebhizinisi ngoMsombuluko, Septhemba 15 angase ashintshe uhambo lwawo. ahlela futhi abhukhe kabusha esigabeni sawo sokuqala sesevisi noma sokulinda uhambo (zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-14 kusukela osukwini lwazo lokuqala lokuhamba phakathi kwamabhangqa edolobha langempela nangokuhambisana nezinqubo zethu zendawo yokuhlala) ngaphandle kokukhokha enye imali.

Futhi, amakhasimende aphethe ukubhuka kwendiza ekhanselwe ukuya nokubuya e-Corpus Christi, Dallas Love, Harlingen, noma i-Houston Hobby angase acele ukubuyiselwa imali nganoma iyiphi ithikithi/uhambo lohambo olungasetshenzisiwe.

I-Southwest Airlines yenza konke okusemandleni ayo ukunakekela izidingo zamakhasimende zokuhamba ngendiza kanye nokugcina amakhasimende nabasebenzi bephephile phakathi nesiphepho. Inkampani yezindiza imema amakhasimende ukuthi avakashele ku-southwest.com ukuze athole ulwazi lwakamuva mayelana nendiza. INingizimu-ntshonalanga iphinde ikhuthaze amakhasimende okuvakasha angenathikithi ukuthi avakashele Isikhungo Sokuvakasha eningizimu-ntshonalanga.com ukuze akhansele, ashintshe, futhi/noma abhukhe kabusha ukubhukha kwawo kwendiza. Wonke amakhasimende anamathikithi angathinta Ukubhuka (1-800-435-9792) ukuze uthole usizo olwengeziwe. Ukuze uthole ulwazi oluthile lwesikhumulo sezindiza okuhlanganisa nenani lokusuka kwansuku zonke nenani labasebenzi, sicela uvakashele ku-http://www.swamedia.com/.