I-Virgin Australia Iqalisa kabusha Izindiza eziya eVanuatu

I-Virgin Australia iqala kabusha izinsizakalo zayo eziqondile ezidumile phakathi kwe-Australia ne-Vanuatu namuhla, ngokuqhubekayo yandisa ukuxhumana kwenkampani yezindiza eziQhingini zasePacific.

Ukuze kugqugquzelwe abantu base-Australia ukuthi bathole kabusha i-Vanuatu, imali yokugibela iyathengiswa kusukela ku-$459 (Economy Lite)[1].

Ukubuya okulindeleke kakhulu kwe-Virgin Australia esizweni sase-Pacific Island kuyisinyathelo sakamuva sokwakha kabusha inethiwekhi yayo yamazwe ngamazwe edonsa kanzima futhi iza ngemva kokuba izinkonzo eziya eSamoa kanye nomzila omusha weGold Coast-Bali uqalile kule nyanga. Izinsizakalo ezintsha zamazwe ngamazwe zokuthutha imikhumbi zizobona i-Virgin Australia ikhulisa umthamo wayo wamazwe ngamazwe ngamaphesenti angu-50 ukusuka ku-FY23 kuya ku-FY24.

Izinsizakalo eziqondile ukusuka eBrisbane ukuya ePort Vila zizosebenza endizeni yendiza i-Boeing 737-800 kuze kube izikhathi ezinhlanu ngesonto ngezikhathi eziphakeme kakhulu, futhi kuze kube kathathu ngesonto ezindaweni eziphakeme.

Isikhulu Esiyinhloko Sezamaqhinga Nezinguquko e-Virgin Australia u-Alistair Hartley uthe ukwengezwa kwendawo okuyisiqhingi kuyona kunethiwekhi yase-Virgin Australia kunikeza abenzi bamaholide ukukhetha okukhulu uma kuziwa ekuhleleni indlela yokubaleka khona kanye emnyango wabo.

"Lokhu ukuxhumana okubalulekile nokunesikhathi eside kwe-Virgin Australia, eyaqala ukundiza phakathi kwe-Australia neVanuatu cishe eminyakeni engu-20 edlule," esho.

“Kusho ukuthi abantu base-Australia manje banenye indawo enhle yasesiqhingini sasePacific okuyibangana nje elifushane lokuhamba ngendiza kanye nethuba lokujabulela ubuhle obuyingqayizivele nesiko laseVanuatu.

"Lezi futhi izindaba ezinhle ngempela ngeVanuatu ethembele ekuxhumaneni okufana nalokhu njengomthombo wezokuvakasha kanye nokuxhumanisa abangani nomndeni kulo lonke elasePacific."

Isikhulu seHhovisi Lezokuvakasha laseVanuatu u-Adela Issachar Aru uthe: “Ukuvakasha kwabantu base-Australia kuqhubekile nokukhula kancane kusukela imingcele yaseVanuatu yavulwa kabusha ngoJulayi 2022, futhi ukuxhumana okwengeziwe neVanuatu, ngenxa yeVirgin Australia, kuzosisiza ukwamukela amaholide amaningi ogwini lwethu ngo-2023 nangale kwalokho. .

“Kuningi ongakuhlola eVanuatu, ngezenzakalo ezishintsha ukuphila okumelwe ube nazo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umhambi unesithakazelo esingakanani. I-Virgin Australia ibilokhu inguzakwethu obalulekile we-Vanuatu, futhi ngezindiza ezingami ukusuka e-Brisbane ukuya e-Port Vila, manje sekulula nakakhulu kubantu base-Australia ukujabulela isiko neziqhingi zase-Vanuatu, amahora angu-2.5 nje ukusuka e-Brisbane.

“Sijabule ukubona abantu abaningi base-Australia bephendula obizweni lwaseVanuatu futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukubona i-Virgin Australia ibomvu nokunsomi esibhakabhakeni sethu futhi.”

Izivakashi ezihamba kulo mzila zizokwazi ukufinyelela ekuxhumekeni okubanzi nge-Brisbane kuye kuyo yonke inethiwekhi yamazwe ngamazwe ye-Virgin Australia kanye ne-short-haul international.

Isheduli yendiza ifaneleka kahle kubahambi bezokungcebeleka, ngokusuka ngo-10.40am ukusuka eBrisbane.

Inethiwekhi yamazwe omhlaba edonsa kanzima yaseVirgin Australia iyaqhubeka nokukhula kulandela ukwethulwa kabusha kwebhizinisi ngoNovemba 2020 futhi manje ihlanganisa iBali, Queenstown, Nadi, Port Vila ne-Apia, kanye neTokyo (Haneda) ezoqala ngoJuni 2023.