Izindiza eziyisishiyagalolunye endaweni yezindiza yaseChile, ePeruvia nase-Argentina ziphoqeleke ukuthi zifike ngokushesha ngenxa yokusongelwa ngamabhomu, kusho iCivil Aviation Authority yaseChile.
Ezindiza ezinhlanu, inhlokodolobha yaseChile iSantiago bekungaba iphuzu lendabuko noma indawo okuyiwa kuyo. Izinsongo zamabhomu eziyi-11 sezenziwe, kodwa iziphathimandla zibona ezimbili zalezi “zinsumansumane,” njengoba zaziphathelene nezindiza ezazingasebenzi.
Izikhulu zasePeruvia zikuqinisekisile ukuthi a I-Latam Airlines indiza engu-2369 isuka eLima, ePeru, iya eSantiago, eChile, iphoqeleke ukuba ifike esikhumulweni sezindiza ePisco, ePeru ekuseni ngoLwesine ntambama. Iziphathimandla zasePeruvia zazilunywe indlebe ngaleli bhomu okwakucatshangwa ukuthi laliqhunyiswe ozakwabo baseChile.
Indiza iLatam 433 isuka eMendoza, eChile iya eSantiago ikhishwe emgwaqeni ngenxa yokunye ukusongela kwebhomu, kwathi indiza yohlobo lweLalam 800, eyayivela e-Auckland, eNew Zealand, yafika endaweni ephuthumayo eSantiago.
Indiza ebisuka eBuenos Aires ibheke eChile iphoqeleke ukuthi ifike edolobheni elisenkabeni ye-Argentina iMendoza ngaphambi nje kuka-7 ekuseni ngoLwesine. Isikhumulo sezindiza sikhishwe savalwa, kanti abezimo eziphuthumayo baphenya ngalesi sigameko.
ISky Airlines, okuyindiza yesibili ngobukhulu eChile ngemuva kweLamam, okungenani ibe nezindiza ezintathu ezithintekile. Indiza yakwaSky Airlines 543 ibibanjelwe eRosario Airport e-Argentina. Khonamanjalo, indiza yakwaSky 524 yasuka eMendoza, eChile, yafika endaweni ephuthumayo eSantiago ngaphambi kokudlulela eRosario; kanti iSky flight 162 isuke eSantiago, ngaphambi kokuyalelwa ukuthi ibuyele emhlabeni.
Ezinye izindiza ezimbili zibekelwe phansi, kepha iziphathimandla zezindiza zaseChile azizange zinikeze eminye imininingwane.
Ngemuva kokuhlolwa, zonke izindiza kwathiwa azinazo iziqhumane. Akukho mininingwane enikeziwe yokuthi ngubani owenza izinsongo zamabhomu, noma ngabe kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kwabo. Njengamanje amaphoyisa azama ukulandela imvelaphi yawo.
"Sihlala sinepotimende elilahliwe noma amabili, lokho kuvamile," kusho inhloko yeChilean Civil Aviation Authority uVictor Villalobos Collao etshela isithangami nabezindaba esikhumulweni sezindiza eSantiago, "Kodwa leli yicala elihluke ngokuphelele."
