IKenya Airways inqabe ukungena esibhakabhakeni saseTanzania

Ifu elimnyama lilenga esibhakabhakeni saseMpumalanga Afrika kushuba phakathi Kenya Airways neziphathimandla zezindiza zaseTanzania, ngemuva kokuthi zombili izifundazwe ezingomakhelwane zivule isibhakabhaka ngezinyathelo ezindizayo zokundiza.

ITanzania ivule isibhakabhaka sayo ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi, kanti iKenya yathatha isinyathelo esifanayo ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, kodwa izindiza phakathi kwalaba makhelwane behlulekile ukwenzeka ngemuva kokuthi iziphathimandla zaseKenya zisuse iTanzania ohlwini lwama Covid-19-amazwe aphephile anezakhamizi ezikufanelekele ukuya eKenya.

Iphendula isinqumo seKenya, iTanzania ivimbe izindiza zeKenya Airways ukuthi zingene esikhaleni sazo kusalindwe esinye isaziso.

Ukungqubuzana phakathi kweKenya Airways neziphathimandla zaseTanzania kuze kube yimanje kukhungathekise umphakathi wamabhizinisi wezivakashi waseMpumalanga Afrika, kuqaphela ubukhulu bevolumu yezivakashi phakathi kwalaba bomakhelwane.

AbakwaTanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) ngoJulayi 30 bazikhanselile izinhlelo zokuvumela iKenya Airways ukuthi iqale kabusha izindiza, icaphuna isinqumo seKenya sokukhipha iTanzania ohlwini lwamazwe abantu bawo abazovunyelwa ukungena ngaphansi kwemingcele ebukeziwe ye-coronavirus.

Umqondisi jikelele weKenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) uGilbert Kibe uthe balinde izwi elivela eTanzania, kodwa bazwakalisa ithemba lokuthi umphumela uzoba muhle.

Ngemuva komhlangano wabaphathi ababili bezindiza, iKenya yatshelwa ukuthi ilinde impendulo evela eTanzania.

I-TCAA iqale yavumela i-KQ ukuthi iqale kabusha izinsizakalo ezihleliwe eDar es Salaam naseZanzibar.

UNgqongqoshe wezokuThutha eKenya uJames Macharia utshele abezindaba baseKenya ekuqaleni kwale nyanga ukuthi umlawuli wezindiza waseTanzania ukuhoxisile ukuvinjelwa futhi wavumela umphathi wezwe waseKenya ukuthi aqhubeke nezindiza ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti, kodwa ukuvinjelwa kusaqhubeka.

IKenya Airways iqale kabusha izindiza zamazwe omhlaba ngo-Agasti 1, yaya ezindaweni ezingaba ngu-30 okokuqala ngqa selokhu kwalengiswa imizila ngoMashi ngenxa yeCOVID-19.

ITanzania ingenye yemizila enenzuzo enkulu yeKenya Airways nezindiza zayo ezihlala njalo eziya emabhizinisini abalulekile aseTanzania nasemadolobheni okuvakasha kubandakanya isiqhingi sabavakashi sase-Indian Ocean saseZanzibar.

IKenya Airways ibiphinde yaqala izindiza zasekhaya maphakathi noJulayi nezindiza zamazwe omhlaba ngo-Agasti.

Ukungqubuzana phakathi kweKenya neTanzania kubonwe ngemuva nje kokuqubuka kwalolu bhubhane e-East Africa, lapho iKenya ivimba abashayeli bamaloli baseTanzania ukuba bangene endaweni yayo, besaba ukuthi bazosabalalisa lesi sifo.

Iziphathimandla zaseTanzania zithathe indlela ephikisanayo yokulwa nobhadane lwe-COVID-19 zase zivula yonke imingcele yazo ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule.

I-East African Community Business Council (i-EABC) iluhlolile lolu daba, yanxusa iKenya neTanzania ukuthi basheshise ukuvulwa kabusha kwesikhala somoya ngaphandle kwemibandela.

"I-EABC iyanxusa, amazwe angaphansi kwe-East African Community (EAC) ukuthi abeke eqhulwini bese esheshisa ukuvulwa kabusha okungenamibandela kwezinsizakalo zokuthuthwa komoya esifundeni futhi avumelane ngendlela ehlelekile ye-EAC yokuvulwa komkhakha wezindiza wesifunda," kusho inkosi ye-EABC umphathi, uPeter Mathuki.

UDkt Mathuki uthe ukuvulwa kabusha kwezinsizakalo zokuthuthwa komoya ezifundeni kuzohlanganisa amaketanga enani lezinto zokwenyuka kwezimpahla ezithunyelwa ngaphandle kanye nezokuvakasha ezifundeni futhi kuvumele abahlinzeka ngemisebenzi ukuthi bangene emakethe enkulu ye-EAC.

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