I-NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) – I-Kenya Airways (KQ) ngoMgqibelo, yethule izindiza ezingami eziya e-Antananarivo, e-Madagascar futhi yabikezela ukuthi lo mzila uzonyusa umthwalo wenkampani yezindiza ngamaphesenti angama-65 kuya kwangu-70.

"Sibheke ukukhuphuka kwamaphesenti angama-65 kuya kwangama-70 wesici somthwalo ngonyaka ozayo noma ngaphezulu lokho ngokusebenzisa abagibeli abangu-737 abathwala ngokwesilinganiso, abagibeli abangu-120," kusho uMnu. Titus Naikuni, i-CEO ye-KQ e-Antananarivo ngoMgqibelo. Nov. 1, 2008.

Lesi sinyathelo siyingxenye yesu lenkampani yezindiza lokuxhumanisa iziqhingi zase-Indian Ocean ezikhuluma isiFulentshi zaseMadagascar, Seychelles, Comoros kanye neMayotte ukuya eParis, eYurophu naseNtshonalanga Afrika ngokudlula eNairobi.

I-KQ izosebenzisa indiza i-KQ 464 kanye ne-KQ 465 ukuze ekugcineni isebenzise izindiza ezintathu ezingami phakathi kwe-Antananarivo neNairobi ngoLwesibili, ngoLwesine nangeMigqibelo.

UNaikuni, nokho, uthe inkampani yezindiza izoqala ngezindiza ezimbili zamasonto onke ngoLwesibili nangoLwesine bese yengeza ifrikhwensi yesithathu njalo ngoMgqibelo kusukela ngoDisemba 2008. IMadagascar iba yindawo yama-44 lapho i-KQ isebenza e-Afrika, kanti eyesibili itholakala phakathi kwe-Indian Ocean, ilandela iComoros. kanye neMayotte.

Uthe iMadagascar iphambili ku-KQ ngoba njengeComoros neMayotte, i-Indian Ocean Islands ihlinzeka okuwukuphela kwebhuloho lezindiza eziya eMpumalanga Ekude. I-Madagascar izophinde ibe usizo ku-KQ njengomzila ophakelayo ezindizeni zayo zaseParis. I-KQ indizela kathathu ngeviki e-Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Nakuba ukuvula imizila emisha kuzoncika ekutheni i-KQ iwatholaphi amalungelo omgwaqo amasha, uNaikuni uthe isu elilandelayo lenkampani yezindiza ukukhulisa amaza lapho indizela khona njengamanje ukuze kuthuthukiswe ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo eziwunikezayo. “Isibonelo, sifuna ukukwazi ukuphindaphinda imizila yase-Dar-es Salaam ne-Entebbe, lapho uma ikhasimende lethu liphuthelwe indiza eyodwa ekuseni, singayihlela kabusha ngeyokuqala ntambama,” kusho uNaikuni.

I-KQ isebenzisa ihabhu kanye nemodeli ye-spook ngokusebenzisa isikhungo sayo seSikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe i-Jomo Kenyatta ukuxhuma i-Afrika ne-Europe, izindawo eziya eMpumalanga Ephakathi naseMpumalanga Ekude.

Uthe umgomo omkhulu we-KQ ukwenza abantu abahamba ezwenikazi bafinyelele lapho beya khona ngoxhumano olulodwa. “Akudingeki udlule osonhlamvukazi abangaphezu kwababili ukuze ufike lapho uya khona,” kusho uNaikuni.

I-KQ 464 izosuka eNairobi ngo-08.00 hrs (isikhathi sendawo) futhi ifike e-Antananarivo ngo-11.45hrs (isikhathi sendawo). Indiza ebuyayo, i-KQ 465 izosuka e-Antananarivo ngo-13.45hrs (isikhathi sendawo) futhi ifike eNairobi ngo-17.30hrs (isikhathi sendawo).

UNaikuni uthe i-KQ izozuza esivumelwaneni sabo sokwabelana ngekhodi ne-Air Madagascar, endizayo ingami iye eNairobi cishe izikhathi ezicishe zifane ukuze ithole usizo olungenazihibe cishe isonto lonke.

Izindiza zaseMadagascar ziza maduze nje ngemuva kokuthi i-KQ iqale izindiza ezingami eziya e-Guangzhou, e-China, ngo-Okthoba 28, 2008.

Obhekelele ezokuxhumana kule nkampani yezindiza, uNksz Victoria Kaigai, uthe inkampani yezindiza yethule uhlelo olusha lwezikhathi zasebusika oluzokwandisa izindiza eziya eBangkok naseHong Kong.

Izindiza zamahora angu-12 eziya e-Guangzhou zizosebenza ngoLwesithathu, ngoLwesihlanu nangamaSonto endizeni yendiza i-Boeing 777. I-KQ ibilokhu indizela e-Guangzhou idlula e-Dubai kusukela ngo-2005.
I-Guangzhou iyindawo yokuthenga enkulu yabathengisi abavela e-Afrika, abaxhuma ngesikhumulo sezindiza saseNairobi i-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Ngaphandle kokunciphisa isikhathi sabo sokuhamba ngamaphesenti alinganiselwa ku-20, abahambi ezindizeni bazophinde basuse ukuma amahora ama-2 eDubai.

UKaigai uthe amaza okuya eBangkok manje azokhuphuka asuka ezikhathini eziyisi-6 aye kweziyi-7 ngesonto kanti lawo aya eHong Kong azosuka ezikhathini ezi-4 kuye kweziyi-5 ngesonto. I-KQ isanda kumaka iminyaka emi-5 isebenza e-Bangkok. Imigubho yeminyaka yonke iqondane nokuthweswa kweziqu kwabasebenzi baseThailand abangu-25 abazobe bejoyina izisebenzi zale nkampani yezindiza.

UKaigai uthe i-KQ manje inabasebenzi baseThailand abangu-46 abazojoyina inkampani yezindiza enabasebenzi abangu-863. Umcimbi wokuqeda iminyaka uhlotshaniswa neNxusa laseKenya eThailand, u-HE Dkt Albert Ekai, izicukuthwane eziphezulu, ama-travel agents, kanye nabagibeli be-KQ.

Kulo mcimbi inxusa lituse iqhaza elibanjwe yiKenya Airways ekwenzeni lula ukuhwebelana phakathi kweKenya neThailand.

I-KQ isiqale isu lokuhlanganisa ukukhula kwayo ngokwenza ngcono abantu bayo, izinhlelo kanye namaza ukuze ihlangabezane nezidingo zamakhasimende.