MUMBAI, India - Njengoba ukukhokhelwa kwamaholo kubambezelekile futhi, ingxenye yabashayeli bezindiza kanye nonjiniyela beKingfisher Airlines ayizange isebenze ngoLwesithathu, okuphoqe inkampani yezindiza ukuthi ikhansele izindiza ezingama-26 ezweni lonke, okuhlanganisa nezine ezivela edolobheni.
"Umbhikisho ubumayelana nokubambezeleka kokukhokhelwa kwamaholo enyanga kaMashi," kusho umthombo wendiza. "Kusihlwa, abanye abashayeli bezindiza babe nombono wokuthi kufanele baqhubeke nokundiza kuze kube u-Agasti 13, njengoba abaphathi bebathembisile ngoLwesithathu ukuthi ukukhishwa komholo kaMashi kuzoqala ngalolo suku," engeza.
Abashayeli bezindiza abahlangene ndawonye, futhi izinqumo mayelana nemibhikisho zithathwa kakhulu ngabanye abashayeli bezindiza ngemuva kokubonisana bodwa, kusho umthombo. Okhulumela inkampani yezindiza akatholakalanga ukuba aphawule. Sekungokwesine kusukela ngoFebhuwari abasebenzi bale nkampani yezindiza benqaba ukuya emsebenzini.
Ngokusho kwezikhulu esikhumulweni sezindiza saseMumbai, iKingfisher isebenza ngezindiza eziyi-19 nsuku zonke zisuka eMumbai, kuzo eziyisishiyagalombili eziya eDelhi. NgoLwesithathu, ikhansele izindiza ezine. Kulezi, ezintathu zazihlelelwe eDelhi kanye nelilodwa eChennai. Esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Mumbai, indawo yokubhuka yase-Kingfisher ibibukeka njengegwadule ngoLwesithathu. Njengoba inani lomthwalo wabagibeli lingama-73% kuphela ngoMeyi kanye nama-62% ngoJuni, iKingfisher ingenye yezinkampani ezimbili ezithwala abagibeli (i-Air India ingeyodwa) enamaphesenti aphansi ezihlalo ezihlala abantu ezindizeni zayo.
“Izindiza zenkampani yezindiza (Kingfisher) bezingenalutho,” kusho isisebenzi sendiza esikhumulweni sezindiza. Uchwepheshe wezindaba oneminyaka engu-35 ubudala wakhokha u-Rs 3,000 ngaphezulu ukuze athole ithikithi lendiza eliya eDelhi ngemuva kokukhanselwa kwendiza yakhe yase-Kingfisher. “Ngidinga ukufika eDelhi ngokushesha namuhla. Akukho engingakwenza ngaphandle kokuthenga ithikithi elisha ngenani lokubhukha,” kusho yena. Abanye abagibeli abaningi bacele ama-travel agents ukuthi abhukhe amathikithi amasha.
