MUMBAI, India - Umzila omkhulu wezindiza wase-Mumbai uhlale uvaliwe usuku lwesithathu kulandelana ngeSonto, okuphoqelele ukuphazamiseka kwezindiza, nokubambezeleka kukhuphuka ngehora ngemva kokuhlwa. Isigameko sohambo lwendiza yezindiza iTurkish Airlines sibonakala sifakazele into eyodwa-kunezimo ezithile ngisho nokwenza isikhumulo sezindiza esizimele esingeke sazilungisa.
"Ngisho nangemva kokubhekana nezimo zezulu ezimbi, umsebenzi bekumele uqedwe emahoreni angama-48," kusho uRobey Lal, owayeyilungu (lokusebenza), i-Airports Authority yaseNdiya. "Bekufanele babize abantu abanolwazi lokuthola kabusha izindiza ezimeni ze-monsoon," engeza. NgoLwesihlanu ekuseni, indiza ye-Turkish Airlines A340-300 iphume emgwaqeni omkhulu wezindiza ngemuva kokuhlala emvuleni enamandla kanye nezimo ezimbi zokungabonakali. Isondo layo lekhala kanye nenqola yangaphansi enkulu kwakufakwe odaka endaweni ecishe ibe ngamamitha angu-20 ukusuka kumgwaqo wezindiza. Ukuba seduze kwendiza nomgwaqo omkhulu kuphoqe ukuthi ivalwe. Ukusebenza kwendiza-isikhumulo sezindiza siphatha izindiza ezingaba ngu-700 emahoreni angama-24-zihanjiswe kumzila wezindiza wesibili, 14-32. Ngesikhathi siya emaphephandabeni, i-NOTAM (isaziso kwabasebenza emoyeni) yakamuva ithe umzila wezindiza kufanele uvulwe kabusha ngo-12 ekuseni, ngoMsombuluko.
Umsebenzi wokukhipha indiza unezigaba ezimbili. Eyokuqala, eyayiphethwe u-Larsen no-Toubro, yayihilela ukubeka indlela yesikhashana yokudonsa indiza ibuyele kumzila wezindiza. Okwesibili, lokho kokukhipha indiza odongeni bese idonswa ibuyiselwe endaweni yokulala iphethwe yi-Air India, okuwukuphela kwenkampani yezindiza ezweni eneDisabled Aircraft Recovery Kit. Onjiniyela be-Turkish Airlines kanye nezikhulu zase-Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL), okuyinkampani ephethe lesi sikhumulo sezindiza, bebesiza womabili amaqembu emsebenzini wokubuyisela. Umsebenzi wokwakha indlela yesikhashana waphothulwa ngo-11.30 ebusuku ngoMgqibelo, okwathi ngemva kwalokho kwathatha i-Air India.
"Ngemuva kokuthi izikhwama eziphefumulayo zikhiphe amasondo endiza emfuleni ngeSonto, ukudonswa kwendiza kwangempela kuqale ngo-8 ebusuku," kusho umthombo wesikhumulo sezindiza. Amapuleti ensimbi abekwa phezu kwendlela yesikhashana ukusiza ukuhamba kahle kwamathayi endiza. “Amasondo amakhulu endiza adonswe abuyiselwa emgwaqeni wezindiza. Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, ngo-8.40 ebusuku, isondo lekhala laphenduka izinsimbi zaphela ngaphansi kwesisindo sendiza, zaphinde zafaka isondo ekhaleni odaka,” kusho umthombo. “Kunzima kakhulu ukulinganisa ukuthi indiza izosuswa nini njengoba kungase kube nezinkinga ezithile ezihlobene nesimo sezulu noma ukubambezeleka okuthile kobuchwepheshe obekungalindelekile,” engeza.
Kuzobonakala ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuthi ithimba elihlangene elihlanganisa onjiniyela, izikhulu zenhlangano ephethwe uhulumeni kanye nezinkampani ezizimele ezintathu, okuhlanganisa neyakhe yangaphandle, ukususa indiza nokuvula umzila wezindiza.
Khonamanjalo ngeSonto, imimoya enamandla, efinyelela kumafindo angu-25, ihlasele umgwaqo wezindiza iphazamisa inqubo yokululama futhi yenza kube usuku olunzima kubashayeli bezindiza abahlalisa izindiza eMumbai. “Lapho indiza isinda, kwaba nobuqili nakakhulu ukuma njengoba umzila wezindiza wesibili unikeza kuphela ubude obungamafidi angu-7,000 XNUMX ukuze indiza ime futhi ime,” kusho umkhuzi omkhulu.
Umoya onamandla uphoqe indiza ethwala impahla iLufthansa ukuthi iphambukise iye eHyderabad ngezithuba zabo-4.30 ntambama. "Izame kabili ukuhlala, kodwa ngemuva kokuzungeza kabili umphathi wanquma ukuphambukela eHyderabad," kusho umthombo wesikhumulo sezindiza. I-Singapore Airlines ikhansele izindiza zayo eziya eMumbai njengoba inkampani yezindiza ingahlali indiza yayo kumgwaqo wesibili wendiza.
Yize ukubambezeleka kokufika nokusuka kwezindiza bekuphakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya ehoreni ingxenye enkulu yosuku, kuba kubi kakhulu ebusuku, njengoba bekwenzeka ezinsukwini ezimbili ezedlule. “Indiza yami eya eChennai yayihlelelwe u-8.30 ebusuku, kodwa ngemuva kokuthi sigibele indiza satshelwa ukuthi sehle,” kusho umgibeli weJet Airways. “Ngu-10.30 ebusuku futhi asinalwazi lokuthi izosuka nini,” engeza.
