Izindiza ezintsha ze-Uganda Airlines zifika zigcwele ithemba lezokwelapha

1. I-Uganda Airlines yamukele indiza yesibili entsha ye-Airbus ngokushayela indesheni yamanzi namuhla.
2. Isikebhe sezimpahla sasigcwele inhlanhla ngendlela yezikhungo zokunakekela abagula kakhulu ezanikelwa yi-UNICEF.
3. UNdunankulu ubona ukuthi lokhu kudilivwa kukhuthaza ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha.

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I-Uganda Airlines ihambise u-A2-2021 wayo wesibili namuhla, ngoFebhuwari 330, 800, lapho iqedela khona i-oda yenethiwekhi kazwelonke yama-A330s amabili avela kumkhiqizi i-Airbus ngemuva kokubambezeleka okwakumiselwe uJanuwari ngenxa yokuvalwa komqedazwe we-COVID-19 eFrance.

Ngokusho kukaRoger Wamara, onguMqondisi Wezebhizinisi, kulokhu, ukulethwa kweza nenhlanhla ephindwe kabili njengoba isikebhe sezimpahla sasithwele amathani ama-5 wezindawo zokunakekelwa kwabagula kakhulu ezisuka eToulouse ezinikelwe I-UNICEF (Isikhwama Sezingane Sezizwe Ezihlangene) ngokubambisana phakathi Izindiza zase-Uganda kanye ne-Airbus.

Eshayelwa uCaptain Pilot uCaptain Mike Etyang, indiza, ubhabhadise uMt. URwenzori ngemuva kwentaba ephakeme kunazo zonke e-Uganda, wamukelwa ngokushayela indesheni yamanzi e-Entebbe International Airport nguNdunankulu wase-Uganda, uDkt Ruhakana Rugunda; UNgqongqoshe Wezezimali Nokuthuthukiswa Komnotho uMatiya Kasaija; UNgqongqoshe Wezemisebenzi Nezokuthutha uGen Katumba Wamala; nethimba labachwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe cishe ngo-10: 00 ekuseni.

“Lokhu kuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha nezamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali ezweni. Masiphakamise, sisekele futhi sikhulise umnotho wethu. Lokhu kuzofaka isandla kakhulu ekuguquleni i-Uganda isuke ezweni elincane kakhulu libe yizwe lesimanjemanje futhi elichumayo njengokufisa kweVision 2040, ”kusho uNdunankulu.

UNgqongqoshe uGeneral Wamala wengeze ukuthi le nkampani yezindiza ingamaphesenti ayi-100 kaHulumeni wase-Uganda noMnyango Wezemisebenzi Nezokuthutha kanye noMnyango Wezezimali Nentuthuko Yezomnotho njengoba bengabaninimasheya ababili abakhulu abaphethe amaphesenti angama-50 umuntu ngamunye.

UMqondisi Ophethe Izindiza, uCornwell Muleya, uthe le nkampani yezindiza isizoqhubeka nokwengeza ezinye izindawo okubalwa kuzo iHarare, iKigali, i-Addis Ababa, kanye nama-A330 amasha aqhubekele eMiddle East.

Eqhubeka ephawula ngamasu lapho ebuzwa yi-eTN, uMqondisi Wezentengiso u-Wamara uthe le nkampani yezindiza yakhetha “indawo ekhuluma ngokusabalalisa,” echaza ngokuqhubekayo ukuthi iyindlela yokwenziwa kwezokuthutha lapho abahleli bezimoto behlela khona imizila njengochungechunge oluxhuma indawo engaphandle ukhomba ihabhu emaphakathi. Yileyo ndlela inkampani yezindiza esebenza ngayo nezinye izinkampani zezindiza ukuphakela izindiza zezindiza zeCRJ 900 ukuqhubekisela phambili izindawo kanye nabathwali abazimele basekhaya abanjengo-Aerolink, i-Eagle Air Kampala Executive Aviation, ne-Aero Club, njll emadolobheni asezindaweni eziphakeme nasemapaki esizwe.

Isitatimende senkampani yezindiza sifundeka kanje: I-Asia, iYurophu kanye neMpumalanga Ephakathi.

Ukulethwa kuqeda isigaba sokuqala sokwakhiwa kwezindiza kusukela yavuselelwa ngo-Agasti 28, 2019, ngeBombardier CRJ900 ezine kanye ne-A330-800neo okwenza ingqikithi ibe yisithupha. Ngemuva kweKuwait, i-Uganda yilona kuphela izwe eli-ode uchungechunge lwe-A330-800, kanti i-Airbus, ngakho-ke, inesifiso sokubona impumelelo yezindiza.

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