Azisekho Izindiza Zamazwe Ngamazwe ku-South African Airways

Ukuvakashela eNingizimu Afrika kungase kungenzeki ngalesi sikhathi. Ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 kanye nemikhawulo yokuhamba yabasizi kubangele ukwehla okukhulu kwesidingo sokuhamba ngendiza. Lesi simo sibangele izindiza eziningi emhlabeni wonke ukuthi zehlise izindiza, zikhulule abasebenzi bazo, futhi zikhansele izindiza. Endabeni ye-SAA, lesi sinqumo sisho ukuthi i-SAA izohlinzeka kuphela ngosizo emizileni yayo yesifunda neyasekhaya.

South African Airways I-SAA imemezele ukuthi izomisa ngokushesha yonke imisebenzi yamazwe ngamazwe kuze kube umhla zingama-31 kuNhlaba wezi-2020 ngenxa yokuvinjelwa wuhulumeni kohambo okuhloswe ngalo ukumisa ukubhebhetheka kweCoronavirus (Covid-19).

Ngemuva kokumenyezelwa kwesimo senhlekelele ngemuva kokugqashuka kwe-COVID-19 eNingizimu Afrika, uhulumeni umemezele ukuvalwa kokuhamba futhi wakhipha imithethonqubo, eyethula izinyathelo ezithile okuhloswe ngazo ukulwa nokusabalala noma ukusakazeka kwaleli gciwane.

Phakathi kokunye, imithethonqubo, ekhishwe ngoLwesine ithi: “Ukwehliswa kwabantu bakwamanye amazwe emazweni asengozini enkulu kumisiwe ezikhumulweni zezindiza lapho befika. Ukwehliswa kanye nokwehla kuvumelekile ngaphansi kwalezi zimo ezilandelayo: Ukwehliswa kwezakhamuzi zaseNingizimu Afrika ezibuyayo kanye nezakhamuzi ezihlala ngokugcwele; ukuqaliswa kwezakhamuzi zakwamanye amazwe ezihambayo, ukwehla kwesimo esiphuthumayo esimenyezelwe; abantu bakwamanye amazwe kufanele bagunyazwe izinsizakalo zezempilo zasechwebeni; lapho lifika, izisebenzi ezivela emazweni asengozini enkulu zizohlolwa ngokwelashwa futhi zivalelwe izinsuku ezingama-21”.

I-SAA isebenza ezimakethe ezintathu eziyingxenye yamazwe asohlwini lokuvinjelwa ukuhamba njengezindawo ezisengozini enkulu. Lawa yi-United States (Washington DC naseNew York, JFK), i-United Kingdom (London, Heathrow) kanye neJalimane (iFrankfurt neMunich). Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-SAA isebenzisa izindiza eziya e-Australia (Perth) naseBrazil (São Paulo) okungakamenyezelwa ukuthi zisengozini enkulu. Konke lokhu manje kukhanseliwe.

"Ekweseka imizamo kahulumeni yokubhekana nalolu bhubhane, futhi ngokuzuzisa izisebenzi zethu, abagibeli kanye nomphakathi, sinqume ukumisa zonke izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe kuze kube umhla zingama-31 kuMeyi 2020. Kuyisibopho sethu, hhayi nje uhulumeni, ukunqanda ukusakazeka okwengeziwe kwegciwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwanda kwezingozi zethimba lethu lokuthola leli gciwane okuhlanganisa nokuvaleleka emazweni angaphandle ngenxa yokwanda kwemikhawulo yokuhamba angeke kushaywe indiva,” kusho ibamba le-CEO yakwa-SAA, uZuks Ramasia.

“Siyakubona futhi ukuguquguquka kwesimo esisebenza ngaphansi kwaso kanye nesidingo sokusabela ngokushesha kulezi zinguquko, kuze kube manje sizibophezele ukugcina bonke ababambiqhaza bethu bazi nganoma yiziphi izinguquko ngokuqhubekayo,” kusho uRamasia.

I-SAA iyazisola nganoma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kumakhasimende ethu ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19 futhi sikhuthaza wonke amakhasimende ukuthi avakashele iwebhusayithi yethu, ethi, www.flysaa.com, ukuze athole izibuyekezo ezengeziwe.

Amakhasimende elulekwa ukuthi axhumane nabamele ezokuvakasha, noma abhukhe ngokuqondile, Izikhungo Zezingcingo ZaseNingizimu Afrika Zezindiza Zezindiza ku-+27 (0)11 978-1111 noma 0861 606-606 noma 0800 214-774 (eNingizimu Afrika kuphela) noma +27 (0 )11 978-2888.

“Sibonga amakhasimende ngokuseseka kwawo ngokuqhubeka nokubeka ithemba lawo kuSouth African Airways ngezinhlelo zawo zokuhamba,” kuphetha uRamasia.

I-SAA izohlinzeka ngezibuyekezo ezivamile nezifike ngesikhathi ngezitatimende zabezindaba, imigudu yayo esemthethweni kanye nabalingani bayo bezohwebo.