I-Pandaw Cruise Manje Ivalwe Ibhizinisi Ukuze Lihle Ngenxa Ye-COVID-19

1. Izindawo ezihlinzekelwe ukuhamba ngomkhumbi eVietnam, Cambodia, Laos, naseNdiya seziphelile.
2. Isimo sezepolitiki esibucayi eMyanmar naso sibe nomthelela ekuvaleni.
3. Le nkampani ayinayo enye indlela ngaphandle kokumisa ukusebenza kwayo ngomkhumbi ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezimali kanye nokwehluleka ukuthola enye imali ngenxa yenhlekelele ye-COVID-19.

Yize ukubhuka okuya phambili ukuze kuqalwe kabusha ngo-2022 kwahlala kuqinile, ngokusekelwa okukhulu okuvela emphakathini wasePandaw ohlale uthembekile, inkampani ayinayo imali yokuqhubeka nomsebenzi wokuhlanganisa imikhumbi eyishumi nesikhombisa ngomunye unyaka, bese ilungiswa kabusha ukuze ilungiselele imisebenzi evuselelwe, isikhathi esingaqinisekile ngaso sonke isikhathi, noma sicabanga ukuthi lokhu kungenzeka ngesizini yasebusika ka-2022/23.

Inkampani isebenze ngokuzikhandla onyakeni odlule ukuthola abatshalizimali abasha noma ezinye izinhlobo zezimali ukuze iqhubekele phambili nenkampani, kodwa ngaphandle kwempumelelo.

Yasungulwa ngo-1995, i-Pandaw yaphayona ohambweni lwasemfuleni eVietnam, eCambodia, eLaos, eMyanmar, naseNdiya ngemikhumbi yayo yezitolo edumile. Kuze kube umthelela we-COVID, i-Pandaw yayijabulele ukusekelwa abalandeli abaqotho kwabahambi, ukuhlala kakhulu, kanye nemali engenayo ekhula unyaka nonyaka enemiphumela emihle yezezimali.

Umsunguli wePandaw uPaul Strachan waphawula: “Lesi isikhathi esidabukisa kakhulu kimi, emndenini wami, kubasebenzi bethu nakumakhasimende. Kuphawula ukuphela kwenkathi yethu sonke ngemva kweminyaka engama-25 yohambo lwangempela. Siyaxolisa ngempela ngokudumaza abagibeli bethu abavamile abebebheke ngabomvu ukuthatha uhambo ngemva kokususwa kwemikhawulo yokuhamba. Siphatheke kabi futhi ngamalungu ethu angu-300+ kanye nabasebenzi basogwini abaye bama ngasePandaw futhi benethemba lokuthi bazophinde basebenze ngonyaka ozayo.”

Naphezu kokuvalwa kwe I-Pandaw Cruises, iPandaw Charity, eyenze lukhulu ukusekela abantu kuyo Myanmar ngesikhathi sobunzima obuqhubekayo lapho, izoqhubeka nomsebenzi wayo ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwabaphatheli bayo.