Ngemuva kokuthi abasebenzi baseBritish Airways bevotele kakhulu isiteleka ekuqaleni kwesonto, abagibeli kulo lonke elaseMpumalanga Afrika baqale ukuhamba ngobuningi beya kwezinye izinkampani zezindiza njengendlela yokuzivikela, bengafuni ukubeka engcupheni yokuvaleleka ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi noNcibijane uma kwenzeka ukuthi ukuhamba kwabo kuthinteke. isinyathelo sokuteleka noma besaba ukuthi bangase bahlupheke ngenxa yokubambezeleka isikhathi eside ngemva kokuphazamiseka kokujikeleza kwezindiza. Ezinye zezinkampani zezindiza eKampala kule kholamu zikhulume ngemibuzo eyengeziwe eqinisekisiwe nesidingo sezindiza zazo phakathi nenkathi yamaholide futhi zazwakalisa buthule ithemba lazo lokugcina abanye balabo bagibeli esikhathini esizayo ngemva kokuba nethuba lokusampula isevisi yabo yendiza nokusebenza. emhlabathini nasemoyeni.
Abasebenzeli bezokuvakasha baluleka amakhasimende abo ukuthi ayeke izinhlelo zokuhamba nge-BA kusukela ngomhlaka-21 Disemba, futhi ecabangela ukuhlala kwabagibeli abavaleleke kanye nezindiza okungenzeka zibambeke kwenye indawo ngemva komhla zi-2 kuJanuwari, ukuze zibuyele e-BA ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuphela kweziteleka.
Lapha kungase kusebenze imbuyiselo encane, njengoba i-BA bekuyinkampani yezindiza esebenza kakhulu futhi ezimisele kakhulu ukunciphisa amakhomishini esikhathini esithile esidlule, okwadala ulaka lwama-ejensi esifundeni ngaleso sikhathi, futhi okungenani umenzeli oyedwa wezokuvakasha le kholomu wakhuluma naye. wavuma ngokukhululekile ukuthi ubhukha i-BA kuphela lapho amakhasimende ephikelela ngempela futhi engenakuncengwa ukuba asebenzise enye inkampani yezindiza futhi uzosebenzisa lesi simo ukukhangisa ezinye izinkampani zezindiza ezifana ne-SN, KLM, Emirates, Virgin, Swiss, ne-KQ ngezindleko zeBritish Airways.
“Imizwa yami nge-BA ayisuki, yibo abahola ukuhlasela kwamakhomishini ethu futhi lokhu akusoze kwalibaleka, hhayi yimi noma kunjalo,” esho evala.
Umonakalo okungenzeka lesi siteleka siwenze ebhizinisini lesikhathi esimaphakathi neside leBritish Izindiza awunakubukelwa phansi okwamanje, uma kubhekwa imizwa enamandla evezwa abantu abangase bagibele kanye nabathembekile be-BA bangaphambilini le kholomu ekhulume nabo, akekho noyedwa kubo ozwakalise ngisho nokukodwa ukuzwelana naye. ngeziteleka ezihlosiwe.
Njengoba iziteleka manje sezigunyazwe phakathi kukaDisemba 22 kuze kube uJanuwari 2 - lesi yisikhathi esiphezulu sokuhamba kwabantu abafuna ukuba nemindeni, kanti abanye bahlele amaholide ohambo olude lokuya endaweni yelanga nesihlabathi - kungenzeka ukuthi izinhlelo zamashumi izinkulungwane zabantu zizophazamiseka, kuyilapho ezinye izindiza eziningi zilinde emaphikweni ukuze zithole isidingo esengeziwe. Ngeke kube yiholide elijabulisayo kubahambi uma i-BA ihumusha “British Absent.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Lapha kungase kusebenze imbuyiselo encane, njengoba i-BA bekuyinkampani yezindiza esebenza kakhulu futhi ezimisele kakhulu ukunciphisa amakhomishini esikhathini esithile esidlule, okwadala ulaka lwama-ejensi esifundeni ngaleso sikhathi, futhi okungenani umenzeli oyedwa wezokuvakasha le kholomu wakhuluma naye. wavuma ngokukhululekile ukuthi ubhukha i-BA kuphela lapho amakhasimende ephikelela ngempela futhi engenakuncengwa ukuba asebenzise enye inkampani yezindiza futhi uzosebenzisa lesi simo ukukhangisa ezinye izinkampani zezindiza ezifana ne-SN, KLM, Emirates, Virgin, Swiss, ne-KQ ngezindleko zeBritish Airways.
- Some of the other airlines in Kampala this column spoke with confirmed extra inquiries and demand for their flights over the holiday season and quietly expressed their hope to retain some of those passengers in the future after they had a chance to sample their own inflight service and performance on the ground and in the air.
- With the strikes now sanctioned between December 22 until January 2 – this being the absolute peak travel period for people wanting to be with families, while others have planned long-haul holidays to sun and sand destinations – it is likely that the plans of tens of thousands of people will be disrupted, while many other airlines are waiting in the wings to absorb the extra demand.
