I-Qatar Airways ivula ngokusemthethweni umzila waseGuangzhou, ichaza ngezinhlelo zokunweba

Guangzhou, China (eTN) – Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Qatar Airways u-Akbar Al Baker ukhulume ngokwethulwa ngempumelelo kwenkampani yezindiza e-Guangzhou, inhloko-dolobha yaseNingizimu neChina lapha ngoMsombuluko, eqokomisa ukunwetshwa kwezimakethe ezithatha isikhathi eside eminyakeni embalwa ezayo.

I-Guangzhou iyindawo yesine ye-Qatar Airways ezinze e-Doha e-China kanye ne-82 emhlabeni jikelele. Inkampani yezindiza manje isebenzisa isamba sezindiza ezihleliwe ezingama-20 ngesonto ukuya e-China ukusuka enkabeni yayo yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi i-Doha ukuya e-Beijing (izindiza ezine), i-Shanghai (izindiza ezinhlanu), i-Hong Kong (nsuku zonke) ne-Guangzhou (izindiza ezine). Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Meyi, inkampani yenethiwekhi ingeza imvamisa yesihlanu e-Guangzhou, indawo ye-15 ye-Qatar Airways eMpumalanga Ekude.

I-Guangzhou, eyaziwa nangokuthi igama layo elidala lesiNgisi elithi Canton, inabantu abacishe babe yizigidi eziyi-10 futhi inhloko-dolobha yesifundazwe saseGuangdong. Itholakala emfuleni iPearl, leli dolobha lingamakhilomitha angu-120 kuphela enyakatho-ntshonalanga yenhloko-dolobha yamabhizinisi aseChina eHong Kong.

Enye yezinkampani ezithwala izimoto ezikhula ngokushesha emhlabeni, iQatar indizela ezindaweni eziningi eziya eNyakatho Afrika, eNingizimu Afrika naseNigeria. Iphinde ihlanganise nenhloko-dolobha yaseMpumalanga Afrika iNairobi (nsuku zonke) neDar es Salaam.

Ekhuluma nabezindaba baseShayina nabakwamanye amazwe esithangamini sabezindaba lapho bekuphawula ukwethulwa komzila omusha wenkampani yezindiza oya eGuangzhou eWestin Hotel (Guangzhou), uMnu Al Baker uthe inkampani yezindiza izimisele ngokuvula ezinye izinsiza njengengxenye yohlelo lokukhulisa olunolaka ukuze kusebenze amabhizinisi ajabulisayo amadolobha okungcebeleka emhlabeni jikelele.

Ubalule umzila weDoha – Guangzhou, owethulwe ngoMashi 31, njengesibonelo sokuzibophezela kwenkampani yezindiza ukwethula izindiza eziya emadolobheni abalulekile emazweni aneminotho ethuthukayo.
Le nkampani yenethiwekhi okwamanje isebenzisa indiza yesimanje yezindiza ezingama-62 i-Airbus ne-Boeing eziya ezindaweni ezingama-82 kulo lonke elaseYurophu, eMpumalanga Ephakathi, e-Afrika, e-Indian Subcontinent, Far East naseNyakatho Melika. Kusukela ngoNovemba 10, izokwethula izinsiza eziqondile ezingami e-Houston, indawo yayo yesithathu e-United States.

UMnu u-Al Baker uncome ukwanda kwenkampani yezindiza eChina njengesinyathelo sokuqhubeka nokweseka omunye weminotho ekhula ngokushesha kakhulu emhlabeni. “Umzila wethu omusha wakhela empumelelweni yokusebenza kweQatar Airways kulo lonke elaseChina eminyakeni embalwa nje selokhu sethula izindiza eziya kulesi simo somnotho esishintshayo ngo-2003,” esho, ekhuluma esithangamini nabezindaba eWestin Hotel.

“Silakhe kancane kancane ibhizinisi lethu e-China, okokuqala nge-Shanghai, kwase kuba i-Beijing ne-Hong Kong - futhi manje ngiyajabula ukubona inkonzo yethu ye-Five Star eyawina imiklomelo inweba kwelinye idolobha elibalulekile. I-Guangzhou inikeza abahambi bebhizinisi nezokungcebeleka elinye isango eliya kuleli zwe elihehayo.”

“I-Qatar Airways ibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela abagibeli abavela e-Europe, Middle East nase-Afrika ezindizeni ezintsha eziya e-Guangzhou ngokusebenzisa isikhungo sethu sase-Doha. Umzila uhlinzeka ngoxhumano oluqinile lwezemidlalo njengoba i-Doha isingathe imidlalo yase-Asia emikhulu kunayo yonke eyake yaba khona ngo-2006, kanti i-Guangzhou izosingatha Imidlalo elandelayo yase-Asia ngo-2010,” kwengeza u-Al Baker. "Sithathe isinyathelo esibalulekile sokundiza siye eGuangzhou, futhi njengoba sikhulisa ibhizinisi lethu, sizobheka amathuba afanayo emhlabeni jikelele."

Njengoba enama-oda asele engeziwe ezindiza ezintsha sha ezingaphezu kuka-200 ezibiza ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-30 zamaRandi, u-Al Baker uthe ukudiliva kule minyaka embalwa ezayo kuzoba yimbangela yokuvula imizila emisha emhlabeni wonke.

“Ngendawo yethu ekahle emaphakathi eGulf, maduze nje sizokwazi ukusebenzisa izindiza eziya kunoma yiliphi idolobha elibalulekile emhlabeni wonke ngokungami, ngenxa yokufika kwenguqulo ye-Long Range yendiza yethu i-Boeing 777 ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka,” kuchaza. U-Al Baker, kamuva owavula ngokusemthethweni ihhovisi lenkampani yezindiza entsha yokuthengisa nokubhukha enkabeni yesifunda sebhizinisi sase-Guangzhou.

“I-Boeing 777-200LR iyakwazi ukundiza amabanga acishe abe ngu-17 ingami futhi inika abagibeli be-Qatar Airways ulwazi oluyingqayizivele lokundiza. Sizovula imizila emisha yamabhizinisi nezokungcebeleka emhlabeni wonke ngale ndiza enhle kangaka, okuhlanganisa neHouston.”
Umthwali u-ode izindiza ezingama-32 ze-Boeing 777 - okuyingxube yezinhlobo ze-Long Range kanye ne-Extended Range - kanye nezinye izinhlobo zezindiza, okuhlanganisa ama-60 Boeing 787s, 80 Airbus A350s nama-Airbus A380 super jumbos amahlanu.

Phakathi nesethulo sakhe, u-Al Baker ubuyekeze abezindaba mayelana nokwakhiwa Kwesikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe E-Doha, esizosiza ukwenza lula ukwanda okukhulu kwe-Qatar Airways.

Umsebenzi wokulungisa kabusha iphrojekthi usuphothuliwe njengoba amaphesenti angama-60 esizinda sakhiwe emhlabeni ombiwa olwandle. Yomibili imigwaqo yezindiza iyama futhi ingqalasizinda yetheminali isakhiwa. Isikhumulo sezindiza kulindeleke ukuthi sivulwe ngo-2010 lapho siqala ukuthwala abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-24 ngonyaka, sikhuphuke sifinyelele ezigidini ezingu-50 ngesikhathi sokuthuthukiswa kokugcina kusukela ngo-2015 kuya phambili.

U-Al Baker uphinde wakhuluma ngokuzibophezela kweQatar Airways endaweni ehlanzekile nephephile, egcizelela ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ibihola ucwaningo lwamazwe ngamazwe olusezingeni eliphezulu olubheka uphethiloli we-Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) ukunika amandla amajethi abagibeli.