I-Seychelles International Airways iqinisekise kwa-SNA (Seychelles News Agency) ukuthi izoqala umsebenzi wayo omude ngendiza yokuqala eya kulesi siqhingi ngoSepthemba 10 kubagibeli nempahla.
Inkampani yezindiza iyinkampani ezimele, ephethwe yi-Seychellois yezindiza ezinze eziqhingini eziyiziqhingi eziyi-115 zasentshonalanga ye-Indian Ocean. Isikhulu esiphezulu sayo nguRobert Marie.
Umqondo wenkampani yezindiza wazalwa ngo-2011 ngesikhathi i-Air Seychelles, inkampani yenethiwekhi kuzwelonke, iqala ukuba nezinkinga zezimali ezibangele ukudilizwa. UMarie, owayengumshayeli wendiza wale nkampani ngaleso sikhathi, uthe wayekhathazekile ngokuthi uma i-Air Seychelles iqothuka, Seychelles bazobona isimo esifanayo nesango-1985 lapho iBritish Izindiza, i-Air France, nezinye izinkampani zezindiza zinamandla ezweni eliyisiqhingi.
Ukuze angene ebhizinisini lezindiza, uMarie uthe kutshalwe imali eyizigidi ezingama-20 kuya kwezingama-50 zamabhange omabili akuleli nawangaphandle kanye nokusebenzisana nenkampani ezinze eFrance, i-EuroAfrica Trading. Indiza yokuqala ezosetshenziswa i-Airbus A340-600 eqashiwe eyenkampani engaziwa izobe ithwele ithimba labantu abangu-40 abazohlangana nethimba lale nkampani nezikhulu zikahulumeni, kanye namathani angu-30 ezimpahla.
UMarie utshele isithangami sabezindaba ngoLwesihlanu ukuthi ngenxa ye- Ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19, inkampani yezindiza izogxila ezindizeni zezimpahla ezizoqala ngazo. Wachaza ukuthi okwamanje kunesidingo esikhulu sokuhamba kwempahla emhlabeni jikelele.
“Ngeke sigxile ezindizeni zabagibeli okwamanje ngaphandle uma kunesidingo noma indiza eqashiwe, ezolandela yonke imigudu yomnyango wezempilo. Sigxile ekuletheni impahla ezweni njengoba sizwa futhi sinobufakazi bokuthi iSeychelles idinga impahla,” kusho uMarie. “Izindleko zempahla zisuke ku-$1 kanti sezifinyelele ku-$14 kuye ngezinkampani zezindiza. Inkampani yethu yezindiza yenza izingxoxo eziningi ukuze ithole inani eliphansi lempahla, okusho ukuthi sizokwenza ingxenye yethu ukwehlisa intengo yempahla. Sibheke izinga eliphakathi kuka-$3 no-$4.55, kuye ngezwe elivela kulo,” wengeza.
Uhlelo lokuqala lwe-Seychelles International Airways bekuyizindiza ezithatha uhambo olude eziya kwamanye amazwe. Le misebenzi manje kulindeleke ukuthi iqale ngemuva kwe-COVID-19. UMarie uveze ukuthi “njengoba i-Air Seychelles ingenzi uhambo olude, angiboni noma yimuphi ukuncintisana mayelana nalokho ngaphandle kwamanye amabhizinisi angenayo. Njengoba isizinda sethu sizoba lapha e-Seychelles, sizosebenza njengesizinda. Ukuthuthukisa isikhungo, njengesibonelo, singandiza siye eFrankfurt, eJalimane, sithathe abagibeli lapho sibalethe eSeychelles futhi sisuke eSeychelles siye kwenye indawo,” kusho yena. Lokhu kuyingxenye yesu lenkampani yezindiza yesikhathi esifushane.
Njengengxenye yesu lenkampani lesikhathi eside, uMarie ufuna ukubona inkampani yezindiza iba yiyona ehamba phambili eSeychelles futhi ubona ngeso lengqondo ukwakhiwa kwetheminali yesimanje enezinsiza zesimanje. Ngesikhathi kuqhubeka isithangami sabezindaba, ithimba le-Seychelles International Airways liphinde ladalula uphawu lwenkampani yezindiza - oluphuma kwenye yezinyoni ezitholakala kuleli zwe - ijuba eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka laseSeychelles. I-logo inombala obomvu, okubuye kube yingxenye yawo eyinhloko futhi iqhubeka nomthunzi oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
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