Abagibeli abangaphezu kuka-70 baseChina Eastern Airlines abavaleleke eLos Angeles kusukela ngempelasonto ngenxa yezinkinga zemishini yendiza yabo bagcine belibangise eShanghai ngoLwesibili ebusuku.
I-Airbus A340 isuke ngo-11 ebusuku kanti kulindeleke ukuthi ifike eChina esikhathini esingamahora amabili, ngokusho kokhulumela inkampani yezindiza. Indiza ibihlelelwe ukuthi isuke ngo-1:30 ntambama ngeSonto kodwa yamiswa ngemuva kokutholakala kwezinkinga zemishini yayo yokwehla.
Iningi labagibeli bokuqala abangama-282 ababeya eShanghai bathathe izindiza eziqondile baya eBeijing ngoMsombuluko nangoLwesibili, kanti abanye bakhansele uhambo lwabo.
Ngemuva kokutholakala kwezinkinga zemishini endizeni ngeSonto, abagibeli bahlala cishe amahora amane ngesikhathi abasebenzi bezama ukulungisa igiya lokuhlala. Abagibeli bagcine betshelwe ukuthi behle.
Abasebenzi basebenze ubusuku bonke ukulungisa indiza. Abagibeli babuye ngoMsombuluko, kodwa kwaqubuka izinkinga ezifanayo ngesikhathi indiza iqala ukugibela amatekisi, ngokusho kwezikhulu zenkampani yezindiza iChina Eastern Airlines eLos Angeles.
Abanye babagibeli ngoMsombuluko benze i-mini sit-in endaweni yokuthenga amathikithi ngemuva kokuthi betshelwe ukuthi behle okwesibili. Kubizwe amaphoyisa asesikhumulweni sezindiza, kodwa kwangaboshwa muntu.
Abagibeli abebevaleleke ehhotela banikezwe ukudla yinkampani yezindiza, kodwa kube nezinkinga ekubuyiseleni imali egcwele ngoba amathikithi amaningi abethengiswa ngama-ejenti abengeza awabo ama-markup, ngokusho kwezikhulu zenkampani yezindiza.
Abagibeli babenenketho yokubuyiselwa imali yendlela eyodwa, bazithengele amathikithi abo okuya e-China kwenye inkampani yezindiza noma balinde kuze kube yilapho inkinga isixazululiwe.
