Imibiko evela eHarare iveza ukuthi iFly Africa Zimbabwe isikwazile ukubuyisela iAir Operator Certificate (AOC) ngemva kokubhadala imali enkulu kunhlanganiso yeZimbabwe Revenue Authority ebifake isicelo semali engange US$2.4 million. Ukuthi lezo zimali zavelaphi angeke kucaciswe umthombo wezindiza ozinze eZimbabwe, kodwa waphakamisa ukuthi kwakungaba umtshali-zimali owayekulungele ukuthatha ukugembula ngemali yakhe. Uma lokhu kuzobangela olunye uguquko lwezindiza ngokuhambisana nesiqubulo senkampani yezindiza, nokho, kusazobonakala.
Akwaziwa ukuthi izizalwane zeZimbabwe zingaluphindisela yini loludaba emthethwandaba njengoba izikhalazo zabo ngabaphathi beFly Africa abazinze ngaphandle kweZimbabwe zingakaphendulwa, njengokuphawula kwabo engosini yentatheli yakamuva kuqinisekisa.
Indiza eyaqashiswa iFly Africa Zimbabwe iphinde yabuyiselwa kubaqashi lapho sekubonakala ukuthi ukuvinjelwa kwendiza, okuphambene nesiqiniseko esihlale sinikezwa yinkampani yezindiza ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, kuzothatha isikhashana ukuthi isuswe, cishe kuze kube namuhla 2 izinyanga.
Imithombo yezindiza zendawo e-Harare iphinde ithi ukuphuma kwabasebenzi be-Fly Africa, okusolwa ngokungakhokhelwa kwamaholo namaholo, kuzokwenza kube nzima ukuthi inkampani yezindiza iphinde iphinde isebenze noma nini maduze, ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa okukhulu kokuthenjwa emakethe. esikhathini esidlule izithembiso azigcinwanga futhi inqwaba yamakhasimende isalinde ukubuyiselwa imali. Akukho sibuyekezo esithunyelwe ekhasini le-Facebook le-Fly Africa Zimbabwe njengoba okokugcina kube inkulumo mayelana nezinkinga zenkampani yezindiza ngokuxhunywa kwezingcingo, zangoDisemba 9. Mhlawumbe ithimba lezokuxhumana le-Fly Africa Zimbabwe nalo selihlubukile?
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Indiza eyaqashiswa iFly Africa Zimbabwe iphinde yabuyiselwa kubaqashi lapho sekubonakala ukuthi ukuvinjelwa kwendiza, okuphambene nesiqiniseko esihlale sinikezwa yinkampani yezindiza ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, kuzothatha isikhashana ukuthi isuswe, cishe kuze kube namuhla 2 izinyanga.
- It could not be established if the local Zimbabwean partners will not take the matter back to court as their own grievances against the Fly Africa management based outside Zimbabwe has apparently not been addressed, as a recent comment posted by them on this correspondent's blog confirms.
- Local aviation sources in Harare also claim that the exodus of staff from Fly Africa, allegedly over non-payment of wages and salaries, will make it difficult for the airline to resume flight operations any time soon, besides the massive loss of confidence in the market over the past promises not kept and scores of clients still waiting for refunds.
