- Inkampani yezindiza izobe ihlinzeka ngokuhamba ebusuku emlenzeni ophumayo waseLondon ngenkathi izindiza ezibuyayo zizosuka eHeathrow phakathi kwamabili
- Ophethe izokwethula izinsiza eLusaka naseGoli
- Izikhala ziqondene ngqo nesimiso sehlobo sango-2021 esiqala ngoMashi 28
I-Uganda Airlines izoqala ukusebenza kwamazwe ase-Europe, Asia nase Middle East ngemuva kokuphothula inqubo eqhubekayo ye-A320-800 Neo Certification yezindiza neCivil Aviation Authority yase-Uganda.
Lolu uhlelo olunezigaba ezinhlanu okuzothi uma seluphothuliwe, luholele ekwengezweni kwale ndiza ku-Uganda Airlines Air Operator Certificate (AOC).
Inkampani yezindiza ihlala izimisele, yize i-UGX 102billion (USD27.8 Million) yelahleko onyakeni wezimali ka-2019/20, njengoba yehluleka ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwayo lwebhizinisi ngokuhambisana nezikhathi ezihleliwe ngenxa yokuvalwa komhlaba okusetshenzisiwe ukunciphisa ukusabalala Ye-COVID-19.
Imizila yokuqala ebhekiswe ku-A330 yiLondon, Dubai, Guangzhou neMumbai, lapho izindiza zisebenza khona izindiza eziqonde ngqo kulamabhangqa amadolobha asuka e-Entebbe International Airport, anezindiza ezinhlanu ngesonto eziya eLondon nezinye eziyisithupha eziya eDubai, ngokusho kwezikhulu zezindiza. Inkampani yezindiza izobe isinikeza ukuhamba ebusuku emlenzeni ophuma eLondon ngenkathi izindiza ezibuyayo zizosuka kweLondon Intl phakathi kwamabili. Umphathi uzokwethula izinsiza eLusaka naseGoli, nokuletha inethiwekhi yesifunda ezindaweni eziyi-11.
URoger Wamara onguMqondisi, uMarketing nokho uthe isibalo sezindiza sizobalwa ngesikhathi kuqhubeka ukubuyekezwa kwebhizinisi. Ubuye wengeza wathi 'Sifake isicelo salezo zindawo ngaphambi kokuba ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 luphazamise imakethe. Manje sekufanele siphinde sibheke izinombolo futhi ngaphambi kokuthatha isinqumo sokuthi sizosebenza kanjani '.
Khonamanjalo inqubo yokuthola amalungelo omgwaqo, izimvume zabasebenza emazweni angaphandle nokuvunyelwa kokwehla ezindaweni ezibhekiswe kuzo iqhubeka kahle. Kuze kube manje le ndiza isizuze ngempumelelo izindawo zokuhlala eLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR) e-United Kingdom nase Dubai International Airport (DXB) e-United Arab Emirates.
Izikhala ziqondene ngqo nohlelo lwango-2021 lwasehlobo oluqala ngoMashi 28, kepha uMnu Wamara uthi izinsuku zokuqala zingaphansi kokuthi i-UK isusa imingcele ekuhambeni okungabalulekile, nejubane lokunikezwa isitifiketi kwemikhumbi yezindiza engu-A330-800 ngumkhumbi I-Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. Le nqubo ifaka izigaba ezinhlanu kanti i-Uganda Airlines isesigabeni sesithathu.
Ngokusho kukaVianney Lugya, imenenja yezobudlelwano nomphakathi e-Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, ophethe le moto udinga ukuvuselela isitifiketi sakhe se-Air Operators ukuze afake le ndiza entsha ngoba ekuqaleni yayinelayisense ngenkathi isebenza kuphela iMitsubishi CRJ's.
“Izindiza azikakaqinisekiswa ngumlawuli kodwa sinethemba lokuthi uma kuphela u-Ephreli sizobe sesiyiphothulile leyo nqubo. Uma i-UK yehlisa imikhawulo yezokuvakasha, kufanele sikulungele ukwethula iLondon ngesinye isikhathi ngoMeyi, ”kusho uMnu Wamara.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The slots are specific to the 2021 summer schedule that starts on March 28, but Mr Wamara says the start dates are subject to when the UK lifts restrictions on non-essential travel, and the pace of certification of the airline's A330-800 fleet by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.
- The airline will be offering night departures on the outbound London leg while the return flights will depart Heathrow mid-morningThe carrier will soon launch services to Lusaka and JohannesburgThe slots are specific to the 2021 summer schedule that starts on March 28.
- 8 Million) in losses in the 2019/20 financial year, as it failed to implement its business plan in accordance with the planned timelines on account of the global lockdown implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
