Lapho ugibela Indiza yeLufthansa 480 ukusuka eMunich, eJalimane, kuya eMiami, eFlorida, ohambweni lwami lokuqala lokuya e-USA, emasontweni ambalwa edlule, konke kwakulungile.

I-Airbus 380 yayingagcwele, futhi nganginezihlalo ezintathu. Kuhle!

Besivele sindiza isikhathi esithile ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantic lapho ukaputeni enza isimemezelo sokuthi ngenxa ye-alamu yomlilo egumbini lezimpahla, baphumelele ukulawula umlilo bagcwalisa yonke indawo yezimpahla ngefu legwebu njengoba bekubonakala ngathi iyisiphephetha umoya kwase kushise umlilo.

Ukaputeni uqinisekise ukuthi konke kulawulwa. Kepha ngenxa yezizathu zokuphepha ngeke sisaqhubeka nendiza yamahora ayisishiyagalombili asele ukuya e-USA ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantic. Esikhundleni salokho, sasizobuyela emuva siphinde sifike ezweni lapho sasizoya khona eParis.

Abagibeli bathula bonke futhi bacabanga. Ngibheke isikhathi sendiza esisele kuqapha. Sibone i-U-turn enkulu obekufanele siyenze ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantic kanye nesikhathi sendiza eya endaweni yethu entsha enikezwe ngaphezulu kwamahora ama-2 nemizuzu engama-30. Ukusola kwaqala ukungena ngaphakathi kimi.

Izisebenzi ngakolunye uhlangothi zazingcweti kakhulu futhi zinhle.

Ngangizwa iphunga lentuthu lapho ngangihleli khona futhi ngazisa izisebenzi. Bebazi futhi bethembisa ukushintsha isihlalo sami nohlangothi lwendiza, kodwa lokhu bekungeke kwenze mehluko omkhulu.

Sasisemakhilomitheni ayi-140 kuphela ukusuka eParis lapho isikhumulo sezindiza sasilungiselelwa ukufika (mhlawumbe) okuphuthumayo, lapho ukaputeni ebuya e-PA wathi kungcono ukuya eMunich, okwakuyihora elilodwa ukusuka. Wachaza ukuthi kuzoba ngcono kakhulu, ngoba abasebenzi basemhlabathini babeseduze ukuhlela ukubhalwa kabusha kwezincwadi nakho konke lokho okuhambisana nalokho.

Ngokwengeziwe, kwakukhona ezinye izikhumulo zezindiza ezazisendleleni lapho sasingahlala khona uma kunesidingo.

Senzile yenze eMunich, kepha ukuphambukiswa kwabonakala kungapheli.

Iqembu lezicishamlilo lalisilindele lapho sehla, kodwa ngenhlanhla sakwazi ukwehla esangweni.

Abasebenzi babemangalisa, futhi abagibeli babengakaze babonakale benovalo lapho izindaba ziqala ukuphuma e-cockpit okokuqala.

Abasebenzi basemhlabeni nabo babemkhulu futhi bewusizo. Esikhathini esingaphezu kwehora elilodwa, iningi labagibeli abangama-283 babhukishelwa usuku olulandelayo futhi amahhotela ahlinzekiwe.

Ngabhukwa endizeni ebheke eZurich kwathi ngakusasa ekuseni ngendiza ebisuka eZurich iya eMiami - ekugcineni ngangizohambela e-USA.

Abanye badlula eNew York baya eMiami, ngoba iningi labo lalibhukhe isikebhe esisuka eMiami noma babenendiza eqhubekayo. Isimo sabagibeli besizolile, njengoba sonke besibonga ukusebenza kahle kwethimba nethimba eliphethe phansi.

Ngenkathi indiza yami yaseSwitzerland eya eZurich yabambezeleka ngokuhlwa ngosuku olufanayo, ipotimende lami lalahleka lapho lifika ebusuku kakhulu eZurich. Ibhasi le-shuttle yehhotela lahamba lapho sisanda kufika, kodwa ekugcineni safika ehhotela ngaphambi kwamabili.

Ngakusasa ekuseni, kanye nabanye abagibeli, sahamba ngendiza ebhalwe ngaphezulu ye-Airbus 330-300 yaseSwitzerland eya eMiami, eyayingakhululekile kangako kune-Airbus 380, kodwa konke kwakulungile. Ngisho nepotimende lami lase lifikile futhi lalisebhandeni lemithwalo eMiami.

Kwaba yisiphetho esijabulisayo sesimo esithile esimayelana nalokho esingaze senzeke ngaleyo ndlela.