Hamba uye kwaBulawayo, eZimbabwe manje nge-Ethiopian Airlines

I-Ethiopian iyingxenye ye-Star Alliance futhi ixhuma inethiwekhi yayo ebanzi nezinkampani zezindiza ezihamba phambili ezivela emhlabeni wonke.

Ngokungeziwe koBulawayo, izindawo zase-Ethiopia emhlabeni jikelele zifinyelela ku-131. Indiza entsha izosebenza ne-B787 ngoLwesibili, ngoLwesine, ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto. IBulawayo, eyaziwa nangokuthi “Idolobha Lamakhosi” inothile ngomlando wamasiko futhi iyidolobha lesibili ngobukhulu eZimbabwe ilandela inhlokodolobha, iHarare. 

Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Ethiopian Airlines Group uMesfin Tasew, uthe “Silokhu sikhulisa inethiwekhi yethu e-Afrika ukuze sihlinzeke ngoxhumano lwezindiza olufinyelelekayo nolulula futhi siqhubekisele phambili ukuhwebelana ngaphakathi kwe-Afrika nangale kwayo. Ukuqala kwendizamtshina eziya koBulawayo kuqakathekile ekuxhumaniseni iSouthern Africa lelizwe jikelele lezindawo zethu ezilikhulu lamatshumi amathathu emazwekazini amahlanu. Siyajabula ukusebenzela iBulawayo, isizinda sezimboni eZimbabwe kanye naseNingizimu Afrika sisheshisa ukuhwebelana ngempahla yethu kanye nezinsizakalo zabagibeli. Izindiza zethu eziya emadolobheni amaningi ezweni zibonisa ukuzibophezela kwethu okuqinile ekusizeni amakhasimende ethu futhi sisekele izwekazi lethu njengezwe elihamba phambili e-Afrika yonke.” 

IBulawayo iyindawo eqakathekileyo yezohwebo kanye lezokuvakasha kubavakashi abavela kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba kanti abaseTopiya bazohlinzeka ngosizo olungcono kakhulu lokuxhumanisa kanye nezivakashi zase-Afrika. I-Ethiopian ibindizela kwamanye amadolobha amabili eZimbabwe -iHarare kanye neVictoria Falls, indiza yayo yokuqala eya eHarare ngo-1980. Indiza entsha yezindiza eya kwaBulawayo ihlose ukuhlinzeka usizo olulula futhi olungabizi ebhizinisini elikhulayo langemva kobhubhane kanye nabavakashi bezokungcebeleka kanye lakwaBulawayo kanye lesifunda seSouthern Africa. 

IBulawayo lidolobho lesibili ngobukhulu njalo lingelesibili ngobukhulu elizweni. Indawo efanelekile yendawo, ingqalasizinda yemigwaqo kanye namabhizinisi amahhotela kwenze idolobha laba isikhungo sezokuvakasha. Idolobhakazi liphinde libe nombukiso wezohwebo wamazwe ngamazwe lapho abantu abavela ezingxenyeni ezihlukene zomhlaba bebuthana khona beheha izivakashi nabahambi bamabhizinisi. Kodwa-ke isikhumulo sezindiza asisebenzi kahle njengoba bambalwa abathwali abaya koBulawayo. Ukuqala kwezindiza ze-Ethiopian Airlines kuletha ezinye izindlela zokuxhumana ngemali yokugibela eqhudelana nabantu bakwaBulawayo kanye nesifunda sase-Afrika eseningizimu. 

Ukukhula kokuxhumana kwe-Ethiopian Airlines kusekela ukusetshenziswa kwamandla amakhulu emboni yezokuvakasha yezwekazi. Indiza entsha eya koBulawayo izokwengeza lula kubahambi, ngaleyo ndlela ivule imisebenzi yokuhweba endaweni yezimboni zaseNingizimu Afrika.