Njengempendulo yokuqhamuka kwesifo se-coronavirus emhlabeni jikelele, uHurtigruten, okuyisikebhe somkhumbi esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, uzomisa ngokuzithandela ukusebenza kusuka esigxotsheni kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Ephreli.
“Ukumisa okwesikhashana ukusebenza kwaba yisinqumo esinzima ukusithatha. Futhi kungumzuzu ongokomzwelo kimi nalo lonke iqembu le-Hurtigruten. Kodwa ngikholwa ngokuqinile ukuthi yisona kuphela isinqumo esinomthwalo wemfanelo ebunzimeni obungavamile umhlaba obhekene nabo njengamanje, ”kusho I-Hurtigruten Isikhulu esiphezulu uDaniel Skjeldam.
Njengayo yonke imboni yezokuvakasha, uHurtigruten ngesonto eledlule uzibophezele ukumisa isikhashana ukusebenza emanzini ase-US izinsuku ezingama-30. Emasontweni adlule, uHurtigruten ukhuthaze izivakashi ukuthi zihambise ukubhuka kwazo mahhala futhi bezisebenza ubusuku nemini ukusiza izivakashi zibuyele emazweni akubo.
Manje, inkampani yokuhamba ngomkhumbi imisa okwesikhashana imisebenzi yabo yokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngo-Ephreli 28 kanye nohambo lwabo olusogwini lwaseNorway ngo-Ephreli 19.
- Enye yezinto ezibalulekile kuHurtigruten ithi “Siyabakhathalela”. Siyabakhathalela abasebenzi bethu, siyabakhathalela izivakashi zethu, siyayikhathalela imiphakathi yasendaweni esiyivakashelayo, futhi okungenani: Siyayikhathalela indima yethu emphakathini womhlaba wonke. Yingakho manje sithatha lezi zinyathelo ezinkulu ukulandela ukuzibophezela kwethu okuqhubekayo kokuthatha zonke izinyathelo ezifanele ukulwa nokusabalala kwe-COVID-19, kusho uSkjeldam.
Esontweni eledlule, uHurtigruten usize izinkulungwane zezivakashi ukuba zibuyele emazweni akubo. Amaqembu azinikezele asebenza ubusuku nemini ukusiza inani elilinganiselwe lezivakashi ezisemikhunjini kaHurtigruten ebuyela ekhaya.
Ukuqinisekisa ikhefu elibushelelezi neliphephile ekusebenzeni, i-Hurtigruten izothatha kancane kancane imikhumbi yabo, eyakhiwe ngokwezifiso yemikhumbi.
"Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngokubambisana nohulumeni waseNorway, sizothumela imikhumbi yethu emibili esimisweni esichitshiyelwe sasekhaya, silethe izimpahla ezibalulekile nezimpahla emiphakathini yasendaweni ogwini lwaseNorway ngalesi sikhathi senkinga," kusho uSkjeldam.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- "Ngasikhathi sinye, ngokubambisana nohulumeni waseNorway, sizothumela imikhumbi yethu emibili ohlelweni lwasekhaya oluchitshiyelwe, ilethe izinto ezibalulekile nezimpahla emiphakathini yasendaweni ogwini lwaseNorway ngalesi sikhathi sobunzima,".
- Kepha ngikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ukuphela kwesinqumo esinesibopho kule nkinga exakile umhlaba obhekene nayo njengamanje, ”kusho isikhulu sakwaHurtigruten uDaniel Skjeldam.
- Kungakho manje sithatha lezi zinyathelo ezinkulu ukuze silandele ukuzibophezela kwethu okuqhubekayo kokuthatha zonke izinyathelo ezifanele ukulwa nokusabalala kwe-COVID-19, kusho uSkjeldam.
