Ukuya e-USA: Ngaba ukulungele ukuJika okungalindelekanga?

Xa ukhwela Inqwelomoya yaseLufthansa 480 ukusuka eMunich, eJamani, ukuya eMiami, eFlorida, kuhambo lwam lokuqala lokuya e-USA, kwiiveki nje ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, yonke into ibiphelele.

I-Airbus 380 ibingagcwalanga, kwaye bendinezihlalo ezi-3 zam. Kakhulu!

Besisele sibhabha okwexeshana ngaphezulu kweAtlantiki xa umphathi wenqanawa wenza isibhengezo sokuba ngenxa yesilumkiso somlilo kwigumbi lempahla, bazise umlilo ngempumelelo kwaye bazalisa yonke indawo yeempahla ngelifu lamagwebu njengoko kwakubonakala ngathi kukuphefumla umlilo.

Umphathi wenqanawa waqinisekisa ukuba yonke into iphantsi kolawulo. Kodwa ngenxa yezizathu zokhuselo asizukuqhubeka nenqwelomoya yenqwelomoya ehamba iiyure ezingama-8 ukuya eMelika phesheya kweAtlantic. Endaweni yoko, sasiza kubhabha sibuyele emhlabeni kwakhona apho sasiya khona siye eParis.

Bonke abakhweli bathi cwaka kakhulu kwaye bacinga. Ndikhangele ixesha eliseleyo leenqwelomoya esweni. Ukubona i-U-turn enkulu ekufuneka siyenzile ngaphezulu kweAtlantic kunye nexesha lokubaleka ukuya kwindawo yethu entsha eyanikwa ngaphezulu kweeyure ezi-2 kunye nemizuzu engama-30. Ukurhanela kwaqala ukunyuka ngaphakathi kwam.

Iqela labasebenzi kwelinye icala lalinobungcali kwaye lihle.

Bendisiva ivumba lomsi apho bendihleli khona ndazisa abasebenzi. Bayazi kwaye banikezele ngokutshintsha isihlalo sam kunye necala lenqwelomoya, kodwa oku ngekhe kwenze mahluko ungako.

Sasikumgama oziikhilomitha ezili-140 ukusuka eParis apho isikhululo seenqwelomoya sasilungiselelwe ukuhlala (ngokungxamisekileyo) ukufika, xa umphathi wabuyela kwi-PA kwaye wathi kungangcono siye eMunich, eyayisele iyure enye. Ucacisile ukuba kungangcono kakhulu, kuba abasebenzi basemhlabeni bebesondele ekulungiseleleni ukuphinda babhale kwakhona kwaye konke oku kuhamba noko.

Ukongeza, zazikhona izikhululo zeenqwelo-moya ezazisendleleni apho sasinokuhla khona xa kukho imfuneko yoko.

Senze yenze eMunich, kodwa ukuphambuka kwabonakala kungapheliyo.

Kwakukho iqela labacimi-mlilo ababelindele ukuba sifike, kodwa ngethamsanqa sakwazi ukwehla esangweni.

I-crew yayimangalisa, kwaye akukho ndawo abakhweli babebonakala boyike xa iindaba zaphuma e-cockpit okokuqala.

Abasebenzi basemhlabeni babemkhulu kwaye beluncedo. Kwisithuba esingaphezulu kweyure enye, uninzi lwabagibeli abangama-283 babhukishelwa usuku olulandelayo kwaye iihotele zazibonelelwe.

Ndabhukishwa ngenqwelomoya eya eZurich nakwintsasa elandelayo yenqwelomoya esuka eZurich isiya eMiami- ekugqibeleni ndandiya eMelika.

Abanye bahamba ngeNew York baya eMiami, kuba uninzi lwabo lwalunenqanawa ebhukishe ukusuka eMiami okanye babenenqwelomoya eqhubekayo. Imeko yabakhweli yayizolile, njengoko sonke sinombulelo ngokusebenza kakuhle kweqela kunye neqela eliphethe umhlaba.

Ngelixa indiza yam yaseSwiss eya eZurich yalibaziseka ngokuhlwa kwangolo suku lunye, isutikheyisi yam yalahleka xa ifika ebusuku kakhulu eZurich. Ibhasi yasehotele yemka xa sasisandul’ ukufika, kodwa ekugqibeleni safika ehotele ngaphambi kwasezinzulwini zobusuku.

Ngentsasa elandelayo, sikunye nabanye abakhweli, sahamba ngenqwelomoya ene-Airbus 330-300 yaseSwitzerland eya eMiami, eyayingakhululekanga kangako kune-Airbus 380, kodwa konke kwakulungile. Nditsho nesutikheyisi yam ibifikile kwaye ibikwibhanti yemithwalo eMiami.

Yayisisiphelo esonwabisayo semeko enxulumene noko engazange yenzeke ngaloo ndlela.

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