Intlekele ekudala ilindelwe ukuba uninzi lwabasebenzi bezokhenketho kunye nokhenketho bebelinde ukubetha iVirgin Nigeria ekugqibeleni yenzekile. Iindaba ezimbi zomntu ophethe iflegi yelizwe ziye zabhengezwa kuLwesihlanu odlulileyo, ngoJanuwari 9, 2009, xa kwanqunyanyiswa ukunqunyanyiswa kweenqwelo-moya eziya eLondon naseRhawutini, iindlela zoMzantsi Afrika eziye zanqunyanyiswa.
Ukhupho olusayinwe ngumphathi weendaba kwinqwelomoya, uSamuel Ogbogoro uthe ukumiswa kuqale ukusebenza nge-27 kaJanuwari ka-2009.
Ngokutsho kokukhululwa, isigqibo sokumisa zombini iinkonzo kukuvumela ukuba i-airline iphonononge yonke imisebenzi yayo yexesha elide elibandakanya ukunikezelwa kwemveliso kule mizila.
“Okwangoku, sigxile ekudibaniseni nasekuqhubekeni nokwandisa imisebenzi yethu yenqwelo moya yasekhaya neyengingqi enengeniso. Nje ukuba uphononongo olude lwemveliso lugqityiwe, siqinisekile ukuba siza kubuyela kwiindlela ezihamba ixesha elide,” utshilo u-Ogbogoro.
Ulawulo lwenqwelomoya, ke ngoko, luqinisekise abathengi bayo abathembekileyo kwiskimu se-Eagleflier abafumene iikhilomitha ukusuka kwiinqwelomoya zabo ezinde zokuqinisekisa ukuba le nkqubo ihlala ikhona.
Inkampani yeenqwelomoya ithi icela uxolo ngayo nayiphi na inkxamleko yokuba ukunqunyanyiswa kunokubangela abathengi bayo abahlonelwayo kwaye izicwangciso zenziwe zokukhusela kwakhona abathengi abachaphazelekayo kwabanye abathwali ngaphandle kweendleko ezongezelelweyo kubakhweli.
Ngeli xesha, umthombo osondeleyo kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya uxelele eminye imibutho yeendaba ukuba isibetho sokugqibela senzeke xa ibhanki yenqwelomoya, i-United Bank for Africa Plc [UBA], yabiza uhlengahlengiso lwemisebenzi yaseVirgin yaseNigeria enyanzele inqwelomoya ukuba imise iinqwelomoya zayo ezinde ukuya. ELondon naseRhawutini ukususela ngomhla wama-27 kuJanuwari ka-2009, kusalindwe ukujongwa kwakhona kwemisebenzi yayo yamazwe ngamazwe.
Uphando oluthe kratya olwenziwe yi travelafricanews.com ludize ukuba iVirgin Nigeria yanyanzelwa ukuba imise iinqwelomoya zayo eziya eLondon naseRhawutini yi-UBA ngenxa yokunyuka kwamatyala enkampani yenqwelomoya ukuya kwizigidi ngezigidi zeedola.
Ukongeza, iziphumo ezibi zokusebenza, ukunyuka kweendleko, kunye nokunyuka kwenani labantu abakhuphisana nabo kwindlela ehamba ixesha elide kwenza kube nzima kwiVirgin Nigeria ukuhlangabezana nezibophelelo zayo zetyala kwi-UBA, ephethe i-stake encinci engaphantsi kweepesenti ezintandathu kwi-airline.
Ingxelo iphinde yabonisa ukuba i-UBA icinga ukuba i-Virgin yaseNigeria iguqula isicwangciso sayo soshishino ngokugxininisa ngakumbi kwi-short-haul yeenqwelo-moya zasekhaya kunye nezengingqi njenge-airline yexabiso eliphantsi, inokunyusa isabelo sayo semarike kwaye ibe nenzuzo ngokuhamba kwexesha.
Nangona iindaba zingazange zothuse kuba abantu abaninzi baseNigeria bebesazi kwakudala ukuba inqwelo moya ayinakukhuphisana nezinto ezifana neBritish Airway, iSouth African Airways, iEuropean Airlines kunye neVirgin Atlantic. Ngefreyithi nje enye yokuya eLondon kunye nenye ukuya eRhawutini yonke imihla, bekungayi kuba nangeniso kwinqwelomoya.
Ukongeza kokunqunyanyiswa kweendlela zayo zamazwe ngamazwe, inxalenye yesicwangciso sohlenga-hlengiso esaqalwa yi-UBA ikwanyanzelise iVirgin Nigeria ukuba igxothe abanye babasebenzi bayo abaphantsi.
Amanye amanyathelo abandakanya isigqibo senkampani yenqwelomoya yokungathengi ngokuthe ngqo inqwelomoya yayo entsha ye-Embraer eyalelwe eBrazil. Endaweni yoko, i-UBA iye yacebisa ukuba ibaqeshise phantsi kolungiselelo lwengqeshiso emanzi njengendlela yokonga imali.
Intombi yaseNigeria yathatha eyokuqala yenqwelomoya ye-Embraer ngoSeptemba kulo nyaka uphelileyo. Ukusukela ngoko, abanye ababini baye bakhutshwa kumgca wendibano belindele ukuhanjiswa kwiVirgin Nigeria. Inkampani yeenqwelomoya ngo-2007 yafaka iiodolo zeenqwelomoya ezili-10 ze-Embraer.
Ukongeza kule ngcebiso yi-UBA yokumisa ukuthengiswa kweepesenti ze-42 ze-Virgin Atlantic's equity kwi-airline yaseNigeria, ngokulindeleke ukuphucuka kwimeko yezoqoqosho.
Intombi yaseAtlantiki okwangoku ibambe ipesenti ye-49 kwiNtombikazi yaseNigeria, kodwa ibonise umnqweno wayo wokulahla i-42 ipesenti ye-equity yayo kwinkampani ngasekupheleni kwe-2007 ngokubekwa kwangasese.
I-Virgin Atlantic, nangona kunjalo, yayiza kuqhubeka nokubonelela ngenkxaso yobugcisa kunye nolawulo kwi-Virgin Nigeria phantsi kwesivumelwano seenkonzo zobugcisa, kodwa isasaza umnqweno wokuyeka utyalo-mali ngokupheleleyo.
Okwangoku, kukho intetho ethi i-UBA idibene nabaphathi be-Virgin Atlantic ukuphonononga isivumelwano seenkonzo zobugcisa esixhasayo kunye ne-Virgin yaseNigeria ekholelwa ukuba imigaqo ayihambelani ne-airline yaseNigeria kwaye ichitha umvuzo wayo.
Ephendula kwisibhengezo senqwelomoya, umlawuli jikelele weQumrhu loPhuhliso lwezoKhenketho eNigeria [NTDC], u-Otunba Segun Runsewe, iarhente yezokhenketho ephambili kweli lizwe kudliwanondlebe lomnxeba ne travelafricanews.com, uthe, “INigeria idinga inqwelomoya yelizwe eza kuxhasa. ye-arhente yokuthengisa ukhenketho, ukukhuthazwa nophuhliso.”
Kwabanye abantu abasebenza kushishino, iyadida into yokuba urhwebo olukhulu kangaka olunje ngeVirgin Nigeria lusilele ukuthabatha ithuba lobumuncu beendlela zaseLondon/Lagos okanye zaseAbuja kunye neendlela zaseRhawutini/Lagos. Uninzi lubalele ukusilela kweNtombi yaseNigeria kulawulo lokungakhathali kunye nokungakhathali kunye nokubabeka ityala ngokubeka izinto ezibalulekileyo kwindawo yokuqala.
Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo apho i-airline isebenza kwiindlela zaseLondon naseRhawutini, i-airline ayizange yenze naziphi na izigqibo zokuthengisa ezinengqondo. Isenokuba ixhasa imisitho yomculo, okanye ithatha abadlali kunye nabadlali beqonga kwiihambo ezingenamveliso phesheya.
Ngeli xesha, amagosa ezokhenketho kumacandelo abucala nakarhulumente abongoze inqwelomoya ukuba izimase iminyhadala emikhulu yokuhamba e-Afrika naseYurophu ubuncinci ukuze ifunde ukuba ingeza njani neepakethi eziza kuphucula iinkonzo zayo ezingenambala kunye nokusebenza kweflap.
Ayimangalisi ke into yokuba, amagosa aseVirgin Nigeria awakwazanga ukuthengisa iNigeria kwiDiasporas, ngakumbi ekhuphisana neenqwelomoya zaseBritane esekwe kakuhle. Kwabaninzi kushicilelo lokuhamba kunye nokhenketho eNigeria, ibingumcimbi wexesha kodwa hayi indlela inqwelomoya eza kuhamba ngayo kwiindlela ngaphambili.
Ngelishwa, iVirgin yaseNigeria yayiya kuba yinto yakudala, ukuba yayingeyonto yokufihla-iyonwabele kumajelo eendaba kweli lizwe njengenqwelomoya engenampilo, ngakumbi iintatheli zeenqwelomoya.
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