Izihlalo zodidi oluphezulu kwiinqwelomoya eziya eLebhanon, eYiputa, eJordan naseSyria zifunwa kakhulu njengoko uninzi lweQataris kunye nabahlali batshintsha izicwangciso zokuhamba, belahla iindawo zokuya ezifana ne-US, iYurophu kunye ne-Australia kulandela ukuqhambuka komkhuhlane we-H1N1.
Njengoko iimeko zomkhuhlane we-H1N1 zikhula kwamanye amazwe aseNtshona, abaninzi abakhenkethi baye batshintsha izicwangciso zabo zokuhamba zasehlotyeni kwaye ngoku bahamba baya eBeirut, eCairo, e-Alexandria, e-Amman naseDamasko, imithombo yezokhenketho ithi izolo.
Iinqwelomoya eziya kwezi zixeko zama-Arabhu zisuka eDoha zibone “umthwalo olungileyo” ukusukela ekuqaleni kwehlobo, utshilo umenzeli wokuhamba.
“Ukufumana isihlalo seklasi yokuqala kwinqwelomoya yeQatar Airways eya eBeirut kunzima kakhulu kwezi ntsuku. Nangona kukho imfuneko enkulu yezihlalo zodidi lokuqala kwezinye izixeko zama-Arabhu ezinjengeCairo, iAlexandria, iAmman neDamasko ngokunjalo, ayisiyiyo indlela umntu ayibona ngayo kwindlela yaseBeirut,” utshilo.
Iinqwelomoya zeQatar Airways eziya kwezi zixeko zama-Arabhu ubukhulu becala zezohlengahlengiso lwemigangatho emibini – eyokuqala neyoqoqosho.
Imithombo yemizi-mveliso ithe iindawo zokuya ezifana neKuala Lumpur, iSingapore, iLondon, iVienna, iZurich, iGold Coast kufutshane neBrisbane neFlorida kunye neLos Angeles e-US, ezazidla ngokutsala abakhenkethi abaninzi abavela eQatar, 'azikhethwanga kancinci' ngeli xesha ngenxa ukunyuka kwenani lezehlo zomkhuhlane we-H1N1 apho.
“Ndiye ndacinywa kaninzi amatikiti kwezi dolophu kwezi veki zimbalwa zidlulileyo. Iintsapho ezininzi zaseQatari zitshintshile izicwangciso zazo zokuhamba zasehlotyeni, zikhetha izixeko zama-Arabhu ngakumbi iBeirut neCairo, ukuya kwiindawo zaseMazantsi eMpuma Asia, eYurophu, eMelika naseOstreliya, utshilo umphathi wearhente yokuhambahamba.
Imali yetikiti, ngaphandle kweklasi yokuqala, i-15% ukuya kwi-20% ephantsi kunonyaka ophelileyo, imithombo yathi. Oku kungenxa yokwehla kwemfuno yohambo lokuzonwabisa ngenxa yokudodobala koqoqosho lwehlabathi.
Ishishini leenqwelomoya zehlabathi esele lihlaselwe kakubi kukudodobala kwezoqoqosho liphinde likhathazwe kukuqhambuka kweSwine Flu. Kwicandelo leenqwelomoya oku kufika ngexesha elibi kakhulu.
Kwihlabathi jikelele, iinkampani zeenqwelo moya ziyasokola ukumelana nemfuno ehlayo, kulandela ilahleko enkulu ngenxa yokuhla kwexabiso le-jet fuel ngo-2008 kunye neempembelelo zokudodobala koqoqosho.
Ngo-2009 i-IATA ilindele ilahleko yehlabathi engaphezulu kwe-4.5 yezigidigidi zeedola kwicandelo leenqwelomoya, inani elinokuthi libonakale linethemba kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezizayo ukuba umkhuhlane we-H1N1 usasazeka ngokwejografi okanye kukho ukwanda okukhawulezayo kwiimeko ezichaphazelekayo.
