- Iqela laseLufthansa lifumene “ukwamkelwa kwakhona” ngokufudumeleyo ekubuyeni kwabo eJamani
- Abasebenzi abanamalungu ali-16 bagqibezela inqwelo-moya ende engamisiyo kwimbali yaseLufthansa.
- Kwimbali yesikhululo senqwelomoya saseMunich, le yayiyinqwelomoya yokuqala eyakha yafika emhlabeni emva kokusebenza umgama omde ngaphandle kokuma
Namhlanje ngo-1: 24 emva kwemini abasebenzi beenqwelo-moya eLufthansa abaphule irekhodi bafumene “ukwamkela kwakhona” ngokufudumeleyo ekubuyeni kwabo eJamani. Emva kokufika e Isikhululo senqwelomoya saseMunich, iAirbus A350-900 yabuliswa lisebe lomlilo ngokukhahlela amanzi. Iqela laseLufthansa lamkelwe nguStefan Kreuzpaintner, iGosa eliyiNtloko lezoRhwebo kunye noMphathi weHub eMunich, kunye ne-CEO yesikhululo seenqwelomoya, uJost Lammers.
NgeCawe ephelileyo, nge-31 kaJanuwari, iqela lamalungu ali-16 akhokelwa nguKapteni wenqwelomoya uRolf Uzat bahamba ngenqwelomoya ende engamisiyo kwimbali Lufthansa. Ixesha lokubaleka ukusuka eHamburg ukuya kwiziko lomkhosi iMount Pleasant kwiiFalkland Islands lithathe iiyure ezili-15: 26 kwindlela ye-13,700 yeekhilomitha.
Inqwelomoya ebuyayo namhlanje yenye into eyaphula irekhodi: I-Airbus A350-900 “Braun-schweig” igqibe indlela ye-13,400 yeekhilomitha ngeeyure eziyi-14: 03. Kwimbali yesikhululo senqwelomoya saseMunich, le yayiyinqwelomoya yokuqala eyakha yafika emhlabeni emva kokusebenza umgama omde ngaphandle kokuma. Bakhwele inqwelomoya yanamhlanje ngenqwelomoya abakhweli abangama-40 abakhwele kwinqanawa yophando "iPolarstern", ebhabhe ibuyela ekhaya egameni leAlfred Wegener Institute, iZiko laseHelmholtz loPhando lwePolar kunye nolwandle (i-AWI) eBremerhaven (eJamani).
Ngenxa yokuba iimfuno zococeko kule nqwelo moya zazingqongqo kakhulu, olu hambo lokuya nokubuya liza kwehla kwimbali yaseLufthansa: Abakhweli kunye nabasebenzi kwakufuneka babeke bodwa iiveki ezimbini phambi kohambo oluya ehotele eBremerhaven. Lonke uhambo lomsebenzi lwathatha iintsuku ezingama-20 zizonke kubasebenzi; akukho qela limbi lisandula ukugqiba iintsuku zomsebenzi ngokuhambelana.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- In the history of Munich Airport, this was the first aircraft to ever land after operating such a long distance without having a stopover.
- On board today's special flight were 40 passengers from the crew of the research vessel “Polarstern”, who flew back home on behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven (Germany).
- Last Sunday, 31 January, the 16-member crew led by Flight Captain Rolf Uzat departed on the longest nonstop flight in the history of Lufthansa.
