HONOLULU, HI – Iqela lamalungu ebhunga labafundi angama-24 asuka kwiMokulele Elementary School akhwele ijethi entsha ye-Embraer 170 yeMokulele Airlines kuhambo lwalo lokuqala. Uhambo lwenqwelomoya luyinxalenye yenkonzo yejethi yemihla ngemihla yenqwelo moya esuka eHonolulu ukuya eKailua-Kona naseLihue. Amalungu eFakhalthi yesikolo samabanga aphantsi iMokulele ekhapha iqela lamalungu ebhunga labafundi bebanga lesine, lesihlanu, nelesithandathu.
“Ibe liwonga ngokwenene kwiMokulele Elementary ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya yokuqala. Sivuya kakhulu ngokuthumela ezona nkokeli zebhunga labafundi zibalaseleyo kunye nabameli babaphathi besikolo kulo msitho ukhethekileyo,” utshilo uBart Nakamoto, inqununu yesikolo samabanga aphantsi iMokulele. “Sijonge ukwenza intsebenziswano ixesha elide neMokulele Airlines.”
“Siyavuya ukwamkela ezi 'island hoppers' zisuka kwisikolo samabanga aphantsi i-Mokulele xa zikhwele enye yeenqwelomoya zethu zokuqala zejethi. Aba bantwana ziinkokeli eziselula, kwaye siyakuvuyela ukubavuza ngethuba elikhethekileyo lokubhabha nathi ngolu suku lukhethekileyo,” utshilo uBill Boyer, Omnci., umongameli kunye neCEO yeMokulele Airlines. “Ngapha koko, sizicingela njengeenkokeli eziselula kwishishini leenqwelomoya laseHawaii. Ke sabelana ngomoya wobunkokeli kunye negama, ”wongeze watsho.
Inkonzo yejethi ye-Embraer 170 yenziwa yaba nokwenzeka ngesivumelwano senkonzo esitsha seMokulele Airlines apho inkampani ephantsi yeRepublic Airways, iShuttle America, izakusebenzisa ukuya kutsho kwiijethi ezine ze-Embraer 170. Iishedyuli ezipheleleyo ziyafumaneka ku-www.mokuleairlines.com.
“Sivuya kakhulu kuba sikwazi ukubonelela ngenkonzo yejethi ebantwini nakwiindwendwe zaseHawaii,” wongeze watsho uBoyer. "Sifuna ukuqhubeka nokubonelela abantu ngomgangatho ophezulu, ukhetho olunexabiso elifanelekileyo lokuhamba phakathi kweziqithi."
I-Mokulele Airlines yinkampani yeenqwelo moya yasekuhlaleni kwaye esebenza phakathi kweziqithi ezinze eKailua-Kona, eHawaii. Ukuqala ngo-Matshi 1, i-2009, i-airline iya kunika inkonzo ye-jet phakathi kwe-Honolulu ne-Kahalui, e-Maui. I-Mokulele Airlines ikwabonelela ngeenqwelomoya zabakhenkethi, kunye nenkonzo yemithwalo ephakathi kweziqithi. I-Mokulele Airlines okwangoku ineenqwelo ezisixhenxe ze-208B Cessna Grand Caravans kwaye isebenza nge-56 yohambo lwemihla ngemihla ukuya kwizixeko ezisixhenxe eHawaii.
