Ukuwa kweXL kubangela ukungaphumeleli kwinkampani yokuhamba

Ukuhlonipha iiHolide kunye neeholide ze-Wildwind ziye zayeka ukurhweba njengoko iinkampani zokuhamba ziqhubeka ziva uxinzelelo oluvela kwi-credit crunch kunye nokuwa kwe-XL ekuqaleni kwale nyanga.

Ezi ntlobo zimbini zisebenza njengenxalenye yeengcali zeeholide ze-gay eziseLondon e-Lidana, enikezela ngekhefu kwiiCanary Islands kunye neMeditera.

Ubuncinci iifemu zeeholide ze-23 ngoku ziye zahluleka kwiinyanga ezintandathu zokugqibela, kubandakanywa ezisithoba ukususela ngo-Agasti 14, phakathi kwazo i-XL, iSegura kunye neFlights ezicocekileyo.

Oku kubonisa kufutshane nenani lilonke lokusilela kunyaka-mali wonke odlulileyo, xa iinkampani zokuhamba ezikhuselweyo ezingama-25 zeAtol zatshona.

Amakhulukhulu abakhenkethi baye bachatshazelwa kukuwa kweLidana, enabantu abangaphezu kwe-100 ngoku abaphesheya. Bamalunga nama-3,500 abantu ababehamba noLindana nyaka ngamnye.

I-Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), eqhuba iskimu se-Atol, iye yatyhola ukungaphumeleli ekuweni kwe-XL Airways, iinqwelomoya zayo ezisetyenziswa nguLidana.

"Ukusilela kwamva nje kunxibelelene ngqo ne-XL," satsho isithethi se-CAA. "ULidana wayenengxaki ngeendleko zokutshintsha ezi nqwelomoya."

Uthe i-CAA ilungiselele iinkampani ezininzi ukuba ziyeke ukurhweba kwiinyanga ezizayo kwaye wongeze ukuba kunokwenzeka ukuba abanye abaqhubi bachaphazeleke kukubhubha kwe-XL.

UMark Warner, osebenzise iinqwelomoya zeXL Airways kuyo yonke inkqubo yaseBusika, uthe kwiveki ephelileyo kulindeleke ukuba achithe malunga ne-280,000 yeedola ekufumaneni iinqwelomoya ezintsha zabakhweli bayo.