Ndege Yapadziko Lonse ya Entebbe Ilandira Zida Zachitetezo za COVID-19

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) idalandira chopereka cha zida zachitetezo cha COVID-19 UG pa Seputembara 8, 2020 isanatsegulidwenso pang'onopang'ono pa eyapoti ya Entebbe International pa Okutobala 1, 2020. eyapotiyo idatsekedwa kuyambira pa Marichi 21 kutsatira njira zomwe dziko lidayimitsa Lokhazikitsidwa ndi boma la Uganda pakutsatira mliri wa COVID-19 coronavirus.

Zipangizazi ndizofunika 1 Biliyoni UGX (US $ 271,000) ndipo zimaphatikizapo chowunikira cha Thermo, kuyenda kokhako kudzera pa Disinfection Booth, ndi ma air-air oyimira okha a 4 kuphatikiza kukhazikitsa ndi ngalande, komanso Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

"Zipangizo zomwe talandira kuchokera ku International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Uganda [za UN Migration Agency] zithandizira njira za COVID-19 zomwe zachitika kale kuti zithandizire okwera ndege kudzera pa Entebbe International Airport," atero a Hon. A Joy Kabatsi, Minister of State for Transport.

Malinga ndi Director General wa UCAA, a Fred Bamwesigye, panthawiyi, UCAA idachita nawo zochitika zingapo zomwe cholinga chake chinali kuonetsetsa kuti malo okwelera ndege ali okonzeka ndi IOM yomwe idayambitsidwa ndi Unduna wa Zantchito ndi Maulendo.

Cholinga chake chinali kuthandiza kukwaniritsa zofunikira mu Standard Operating Procedures zoperekedwa ndi Bungwe la World Health Organization (WHO) komanso International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) kuti isamale kufalikira kwa COVID-19 kudzera pamaulendo apandege, ”adatero polandila zida ku maofesi akulu a UCAA ku Entebbe.

A Bamwesigye adazindikira kuti zida zija zithandizira kwambiri kuwonetsetsa kuti okwera komanso oyendetsa ndege akutsogolo amakhala otetezeka.

"Ndikofunikira kudziwa kuti zinthu zingapo zikuchitika ndi boma la Uganda ndipo ikuchitika ndi UCAA kuti ipatse malo ogwiritsa ntchito eyapoti ya Entebbe International," adatero.

A Bamwesigye adaonjezeranso kuti njira zina zingapo zothanirana ndi zovuta zomwe zimachitika chifukwa cha mliri wa COVID-19 paulendo wapandege zakhazikitsidwa monga kukhazikitsa zida zodulira m'malo osiyanasiyana mnyumbayi, malo okhala pansi ndi okwera kudikirira mipando mkati mwa lounges, pakati pa ena.

A Hon. Minister Kabatsi adaonjezeranso kuti "boma la Uganda likugwira ntchito limodzi ndi anthu ambiri ogwira nawo ntchito zapaulendo wazandalama, zokopa alendo, komanso zamalonda kuti apange njira zomwe zingathandize kuchepetsa kufalikira kwa COVID-19 kudzera paulendo wapandege pomwe ntchito zonyamula anthu pitilizani.

"Njira zochepetsera pakadali pano zidayesedwa ndi ndege zopulumukira alendo komanso maulendo obwerera kwawo kwa anthu obwerera ku Uganda ndipo mpaka pano zatsimikizira kukhala zothandiza. Chifukwa chake, zida zomwe adalandira kuchokera ku IOM zikuyenera kuthandizira kwambiri njira zomwe zikuchitika kuti zithandizire okwera ndege kudzera pa Entebbe International Airport, ”adatero.

Mayi Rosa Malango, Wogwirizira Wokhala ku UN komanso Wosankhidwa Woyang'anira Chitetezo, adati: "COVID-19 imaika anthu onse pachiwopsezo ndipo imafuna kuyankha mwachangu komanso mogwirizana anthu ambiri okhudzidwa pakuwunika, kuwunika, ndi njira zopewera, komanso kasamalidwe ka milandu ndi zochitika pagulu. Ku Uganda, Unduna wa Zaumoyo wothandizidwa ndi WHO wagwira ntchito mwakhama kuwonetsetsa kuti njira zodzitetezera zikukhazikitsidwa ndikuwongolera milandu.

"Ndikofunika kuzindikira kuti vuto lalikulu pama eyapoti ndi malo ena olowera ndikutsimikizira kuti okwera ndege amakhala omasuka komanso otetezeka poyang'anira kufalikira kwa COVID-19. Chifukwa chake, IOM ipereka zida zatsopano zofunika ku UCAA kukwaniritsa miyezo yatsopano yachitetezo pabwalo la eyapoti kuti agwiritse ntchito malo okwerera ndegewa. ”

Pakadali pano, UCAA yatulutsa fayilo ya Ndandanda ya Phase 1 yamaulendo apandege apadziko lonse lapansi a Entebbe International Airport oyenda miyezi itatu.

Nthawiyi inali m'kalata yodziwitsa ndege zomwe zikugwira ntchito ku Uganda kuphatikiza Kenya Airways, RwandAir, Qatar Air, Air Tanzania, Fly Dubai, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Dutch Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Tarco Aviation, ndi Uganda Ndege.

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