World’s best airport terminal is in Munich

Isikhululo seenqwelomoya saseMunich kunye neLufthansa sinokuzingca kuzuko lwewonga elinqwenelwa kakhulu: KwiMbasa yeHlabathi yeZikhululo zeenqwelomoya ka-2017, ebhengezwe yiLondon-based Skytrax Institute, iSitenali sesi-2 seSikhululo seenqwelomoya saseMunich sawongwa njengeyona ndawo iphambili yehlabathi.

Uluhlu lusekelwe kuphando lwabakhweli abazizigidi ezili-14 kwihlabathi jikelele. ITheminali yesi-2, eyavulwa ngo-2003, ngoku iquka indawo entsha yesathelayithi eqale ukusebenza kuEpreli ophelileyo.

Ukugqitywa kweprojekthi yolwandiso kunyuse umthamo weSitena sesi-2 ukusuka kwizigidi ezili-11 ukuya kwabakhweli abazizigidi ezingama-36 ngonyaka. Isakhiwo esitsha sinezitendi ze-pierside ze-27, ezinikezela abakhweli ukufikelela ngokuthe ngqo kwinqwelo-moya yabo kungekho mfuneko yokudluliselwa kwebhasi. ISitena sesi-2 siqhutywa ngokudibeneyo yiSikhululo seenqwelomoya saseMunich kunye neLufthansa njenge-60:40 intsebenziswano.

Itheminali yesi-2 yisiseko sasekhaya saseMunich saseLufthansa, iinkampani zeenqwelomoya ezisebenzisanayo, kunye neStar Alliance. “Ndichulumancile kuba siye safumana olu wonga lubalaseleyo kunye nesikhululo seenqwelomoya. Indumiso evela kubathengi bethu yeyona ncomo inkulu esinokuyifumana. Itheminali yesi-2 inika iindwendwe zethu amava okuhamba abalaseleyo, kwaye iziphumo zibonisa ukuba abakhweli bethu nabo baziva ngolo hlobo. Isiphelo esinje sivuswa kuphela ngabasebenzi, abenza inkonzo yodidi oluphezulu ibekho imini nemini, utshilo uWilken Bormann, iCEO yeLufthansa's Munich hub. Ingqonyela yesikhululo seenqwelomoya iMunich uGqirha Michael Kerkloh ubizelwe eqongeni kwakhona kumsitho wokwamkela ibhaso lesona sikhululo seenqwelomoya sigqwesileyo eYurophu. Ethetha ngeSitena sesi-2 sokuvotelwa sesona siphelo sehlabathi, uKerkloh uthe eli yayingelobhaso nje kuphela, kodwa kwanakuqala kobuthunywa:

"Ndibona eli lungelo njengenkuthazo kuthi ukugcina ukugqwesa kwenkonzo yethu kunye namava abakhweli ngokubanzi kwi-terminal kwaye siyiphucule naphi na apho kunokwenzeka."

Iziphumo ezigqwesileyo eziphunyezwe siSitena sesi-2 kwiiMbasa zeZikhululo zeenqwelomoya zeHlabathi zimiliselwe kwiindawo ezininzi. Kunye namanqaku achukumisayo kumava abakhweli kunye neendidi zokuthuthuzela ngokubanzi, i-terminal izuze iireyithingi eziphezulu zokhetho lokuzonwabisa kunye neendawo ezolileyo apho iindwendwe zinokuphumla, zifunde okanye zisebenze. I-T2 iphinde yaphumelela i-plaudits njengetheminali yohambo: Kanye ukusuka kwibhodi yomzobo, isakhiwo sasiyilelwe ukugcina amaxesha okudibanisa abe mancinci. Ukongezwa kwetheminali yesathelayithi ephakathi kumbindi webala kuye kwaphucula iTheminali yesi-2 ngokomgangatho kunye nomthamo: Njengesinye sezona zakhiwo ziphezulu kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya zehlabathi, isathelayithi inika abakhweli uluhlu olubanzi lokuthenga kunye neendawo zokutyela phakathi kweemeko ezingqongileyo ezimnandi ezizaliswe kukukhanya kwendalo. Iyonke indawo yokuthengisa kunye neyokutyela kwiTheminali yesi-2 iphantse yaphinda kabini ngokongezwa kwe-7,000 yeemitha ezikwere zeendawo zokutyela ezintsha, iikhefi kunye neevenkile. Kwakhona ukuphumelela uphononongo lwe-rave kukuhombisa kwisathelayithi, eneenkcukacha ezininzi eziphefumlelwe yimbonakalo yasekhaya kunye nenkcubeko, eshiya abakhweli ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo ukuba baseMunich.

Amasango ayilwe njengeendawo zokulinda ezilungele ikamva ezilungiselelwe iimfuno zabahambi. Kuyo yonke indawo kwiSitena sesi-2, abakhweli banokufumana indawo ezolileyo apho banokuhlala khona kwaye baphumle kwizitulo ezitofotofo zokuhlala. Kwaye abo bafuna ukusebenzisa ixesha ngokunemveliso baya kuxabisa ukufikelela kwe-WLAN yasimahla, iivenkile zombane kunye noqhagamshelo lwe-USB. Iindawo zokulinda zentsapho zilungiselelwe ukuze abantwana basebenzise amandla abo agqithisileyo ngaphambi kokuba bakhwele. Ukongeza, itheminali yesathelayithi ibonelela ngezixhobo zeshawari ngaphandle kweendawo zokuphumla zaseLufthansa okokuqala. Zibekwe kwinqanaba le-Non-Schengen kwabo banqwenela ukuhlaziyeka ngaphambi kokuba bahambe ngeenqwelomoya ezithatha ixesha elide.

Abakhweli abakhangela indawo yokuphumla ekhethekileyo yokuzola banokundwendwela enye yeendawo zokuphumla zeLufthansa ezili-11 kwiSitena sesi-2. Zibandakanya ezintlanu ezitsha ngoku ezivuliweyo kwisakhiwo sesathelayithi enika umbono omangalisayo wefaskoti yesikhululo seenqwelomoya. Okona kuthuthuzeleka kakhulu, uphahla lwegumbi lokuhlala lodidi lokuqala lubonisa izinto ezikhethekileyo kanye kumbindi wesikhululo seenqwelomoya. Iindawo zokuphumla zabakhweli abanezithintelo zokuhamba kunye negumbi lokuphumla labantwana elingakhatshwanga zonke zinezibonelelo ezikhethekileyo ezilungiselelwe iindwendwe zabo.

Abakhweli abangacwangciselwanga ukumka kwisathelayithi nabo banokuchwechwela phezulu kwisakhiwo esitsha. Bonke abakhweli abanekhadi lokukhwela bamkelekile ukuba bathathe uhambo olufutshane lokuya kwisathelayithi kunye nomhambisi wabantu ophantsi komhlaba.