World’s best airport terminal is in Munich

Isikhumulo sezindiza saseMunich kanye ne-Lufthansa zingajabulela udumo olufiseleka kakhulu: Emklomelweni Wezindiza Zomhlaba wango-2017, owamenyezelwa yi-Skytrax Institute ezinze eLondon, ITheminali 2 yesikhumulo sezindiza iMunich yahlonishwa njengetheminali yokuqala emhlabeni.

Amazinga asuselwa ocwaningweni lwabagibeli abayizigidi eziyi-14 emhlabeni jikelele. Itheminali yesi-2, eyavulwa ngo-2003, manje ihlanganisa indawo entsha yesathelayithi eyaqala ukusebenza ngo-Ephreli odlule.

Ukuphothulwa kwephrojekthi yokunwetshwa kwenyuse amandla eTheminali 2 ukusuka kubagibeli abayizigidi eziyi-11 ukuya ezigidini ezingama-36 ngonyaka. Isakhiwo esisha sinezitendi ze-pierside ezingu-27, ezinikeza abagibeli indlela yokufinyelela eqondile endizeni yabo ngaphandle kwesidingo sokudluliselwa kwebhasi. Itheminali 2 isetshenziswa ngokuhlanganyela Isikhumulo Sezindiza saseMunich kanye neLufthansa njengobudlelwane obungu-60:40.

I-Terminal 2 iyisizinda sasekhaya saseMunich sase-Lufthansa, izinkampani zezindiza ezingozakwethu, kanye ne-Star Alliance. “Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi sithole ukuhlonishwa okuhle kangaka kanye nesikhumulo sezindiza. Ukudumisa okuvela kumakhasimende ethu kuwukuncoma okukhulu kakhulu esingakuthola. I-Terminal 2 inikeza izivakashi zethu okuhlangenwe nakho okuhle kakhulu kwezokuvakasha, futhi imiphumela ibonisa ukuthi abagibeli bethu nabo bazizwa ngaleyo ndlela. Itheminali efana nalena yenziwa iphile kuphela ngabasebenzi, abenza isevisi esezingeni eliphezulu ibe khona usuku nosuku,” kusho uWilken Bormann, oyi-CEO yesikhungo sase-Lufthansa eMunich. Isikhulu Esikhumulweni Sezindiza saseMunich uDkt. Michael Kerkloh ubizelwe esiteji futhi emcimbini wokuklomelisa ukuze amukele umklomelo wesikhumulo sezindiza esingcono kakhulu eYurophu. Ephawula ngeTerminal 2 evotelwe njengetheminali ehamba phambili emhlabeni, uKerkloh uthe lokhu akuwona nje umklomelo, kodwa futhi ukuqala komsebenzi:

"Lokhu kunconywa ngikubona njengesikhuthazo kithina ukuthi sigcine ukusebenza kahle kwenkonzo yethu kanye nolwazi lwabagibeli bebonke esikhumulweni sezindiza kanye nokusithuthukisa lapho kungenzeka khona."

Imiphumela emihle ezuzwe yi-Terminal 2 ku-World Airports Awards igxile ezindaweni eziningi. Ngokuhambisana nezikolo ezinhle kakhulu kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabagibeli kanye nezigaba zokunethezeka zizonke, itheminali ithole izilinganiso eziphezulu zezinketho zokuzijabulisa nezindawo ezithule lapho izihambeli zingaphumuza khona, zifunde noma zisebenze. I-T2 iphinde yawina ama-plaudits njengendawo yokuthutha abantu: Ukusuka nje ebhodini lokudweba, isakhiwo sasiklanyelwe ukugcina izikhathi zokuxhuma zibe zincane. Ukwengezwa kwetheminali yesathelayithi yaphakathi nenkundla kuthuthukise iTheminali 2 ngokwezinga kanye namandla: Njengesinye sezakhiwo zezindiza ezithuthuke kakhulu emhlabeni, isathelayithi inikeza abagibeli inhlobonhlobo yezinketho zokuthenga nezokudlela phakathi kwendawo ezungezile ejabulisayo egcwele ukukhanya kwemvelo. Isamba sendawo yokuthengisa neyokudlela ku-Terminal 2 isicishe yaphindeka kabili ngokwengezwa kwamamitha-skwele ayi-7,000 ezindawo zokudlela ezintsha, amakhefi nezitolo. Okunye okuwina ukubuyekezwa kwe-rave ukuhlobisa kusethelayithi, enemininingwane eminingi egqugquzelwe izinto ezibonwayo endawo namasiko, okushiya abagibeli bengangabazi ukuthi baseMunich.

Amasango aklanywe njengezindawo zokulinda ezilungele ikusasa ezenzelwe izidingo zabahambi. Kuyo yonke indawo ku-Terminal 2, abagibeli bangathola izindawo ezithule lapho bengakwazi ukuhlala khona baphumule ezihlalweni ezithokomele zamagumbi okuphumula. Futhi labo abafuna ukusebenzisa isikhathi ngendlela ezuzisayo bazojabulela ukufinyelela kwe-WLAN yamahhala, izitolo zikagesi kanye noxhumo lwe-USB. Izindawo zokulinda zomndeni zilungiselelwe ukuze izingane zikwazi ukusebenzisa amandla azo asele ngaphambi kokugibela. Ukwengeza, itheminali yesathelayithi inikezela ngezinsiza zokushawa ngaphandle kwezindawo zokuphumula zaseLufthansa okokuqala ngqa. Atholakala ezingeni le-Non-Schengen kulabo abafisa ukuqabuleka ngaphambi kokuhamba ngezindiza ezithatha uhambo olude.

Abagibeli abafuna indawo ekhethekile yokuphumula ethule bangavakashela enye yezindawo zokuphumula ze-Lufthansa ezingu-11 e-Terminal 2. Ahlanganisa amasha amahlanu manje avuliwe esakhiweni sesathelayithi esinikeza ukubukwa okuhle kwephinifa lesikhumulo sezindiza. Ukuze uthole ukunethezeka okukhulu, ithala eliphahleni legumbi lokuphumula lekilasi lokuqala linezinsiza ezikhethekile khona kanye enhliziyweni yesikhumulo sezindiza. Amakamelo okuphumula abagibeli abangakwazi ukuhamba kanye nendawo yokuphumula yezingane ezingaphelezelwanga zonke zinezinsiza ezikhethekile ezilungiselelwe izivakashi zabo.

Abagibeli abangahlelelwe ukusuka kusathelayithi bangakwazi futhi ukungena phezulu esakhiweni esisha. Bonke abagibeli abanekhadi lokugibela bamukelekile ukuthatha uhambo olufushane lokuya kusathelayithi nomhambisi wabantu ongaphansi komhlaba.