Iminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesihlanu eyadlulayo, uRichard Branson wayebambeke etiyeni ezama ukushiya iPuerto Rico Iziqithi zeBritish Virgin . Inqwelomoya yakhe yayisemhlabeni, kwaye wayekude nesithandwa sakhe iiveki ezintathu. Akufuneki ukuba, wayephezu kwayo.
Wenza ntoni kule meko? Impendulo yam ihlala ixhomekeke kwikamva lam kunye noku-odola iglasi yewayini, ndirhoxa kwisiphelo sam esihleli kwindiza.
UBranson waya ngasemva kwenqwelomoya kwaye wacela ibhodi kunye nokuphumeza ukubhala. Uye wabona ukuba kungabiza malini ukuqesha inqwelomoya ukuya kwi-BVI- kwaye ingabiza malini umgibeli ngamnye ukuba iindleko zidityanisiwe. Kwaye ke wayifunela, ehamba esihla esihla neepaseji zeenqwelomoya ezithengisa amatikiti. Kwibhodi ebhalwe, $ 39 indlela enye eya kwi-BVI.
Kwaye yayiyindiza yokuqala yeVirgin Atlantic.
U-Branson usibalisele eli bali kwindawo yedolophu yaseLos Angeles, apho sihlanganisene khona ukubhiyozela indiza entsha yeVirgin Atlantic - eLos Angeles ukuya eManchester - kunye neminyaka engama-35 yokuzalwa kwenkampani. Kungenxa yeso sizathu le nto wachazayo ukuba, kwiminyaka engama-35 eyadlulayo, emva kokumisa ngenqwelomoya ngenqwelomoya eya eBritish Virgin Islands, wagqiba kwelokuba afowunele uBoeing xa ebuyela eNgilane ukuze abuze ukuba angazithengela na izinto ezizezinye ezingama-747.
Emnxebeni, uBoeing wabuza ukuba yeyiphi na inkampani. Waphendula waphendula, sele esekelile iirekhodi zeVirgin, iVirgin.