Imakethe yezindiza yase-Afrika izokhula ibe ngaphezu kwabagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-356 ngonyaka ka-2038, ngokusho kwesibikezelo sakamuva se-International Air Transport Association. Imisebenzi engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-24 ezwenikazi lase-Afrika isivele isekelwa imboni yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. Imizila e-Afrika izobamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekusekeleni ukukhula kwezinsizakalo zomoya nokukhuthaza intuthuko yezomnotho esifundeni sonke.

Abaholi abavela embonini yezindiza yase-Afrika babumbana eKenya yisithangami sezindiza esime isikhathi eside futhi esisungulwe kakhulu esizinikezele ekuthuthukiseni ukuxhumana kwangaphakathi kwe-Afrika. IRoutes Africa 2019 isingathwe yiKenya Airports Authority (KAA), eyiNkampani Yombuso ebhekene nomsebenzi wokuhlinzeka nokuphatha uhlelo oluhlelekile lwezikhumulo zezindiza eKenya.

Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika umelwe kulesi sithangami nguMongameli wawo u-Alain St. Ange - owayenguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Ezokundiza Kwezindiza, Amachweba kanye Nezasolwandle.

Ekhuluma ngesikhathi kunesithangami nabezindaba kulo mcimbi, u-Alex Gitari, Ag. UMqondisi Ophethe kanye noMphathi Omkhulu, uKAA uthe: “Eminyakeni emibili edlule, besilokhu sisebenzisa isu lokufuna ukubhekana nenye yezinselelo ezibalulekile ezibhekene nomkhakha wezindiza kuleli zwekazi okungukuthi, ukunwetshwa nokwenza ngcono umthamo ezikhumulweni zezindiza zethu ezinkulu . Imizila i-Afrika ibaluleke kakhulu, hhayi kuphela kwi-Kenya Airports Authority kepha esizweni sethu nasesifundeni sonke. Imboni yezindiza idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu ezinhlelweni zentuthuko zaseKenya. ”

USteven Small, ongumqondisi womkhiqizo kwaRoutes, uthe: “Ngaphezu kwe-5% ye-GDP yaseKenya yenziwa ngezokuvakasha, okuvuselelwa futhi kusekelwa imboni yezindiza. I-Routes Africa 2019 iza ngesikhathi esijabulisayo seKenya Airports Authority. Ngijabule kakhulu ukuthi izindiza eziningi eziholayo zikhona ukuzobona ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu okwenziwe, yithimba, ukwenza lokhu kudinga okwandayo kwezimakethe. ”

URaphael Kuuchi, iPhini likaMongameli, i-Afrika, i-IATA, wengeze wathi: “Imizila i-Afrika ibaluleke kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwezinsizakalo zomoya ezwenikazi futhi lezi zinkundla zibe nomthelela omkhulu esifundeni. IKenya yizimakethe ezintathu ezihamba phambili zezindiza e-Afrika lapho ukukhula kulindeleke ukuthi kube khona okuqine kakhulu eminyakeni engamashumi amabili ezayo kodwa uma kuzofezeka amandla aphelele wemboni e-Afrika, indawo yezindiza esifundeni idinga ukukhululeka. ”

Ukulungiswa kabusha nokwenziwa kwesimanje kwezikhumulo zezindiza zaseKenya kungumsebenzi ophambili ohamba phambili ngaphansi kweVision 2030, uhlelo lomnotho waseKenya. Ngokukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwemizila emisha, i-KAA inethemba lokukhulisa ithrafikhi yabagibeli nemithwalo e-JKIA, eMombasa International Airport (MIA), eKisumu International Airport (KIA) nase-Eldoret International Airport (EIA), konke okwamanje okuthuthukayo nengqalasizinda kuyasebenza.

AbakwaRoutes Africa bahlanganisa abathatha izinqumo abangama-250 abavela ezindizeni, ezikhumulweni zezindiza, kohulumeni neziphathimandla zezokuvakasha ukuhlela izindiza ezintsha nokuqinisa imizila ekhona. Injabulo emakethe yezindiza yase-Afrika ibonakala ngokuhambela phezulu kwezindiza emcimbini. Abaphathi be-Airline kanye nabahleli bezinethiwekhi abaphezulu bezindiza ezihamba phambili esifundeni ezibandakanya i-Air Zimbabwe, Egyptair, Emirates kanye ne-Uganda Airlines bazobheka ukuzwa amathuba amasha emizila.

Uhlelo lwengqungquthela lubona izikhulumi ezisezingeni eliphezulu zixoxa ngezinto ezibangela ushintsho, ziveza izinselelo futhi zinikeze namathuba emakethe yezindiza yase-Afrika. Vuyani Jarana, owayeyi-CEO ye-South African Airways; Allan Kilavuka, Umphathi Omkhulu & Umqondisi Ophethe we Jambojet; noRaphael Kuuchi, i-VP yase-Afrika, i-IATA baphakathi kwabathonya bemboni ababamba iqhaza ezingxoxweni ezizosiza ukusetha uhlelo lwezentengiselwano nezepolitiki lomphakathi wezindiza ngonyaka ozayo.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

Kenya is the top three aviation markets in Africa where growth is forecast to be the strongest over the next two decades but if the full potential of the industry in Africa is to be realised, airspace in the region needs to be liberalised.
“Over the last two years, we have been implementing an ambitious strategy to deal with one of the key challenges also facing the aviation sector in the continent namely, expansion and improvement of capacity at our main airports.
“Routes Africa is critical to the development of air services on the continent and these forums have made a real impact on the region.