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:
- I-Kenya iyizimakethe ezintathu eziphezulu zezindiza e-Afrika lapho ukukhula kubikezelwa ukuthi kuzoba namandla kakhulu eminyakeni engamashumi amabili ezayo kodwa uma amandla aphelele embonini e-Afrika azobonakala, indawo yezindiza esifundeni idinga ukukhululeka.
- “Eminyakeni emibili edlule, besisebenzisa isu elikhulu lokubhekana nenye yezinselelo ezibalulekile ezibhekene nomkhakha wezokundiza kuleli zwekazi, ukunwetshwa kanye nokwenza ngcono umthamo ezikhumulweni zethu zezindiza ezinkulu.
- “I-Routes Africa ibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwezinsiza zomoya ezwenikazi futhi lezi zinkundla zibe nomthelela wangempela esifundeni.