Abagibeli bezindiza abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-5.1 badlule e-Ontario International Airport (ONT) ngo-2018, inani eliphakeme kakhulu lonyaka kusukela ngo-2008. Isikhumulo sezindiza sengeze abagibeli abacishe babe ngu-900,000 kusukela ekushintsheni kwaso ekulawuleni kwendawo ngasekupheleni kuka-2016 lapho abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-4.2 bendiza nge-ONT.
Ngonyaka wekhalenda ka-2018, i-ONT yamukele abahambi bezindiza abangu-5,115,894, okuwukunyuka ngo-12.4% ngaphezu kwengqikithi yango-2017 yezi-4,552,702. Inani labagibeli basekhaya likhule ngo-10.8%, kanti isibalo sabahambi bamazwe ngamazwe sikhuphuke ngo-61.1%.
“Izibalo zokuphela konyaka ziphawuleka kakhulu njengoba ukudluliselwa kokulawulwa kwendawo kwenzeka eminyakeni emibili nje edlule futhi zibonisa ukuthi isu lethu lokuthuthukisa i-Ontario ibe isango lamazwe ngamazwe liyaphumelela,” kusho u-Alan D. Wapner, umongameli we-Ontario International. Iziphathimandla Zesikhumulo Sezindiza (OIAA). "Impumelelo yethu isekelwe ekhonweni lethu lokuhlinzeka ngezinsiza, izinsizakalo kanye nezinsiza ezifunwa abahambi ngendiza futhi balethe ulwazi oluhle lwamakhasimende, olungenazinkathazo olubafanele."
NgoZibandlela, i-ONT yamukele abagibeli abangaphezu kwezi-441,000, okuyi-7.4% ephakeme kunoZibandlela wezi-2017. Umthamo wabagibeli basekhaya nabamazwe ngamazwe ukhule ngo-5.3% no-61.7%, ngokulandelana.
Izimpahla zomoya nazo ziqhubekile nokukhula ngesivinini ngoZibandlela kanye nonyaka. Ngonyaka wekhalenda ka-2018, ukuthunyelwa kwempahla nemeyili kube nengqikithi yamathani angaphezu kuka-750,000, ngo-14.8% ngaphezu kuka-2017. Ngo-December ukuthunyelwa kwempahla kube nesamba samathani angaphezu kuka-75,000, okuwukunyuka okucishe kube ngu-5% ngo-December 2017.
"Sikweleta lokhu kukhula okuqhubekayo kozakwethu bezindiza e-China Airlines, Frontier Airlines kanye ne-JetBlue Airways abengeze izinsiza kulo nyaka odlule," kusho uMark Thorpe, isikhulu esiphezulu se-OIAA. "Sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nokwenyuka ngo-2019 ngenxa yezinsizakalo ezintsha esezimenyezelwe nezinye esilindele ukuzwa ngazo maduze."
I-Ontario International Airport isanda kuqanjwa njengesikhumulo sezindiza esikhula ngokushesha e-US ngoshicilelo oluhamba phambili lwezohambo. Izinkampani zezindiza eziningana ezihlanganisa i-United Airlines, i-Delta Air Lines kanye ne-Southwest Airlines sezimemezele izindiza ezintsha ezivela ku-ONT kusukela kulo nyaka.
Disemba 2018 Disemba 2017 % Shintsha i-YTD 2018 YTD 2017 % Ushintsho
Traffic Abagibeli
Domestic 416,529 395,568 5.3% 4,888,011 4,411,274 10.8%
International 24,644 15,244 61.7% 227,883 141,428 61.1%
Total 441,173 410,812 7.4% 5,115,894 4,552,702 12.4%
I-Air Cargo (Amathani)
Freight 74,691 71,408 4.6% 723,016 626,579 15.4%
Mail 1,031 849 21.4% 28,513 27,890 2.2%
Total 75,722 72,258 4.8% 751,529 654,469 14.8%
