I-SriLankan Airlines yethule inhlawulo kaphethiloli kuzo zonke izindleko zezindiza kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Julayi, 2008. Isinqumo sokwenyusa imali yokugibela kungenxa yokwenyuka okungakaze kubonwe kwamanani kaphethiloli emhlabeni.
Amanani kawoyela ongahluziwe, afinyelela ku-USD 75 ngomphongolo ngo-2007, akhuphuke afinyelela ku-USD 141 engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2008, okuqophe ukwenyuka ngama-84%. NgoJanuwari walo nyaka, umphongolo kawoyela ongahluziwe wawungu-USD 95 futhi usukhuphuke wafinyelela ku-USD 128 kusukela ngoJuni 2008, nokunyuke ngama-35%.
Isivinini enyuka ngaso amanani kawoyela emhlabeni siyinselelo enkulu kuzo zonke izinkampani zezindiza. Asikho isikhathi sokuphatha inguquko. Nakuba noma yiliphi ibhizinisi kufanele liqinisekise ukuthi umkhiqizo walo ubonisa izindleko zokukhiqiza, iSriLankan ayidluliseli inani eliphelele lezindleko kubagibeli bayo. Njengezinkampani zezindiza zamazwe ngamazwe, yethule inhlawulo kaphethiloli, kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Julayi, 2008, kodwa izobuyisela kuphela u-50% wezindleko ezengeziwe ezitholiwe. Ngalesi sikhathi sokuntengantenga nokukhuphuka kwamanani entengo, indlela engokoqobo yokusabela ekukhuphukeni okukhulu kwezindleko (uphethiloli uhlanganisa u-52% wezindleko zenkampani yezindiza uma kuqhathaniswa no-27% wezindleko eziphelele ngonyaka odlule), iwukuba uphethiloli. inkokhiso esuselwe ebangeni.
Inkokhelo eyengeziwe iyahluka ngokuya ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo. Inkokhelo eyengeziwe yezindiza ezithatha isikhathi eside - i-Europe/Colombo, Europe/Far East, Europe/India, Europe/Male, Far East/Mid East kanye neTokyo/Male izoba ngu-$80 indlela eyodwa; izindiza ezihamba ngezinyawo eziphakathi nendawo - phakathi kwe-India, Bangkok/HongKong, Bangkok/Beijing, Dubai/Kuwait kanye ne-Bombay/Karachi zizoba ngu-$45 indlela eyodwa; kanye nezindiza ezidonsa amafushane - I-Far East/Colombo, Far East/India, Mid Ewast/Colombo kanye ne-Mid East India izoba ngu-$25 indlela eyodwa.
Ngonyaka odlule i-IATA (International Air Transport Association) yabikezela inzuzo eyirekhodi engu-USD 9.6 billion embonini yezindiza ngo-2008. Lokhu akumele kube njalo. I-IATA manje isibikezele ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kwengqikithi phakathi kwe-USD 2.3 billion kanye ne-USD 6.1 billion embonini yezindiza ngo-2008 kuye ngezinga lentengo kaphethiloli. Yize lokhu kubukhulu benhlekelele edalwe kungakapheli unyaka, isimo asibonakali siba ngcono naphezu kokubikezela kwabahlaziyi. Lesi simo sizogcina sidale ukuthi kuphinde kwakhiwe kabusha amanani entengo yokugibela uma amanani kaphethiloli engazinzi.
