Uhulumeni wase-US usebenza ngaphandle kokulawula i-Southwest Airlines

The World Tourism Network inxusa abenzi bomthetho e-United States ukuthi bakwenze kuphoqelekile ukuthi izinkampani zenethiwekhi zase-US zidingeke ukuthi zibhukhe kabusha abagibeli kuzo zonke izindiza ezitholakalayo. Ngalesi sikhathi iSouthwest ibhukha kabusha kuphela enkampanini yayo yezindiza, kodwa izindiza zikhanseliwe.

WTN iphakamisa ukuthi abagibeli bavaleleke ngenxa yokusebenza kweSouthwest Airlines ukubhukha kabusha kwenkampani yezindiza ngaphandle kokulibala futhi ulinde i-Southwest Airlines ukuthi iphendule, icele imbuyiselo, isebenzise umshwalense wokuphazamiseka kokuhamba, futhi ifinyelele izinhlangano ezivikela abathengi.

Izikhulu zikahulumeni, okuhlanganisa namaSenator ase-US u-Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) kanye no-Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), amalungu eKomidi leSenate Commerce manje ahlanganyela.

UNobhala Wezokuthutha waseMelika uPete Buttigieg namuhla utshele i-CNN, ukhulume ne-Southwest Airlines CEO uBob Jordan. UJordan uthe uzodlulela phambili ukwenza isimo sibe lula kumakhulu ezinkulungwane zabavakashi bamaholide e-United States.

Namuhla ntambama, UnobhalaPete ikhulume nabaholi bezinyunyana kanye noMphathi Omkhulu weSouthwest Airlines ukudlulisa okulindelekile koMnyango ukuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ihlangabezane nezibopho zawo kubagibeli nabasebenzi futhi ithathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela isimo esifana nalesi ukuthi singaphinde senzeke.

Akubukeki sengathi u-Jordan ubeka amandla ezwini lakhe ngesikhathi ngesikhathi esifanayo etshela i-FOX News, iSouthwest Airlines ikhansele iningi lezindiza zayo ezinqamula e-US ngoLwesibili kulokho i-CEO uBob Jordan axwayise ngokuthi "ngolunye usuku olunzima. ”

Chofoza lapha ngohlelo lwesevisi yeSouthwest Airlines.

Izigele u-Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) kanye no-Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), amalungu eKomidi leSenate Commerce, bakhiphe isitatimende esilandelayo namuhla ngemva kokuhoxiswa kwezinkulungwane zezindiza zeSouthwest Airlines ngempelasonto yeholide, ngenxa enkulu yokwehluleka kwangaphakathi enkampanini.

“I-Southwest Airlines iyehluleka abathengi phakathi nesonto lokuhamba elibaluleke kakhulu lonyaka. Esikhundleni seholide elichithwa nomndeni nabangane, abagibeli balala ezikhumulweni zezindiza noma bazama kanzima ukufinyelela abenzeli benkonzo yamakhasimende. 

Kulabo abahambi amaholide abo onakalisiwe, ayikho indlela yangempela yokuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ilungise lokhu.

Kepha inkampani ingaqala ngokunxephezela kahle abagibeli abazindiza zabo zikhanseliwe, okuhlanganisa hhayi kuphela amathikithi aphinde abhukhwa, ukubuyiselwa kwamathikithi, kanye nehhotela, ukudla, nembuyiselo yezokuthutha. kodwa imali enkulu isinxephezelo ngokuphazamiseka kwezinhlelo zabo zamaholide. 

INingizimu-ntshonalanga ihlela ukukhipha i-dividend engu-$428 million ngonyaka ozayo inkampani engakwazi ukwenza kahle ngabathengi ebalimazile. INingizimu-ntshonalanga kufanele igxile kuqala kumakhasimende ayo avaleleke ezikhumulweni zezindiza futhi abambelele ekubambeni okungapheli.

“Iningizimu-ntshonalanga ayikwazi ukugwema ukunxephezela abagibeli ngokuthi lokhu kukhanselwa kwezindiza kudalwe iziphepho zasebusika zakamuva.

Njengoba abaphathi baseNingizimu-ntshonalanga bevumile, ukukhanselwa kwenqwaba izolo kudalwe kakhulu ukwehluleka kwezinhlelo zayo zangaphakathi. Ngakho-ke, lokho kukhanselwa kufanele kufakwe esigabeni 'njengokulawulwayo,' futhi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga kufanele inxephezele abagibeli ngokufanele."

NgoNovemba, amaSenator uMarkey noBlumenthal, kanye noSihlalo uMaria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ufake amazwana mayelana nomthetho ohlongozwayo woMnyango Wezokuthutha (i-DOT) mayelana nokubuyiselwa kwamathikithi endiza, unxusa i-DOT ukuthi iqinise futhi iphothule ngokushesha umthetho ohlongozwayo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi abathengi banxeshezelwa ngendlela efanele lapho inkampani yezindiza ikhansela noma ilibazisa kakhulu uhambo lwabo.

NgoMeyi, abameli abathathu babhalela uNobhala we-DOT uPete Buttigieg incwadi benxusa uMnyango ukuthi usebenzise amandla awo okulawula ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela abathengi ngokucacisa nokuhlanganisa izinqubomgomo ezidinga abathwali nabamele amathikithi ukuthi babuyisele imali ngokushesha ngemuva kokukhanselwa kwendiza noma ukubambezeleka okukhulu. , kanye nokucacisa amalungelo kubathengi abangakwazi ukuhamba ngenxa yemikhawulo kahulumeni noma ukumenyezelwa kwesimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo yomphakathi.