Isibhamu sokuqala sadutshulwa yiSouthwest Airlines ngoMashi 19, kusho izikhulu zesikhumulo sezindiza iReno-Tahoe International.

Kulapho iNingizimu-ntshonalanga yehlisa khona izintengo zokuhamba zasehlobo e-US zaya kumanani endlela eyodwa ka-$49 kuya ku-$99.

Izindleko eziphansi zithumele igagasi elishaqisayo nakuba imboni yezindiza zaseMelika icopycat, yadala impi yezindiza phakathi kwezindiza eziningi, kusho ochwepheshe bezimboni.

Uma noma ubani enezinhlelo zeholide zasehlobo ezihlanganisa ukuhamba ngendiza, ukubhukha maduze kuyelulekwa.

“Manje isikhathi sokuthenga,” kusho uTom Medland, umqondisi wokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi lenkonzo yomoya e-RTIA. “Izinkampani zezindiza njengamanje zifuna ukushayela izimoto. Isidingo siphelile, futhi benza konke abangakwenza ukuze bakhuthaze isidingo.”

Ezweni lonke, izindleko zezindiza zehle okungenani ngamaphesenti angu-14 kusukela ngonyaka odlule, njengoba izindiza ezidonsa kanzima zizama ukwenza abantu bandize futhi.

“Ake sibuyele kumsuka wembangela yokuthi kungani lokhu kwenzeka, futhi kuwumnotho onciphayo,” kusho uTim Smith, umkhulumeli we-American Airlines eFort Worth, eTexas. "Zonke izindiza zibone ukwehla kwesidingo ezinyangeni ezine noma ezinhlanu noma eziyisithupha ezedlule."

Ngemuva kokuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ithathe isinyathelo sayo ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, i-American kanye nezinye izinkampani ezinkulu ezithwala impahla, njengeDelta, United, US Airways kanye ne-Continental, nazo zehlisa imali yokugibela. Ukusika kwaba nomthelela omkhulu e-Reno-Tahoe. Zonke lezo zindiza ezehlisa izindleko zindiza zingena ziphuma e-Reno-Tahoe ngaphandle kwe-Continental, eyadonsa izindiza zayo ezidumile ze-Reno-to-Houston ngonyaka odlule.

“Leyo yingxenye ephambene embonini yezindiza,” kusho u-Howard Putnam, owayeyi-CEO yakwa-Southwest kanye ne-Braniff Airlines ehlala e-Reno. “Njalo uma umuntu enalezi zinhlobo zemali yokugibela, omunye uzohlezi ethi, ‘Kufanele ngihambisane nakho’.”

Futhi ngenkathi izindiza zilwa, abagibeli bayawina, kusho ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha.

Izinkampani zezindiza kufanele zihambisane namanani aphansi amathikithi ukuze zihlale emdlalweni, ikakhulukazi ngokuduma kokuthenga izindiza ku-inthanethi, kusho uSmith.

“Ekuthengeni ithikithi lendiza, kulula kakhulu ukuliqhathanisa, futhi kuwumsebenzi osobala kangangokuthi kusifaka ingcindezi enkulu yokuthi siqhudelane ngokuphelele nayo yonke imali yokugibela efika esigcawini,” kusho uSmith. “Kufanele uhambisane nayo ngoba sifunde eminyakeni eminingi edlule ukuthi kuthatha amadola ambalwa nje ukuthi ikhasimende liwele umgwaqo liye koncintisana naye.”

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Amadili amakhulu

Cabangela amadili emali yendiza abetholakala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule:

Ngokubhuka okungenani kusasele izinsuku eziyi-14, abagibeli abavela e-Reno bangafika e-Chicago nge-American Airlines cishe nge-$100, indlela eyodwa. ENingizimu-ntshonalanga, bangabhukha indiza eya e-Walt Disney World e-Orlando, Fla., ngentengo efanayo.

"Esikhathini esidlule, ubuzobona ukubhukha okuqinile kwasehlobo njengamanje njengoba izinkampani zezindiza zibheke phambili kuJuni, Julayi no-Agasti," kusho uMedland. "Kodwa abakuboni lokho, ngakho bathathe isinqumo sokwehlisa imali yokugibela."

Asikho isiqinisekiso sokuthi izindleko zezindiza ezishibhile zizohlala, nakuba abanye ochwepheshe bebona kusengaphambili amanani aqhubeka ehla njengoba ihlobo lisondela.

"Kuhlale kungenzeka ukuthi imali yokugibela yehle," kusho uBrian Kulpin, umphathi wezindaba zomphakathi kwaReno-Tahoe. “Kodwa kuhlale kwenzeka ukuthi ungathola imali ephakeme, futhi. Yize sicabanga ukuthi imali yendiza izokwehla, sincoma ukuthi uma uthola imali yokugibela ekahle lapho, uyibhukhe.”

Umthelela waseNingizimu-ntshonalanga

Ukwehliswa kwentengo kuwumnyakazo wakamuva nje embonini eneziyaluyalu futhi kukhombisa umthelela iNingizimu-ntshonalanga enawo kusevisi yomoya yasekhaya. Inkampani yezindiza i-no-frills yathwala abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-102 ngo-2008, indizela emadolobheni angama-65 ezifundazweni ezingu-33. Inemikhumbi yezindiza ze-537 Boeing 737, ngokusho kwemibhalo yenkampani.

Inkampani yezindiza ibaluleke kakhulu eNevada, lapho inezindiza ezingaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50 eziphuma zingena eReno-Tahoe futhi indizela zingami ezingama-37 ziye emadolobheni ayi-11.

INingizimu-ntshonalanga iyi-No. 1 esikhumulweni sezindiza iMcCarran International eLas Vegas, nokusuka kwansuku zonke okungu-227 ukuya emadolobheni angama-55, kusho umkhulumeli wenkampani.

"INingizimu-ntshonalanga isinkulu kakhulu e-United States yonkana kangangokuthi ithinta cishe zonke izimakethe zezwe," kusho uMedland.

Yize izikhulu zeReno-Tahoe zicaphuna uMashi 19 njengosuku olubalulekile empini yezindiza, le mpi isinezinyanga iqala, kusho uSmith.

"Siwubonile lo mkhakha wonkambiso isikhathi eside ngaphambi kwale ntwasahlobo," kusho uSmith. "Mhlawumbe kukhule kancane ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule njengoba izindiza eziningi ziqala uhlobo oluthile lwezindleko zokugibela."

NgoJulayi odlule, izindleko zikawoyela zafinyelela inani eliphakeme cishe lika-$150 emgqonyeni, okwenze ukuthi abantu banyukele phezulu ezindizeni zezindiza, kusho uMedland. Kodwa ngoSepthemba, isidingo sehle kakhulu, futhi amanani ezindiza aqala ukwehla. Abaningi embonini bebecabanga ukuthi isikhathi samaholidi okuphela konyaka sizokhuphula imali yokugibela, kodwa bebengaqondile.