SINGAPORE - U-Casey Chan wayevame ukushayela ikilasi lebhizinisi njalo ngemva kwenyanga ukuze engamele ifekthri yenkampani yakhe ye-elekthronikhi e-China kuze kube sekupheleni konyaka odlule, lapho ama-oda avela kubathengi baseNtshonalanga eqala ukoma.
Umqashi wakhe, inkampani yamazwe ngamazwe ezinze e-Singapore eyenza izingxenye zezinto ezifana nezidlali ze-DVD namakhamera edijithali, mancane amathuba okuba ambuyisele esihlalweni sendiza kanokusho, namawayini amahle adingeka kakhulu, noma nini maduze.
"Inkampani yami ibambe iqhaza eliqinile ezindlekweni manje," kusho unjiniyela omkhulu waseSingapore, ongakaze andizele eChina kusukela ngoJanuwari futhi manje uchitha isikhathi sakhe esiningi enhlokohhovisi lapha engenamsebenzi omncane okufanele awenze.
Ukuncishiswa kohambo lwamabhizinisi okwenziwa nguChan kanye nezinkulungwane zabanye abaphathi ngenxa yenkinga yezimali emhlabeni jikelele kube nomthelela omkhulu ezinhlanganweni zezindiza, nalabo abasesifundeni sase-Asia-Pacific ikakhulukazi abathintekile, kusho ochwepheshe bezimboni.
Izinkampani zenethiwekhi ezifana ne-Singapore Airlines (SIA) zibonwa njengezisengozini kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi zithulule izinsiza eziningi ohambweni lwebhizinisi nolwezinga lokuqala, olwaziwa ngokuthi ithrafikhi eyi-premium.
Kulapho abathwali base-Asia-Pacific bezuza khona ingxenye enkulu yemali engenayo futhi ukwehla okumangazayo kwesidingo kulimaza imigqa yabo ephansi.
"Kuzoba nzima kakhulu kunoma yibaphi abathwali base-Asia Pacific ukwenza imali ngo-2009," kusho uDerek Sadubin, isikhulu esisebenza eSikhungweni esizinze eSydney se-Asia Pacific Aviation.
Isidingo sezimoto ezihamba phambili sehle ngamaphesenti angu-15-30 ngokwesilinganiso kuye ngomzila, esho.
Isimo sibi kakhulu kunesiyaluyalu sangonyaka odlule lapho amanani kaphethiloli enyuka aze aqopha umlando, ngemva kokuhlasela kwamaphekula ngoSepthemba 2001 e-United States, noma ukugqashuka kwaSARS ngo-2003, kwengeza uSadubin.
Ngenxa yalokhu, abathwali sebephendukele “ekuthatheni izinyathelo ezingavamile zokulondoloza imali” okuhlanganisa nezindiza eziphansi nokucela abasebenzi bamakhabethe ukuthi bathathe amaqabunga angakhokhelwa.
“Ngemuva kuka-9/11 nangemva kwa-SARS, imboni yabuya ngokushesha ngoba umjikelezo wezomnotho wawunamandla, kodwa manje sinokuwohloka komnotho okujulile okube nomthelela ekuhambeni kwezinkampani, okubuye kwawa,” usho kanje.
I-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ithe izimoto ezihamba phambili esifundeni zehle ngamaphesenti angama-26.4 ngoFebhuwari kusukela ngonyaka odlule, zimbi kakhulu kunamaphesenti angama-23.4 aqoshwa ngoJanuwari.
I-IATA ngenyanga edlule yabikezela ukuthi lesi sifunda sizovela njengesihlasele kakhulu emhlabeni ngo-2009, nokulahlekelwa iqoqo lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.7, okungaphezu kokulahlekelwa ngamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.1 eyayibikezele ngaphambili.
Emhlabeni jikelele, imboni ingase ilahlekelwe ngamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-4.7 uma kuqhathaniswa nesibikezelo sangaphambili samaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.5, kusho i-IATA.
U-Giovanni Bisignani, umqondisi-jikelele we-IATA, ngenyanga edlule wathi “u-2009 uzoba unyaka onzima kunayo yonke imboni yezindiza eyake yabhekana nayo.”
Ubalule ukuthi iminotho emithathu emikhulu yase-Asia - iJapan, iChina ne-India - yonke ithinteke kabi ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni.
UJim Eckes, umqondisi ophethe wenkampani ezinze eHong Kong i-Indoswiss Aviation, ubona iminyaka emithathu ezayo inzima kakhulu kubathwali bamaphrimiyamu.
"Izinkampani zezindiza zase-Asia zinedumela lenkonzo yekhwalithi ephezulu ngakho ngokwemvelo zizothinteka kakhulu ngokuwa kwezimoto ezinesivuno esikhulu," kusho u-Eckes.
Izibalo zokusebenza ze-SIA zikhombisa ukuthi inketha yendiza yehlise ngamaphesenti angama-23 abagibeli ngoMashi kusukela ngonyaka owedlule.
Yehlise imvamisa yezindiza zayo eziqondile zesigaba samabhizinisi zonke eziya eNew York nase-Los Angeles zisuka nsuku zonke ziye kahlanu ngesonto.
Izimbangi ezinkulu zenkampani yenethiwekhi esifundeni nazo zimemezele izindlela zokunciphisa izindleko.
I-Qantas yase-Australia imemezele ukuncishiswa kwemisebenzi okusha okufika ku-1,750 futhi yehlisa isibikezelo sayo senzuzo yonyaka wonke safinyelela ezigidini ezingama-73 saya ku-146 wamadola aseMelika, sisuka ezigidini ezingama-363 zamarandi eyayibikezele ngoNovemba.
I-Cathay Pacific yaseHong Kong, elahlekelwe ngaphezu kwesigidigidi samaRandi ngonyaka odlule, ibheka izindlela zokunciphisa izindleko, okuhlanganisa nokunciphisa eminye imizila.
Inkampani yenkampani eyodwa okungeyona eyase-Asia eshayiswe ukuwa kwethrafikhi ephezulu yi-Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), ezodonsa ipulaki kusevisi yayo yase-Singapore-Bangkok-Zurich ngo-Ephreli 26.
"ISingapore neZurich yizikhungo ezimbili zezezimali ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni ngakho kusobala ukuthi iningi labahambi bethu abahamba phambili baphuma emkhakheni wezezimali," kusho uMarkus Schmid, inhloko yesifunda yenkampani yenethiwekhi.
