Umkhankaso we-International Air Transport Association (IATA) “Focus Africa” uyadlondlobala, ugqugquzelwa yiKhomishini Yezokundiza Emabhanoyini yase-Afrika (i-AFCAC) kanye neNhlangano Yezindiza YaseNingizimu Afrika (AASA) njengabalingani bayo abasha.
I-Focus Africa izoqinisa igalelo lezokundiza ekuthuthukisweni komnotho nenhlalakahle yase-Afrika futhi ithuthukise ukuxhumana, ukuphepha nokwethembeka kubagibeli nabathumbi bemikhumbi. Izobona ababambiqhaza abazimele nabakahulumeni beletha inqubekelaphambili elinganisekayo emikhakheni eyisithupha ebalulekile: ukuphepha, ingqalasizinda, ukuxhumana, ezezimali nokusabalalisa, ukusimama kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamakhono.
“I-Focus Africa imayelana nokusungula umfelandawonye wabalingani abazibophezela ekuhlanganiseni izinsiza zabo futhi balethe iqoqo lezixazululo zezokuthutha zase-Afrika ezivumela izwekazi, abantu balo kanye neminotho yalo idlale indima enkulu, ephusile futhi emele kakhulu emnothweni womhlaba. Iminikelo ehlanganisiwe ye AFCAC kanti i-AASA izoba semqoka kakhulu empumelelweni ye-Focus Africa. I-Afrika ibamba u-18% wabantu bomhlaba wonke kodwa ingaphansi kuka-3% we-GDP yomhlaba kanye nama-2.1% kuphela omsebenzi wokuthutha abagibeli bezindiza kanye nempahla. Ngokungenelela okufanele lezo zikhala zizovalwa, futhi i-Afrika izohlomula ekuxhumekeni, emisebenzini nasekukhuleni okwenziwa yizindiza,” kusho uWillie Walsh. IATAUMqondisi Jikelele.
“Ikhono lokufinyelela, ukusebenzela kanye nokuthuthukisa izimakethe zangaphakathi kwe-Afrika libalulekile njengoba inani labantu bezwekazi kulindeleke ukuthi likhule ngabantu abangaphezu kwesigidigidi ngo-2050. Ukuze lokhu kuzimeme, kumele kudalwe amathuba ezomnotho. Njengoba ezinye izifunda zibonisile, ukuxhumana kwezokuthutha emoyeni kuvula ukuchuma okubanzi. Njengesikhungo sezindiza ze-African Union, sizokweseka i-Focus Africa ngomsebenzi wethu wokuthuthukisa isethi yemithetho nemithethonqubo evumelanayo eklanyelwe ukwenza lokhu kuxhunywa kube ngokoqobo futhi kuqhubekisele phambili izinhloso zethu zamasu,” kusho uNobhala-Jikelele we-AFACAC, u-Adefunke Adeyemi.
“Isikhathi asikho ngasohlangothini lwethu njengoba amalungu e-AASA kanye nemiphakathi ayisebenzelayo ibhekene nezindleko ezikhuphukayo, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi okungakaze kubonwe, izingqinamba eziphelelwe yisikhathi ekuhwebeni nasekufinyeleleni izimakethe, ingqalasizinda enganele kanye nokushoda kwamakhono okusalindelekile. Lezi zidinga isinyathelo esiphuthumayo, ukuze singabambeki emgaqweni wezindiza. Yingakho singananazi ukuma ne-IATA nabanye ozakwethu be-Focus Africa,” kwengeza isikhulu se-AASA, u-Aaron Munetsi.
Abaholi nabathatha izinqumo abavela ezinhlanganweni zezindiza, ezikhumulweni zezindiza, ezinsizakalweni zezindiza, izinhlaka zikahulumeni, abakhiqizi bezindiza, abahlinzeki bezimboni kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza bazohlangana eNgqungqutheleni ye-IATA Focus Africa, ezosingathwa yi-Ethiopian Airlines, e-Addis Ababa ngomhla zingama-20-21 Juni, ukuze bakhulume. ngemininingwane yezindawo zemisebenzi ezibalulekile eziyisithupha.
