Njengoba ukuqala kwe-Routes Africa kubonakala, imboni yezomoya kule ndawo ilungiselela inkundla yesihlanu yaminyaka yonke yokuthuthukisa imizila, kulo nyaka esingethwe yiSikhuphe International Airport eSwaziland kusukela ngoMeyi 30-Juni 1.
Ukubhaliswa kwezindiza kusezingeni eliphezulu kusukela iRoutes yethula umcimbi wayo wokuqala weRoutes Africa, enezinkampani zenethiwekhi ezihlanganisa iSouth African Airways, South African Express, Kenya Airways, Gabon Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, Egypt Air, kanye neSpanair esezibhalisiwe. U-Nigel Mayes, umqondisi ophethe i-Routes, ubeke amazwana:
“Kuyathakazelisa ukubona inkambiso phakathi kwezinkampani zezindiza isuka kulezo ezingaphakathi kwesifunda uqobo, kufaka phakathi labo abavela ngaphandle kwendawo abafisa ukumisa izixhumanisi, njenge-Spanair, ngokwesibonelo, abeza ukuzokhomba izikhumulo zezindiza zase-Afrika ukuze bafeze izinhloso zebhizinisi lenkampani yenethiwekhi. yokwandisa inethiwekhi yayo yesevisi yezindiza kulesi sifunda. "
Lesi sithangami sizobandakanya zonke izici ezilindele izithunywa emcimbini we-Routes, okuhlanganisa namathuba okuxhumana asemthethweni nangekho emthethweni, i-Routes Africa Strategy Forum kanye ne-Route Exchange. Kuzophinde kube nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi ezizosingathwa yi-ASM ngeSonto, zingama-30 kuNhlaba.
Imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi ye-ASM yamahhala, yezithunywa zesikhumulo sezindiza kuphela, izobona abamele i-ASM bethula iziphetho zabo mayelana nokukhuphuka nokukhula kwama-Gulf carriers angena e-Afrika, ikakhulukazi e-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara.
UGordon Bevan, iphini likamongameli we-ASM, ebonisana ne-Asia Pacific & Indian Ocean, wachaza:
“Njengenkampani ehamba phambili emhlabeni yokuthuthukisa imizila, i-ASM inekhono elingaphezu kokuhlola ukukhula kanye nomthelela ama-Gulf carriers abe nawo emakethe yezinsiza zezindiza zase-Afrika. Imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi ilandela imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi eyedlule eyimpumelelo yokuthuthukisa imizila ebesiyibambe e-Routes Africa eminyakeni yakamuva.
“Inkundla yokucobelelana ngolwazi yokuqala izokhombisa ukuthi imakethe yase-Afrika ijwayele ukusebenzisa kanjani izindawo zase-Europe ukufinyelela ukuxhumana nomhlaba wonke, kodwa lokhu sekushintshele eGulf hubs ngenxa yezizathu eziningi. Sizobheka izizathu, umthelela ezinambeni zethrafikhi, kanye nenzuzo lezi zinkampani zezindiza eziwutholayo emakethe.”
I-workshop yesibili, nayo ebanjwe ngeSonto, izobheka ukwanda kwe-Arabian Gulf hub imisebenzi efinyelela emakethe yaseShayina njengomphumela oqondile wokukhula kwezixhumanisi zezohwebo phakathi kwalezi zifunda ezimbili. Lesi yisihloko esifike ngesikhathi sezinkampani zezindiza ezifuna ukufinyelela e-Afrika naseShayina, futhi inhloso ukunikeza abaphathi bezindiza base-Afrika uhlelo lokusebenzisa le nqubo futhi ngaleyo ndlela bavikele enye imali engenayo kumqhubi wesikhumulo sezindiza.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana nomcimbi kanye nokubhalisa ukuze ube khona, vakashela ku-www.routesonline.com.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “It is interesting to see the trend amongst airlines shifting from those within the region itself, to include those from outside of the area wishing to set up links, like Spanair for example, who are coming to target African airports to achieve the carrier's business objectives of expanding its air service network in this region.
- This is a timely topic for airlines seeking to access Africa and China, and the aim is to offer African airport managers a plan for capitalizing on this trend and thereby secure further revenue streams for the airport operator.
- The second workshop, also held on the Sunday, will look into the rise of Arabian Gulf hub operations accessing the Chinese market as a direct result of the increased trade links between the two regions.
