Ngosuku obeluzophawula ukuncishiswa okukhulu kokufinyelela emoyeni kusuka ezweni lase-US ukuya e-Puerto Rico nakwezinye izindawo e-Caribbean, isifunda sibungaza ukungezwa kwezindiza ezintsha kanye nokulondolozwa kwemizila obekuhlelelwe ukuthi ikhanselwe. Ngochungechunge lwezingxoxo kanye nokuqaliswa kohlelo lokukhuthaza inkampani yezindiza yi-Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), imboni yezindiza isiphinde yabheka eCaribbean njengesifunda esinamandla amakhulu okwenza imali. Kumabhizinisi endawo, ikakhulukazi lawo axhumene nemboni yezokuvakasha, leli yivoti elidingeka kakhulu lokuzethemba.
"Ukuhoxiswa kwalezi zindiza bekungelona nje udaba lwasePuerto Rico, kodwa kuyo yonke iCaribbean," kusho uTerestella Gonzalez-Denton, umqondisi omkhulu we-PRTC. “Njengesango lokungena eCaribbean, iPuerto Rico iwumzila wabahambi abavakashela ezinye iziqhingi. Ukufinyelela emoyeni esifundeni kubaluleke kakhulu ezimbonini zethu zamahhotela nezokungcebeleka, futhi imiphumela yokufinyelela emoyeni okulinganiselwe bekungaba nemiphumela elimazayo. Kodwa-ke, umsebenzi wethu nohulumeni wase-Puerto Rico kanye nokucabanga okunombono kozakwethu embonini yezindiza kunikeza i-Caribbean amathuluzi ewadingayo ukuze iqhubeke nokukhula esiye saba nakho eminyakeni embalwa edlule,” kwengeza u-Gonzalez-Denton.
Ekuphenduleni usongo lokulahlekelwa imizila ebalulekile eya e-Puerto Rico, i-PRTC, ngokubambisana nohulumeni wase-Puerto Rico, yaqala ukwakha izinhlelo ezizoheha izinkampani zezindiza ukuthi zigcine futhi zandise inkonzo yazo esiqhingini. I-PRTC iphinde yaqala umkhankaso wemithombo yezindaba onolaka wokuxhasa isidingo sezindiza eziya e-Puerto Rico futhi ikhumbuze abahambi ukuthi isiqhingi sisafinyeleleka kakhulu. Ukwengeza, uhlelo lokumaketha ngokubambisana oludalwe yi-PRTC luzofana nedola ngalinye, kuze kufike ku-$3 million, imboni yezindiza eyisebenzisayo ekukhuthazeni uhambo oluya ePuerto Rico. I-PRTC iyaqhubeka nezingxoxo zayo nezinkampani zezindiza ukuze kwandiswe indawo yokuhlala ezimakethe eziyinhloko.
Isevisi Yomoya Entsha Nebuyiselwe E-Puerto Rico Ihlanganisa:
- I-American Airlines izoqhubeka nesevisi engami kusukela e-Los Angeles (LAX) nase-Baltimore (BWI) kuya e-San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU).
- I-JetBlue Airways imemezele ukuthi izokwengeza izindiza ezine eziya e-San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) zisuka e-John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) ekuqaleni kuka-September 2008. Ukwengeza, bazokwengeza indiza yesihlanu yansuku zonke esuka e-SJU iye I-JFK ngoNovemba. Izindiza ezimbili ezengeziwe (i-SJU - JFK) zizokwengezwa ngoDisemba ngenani lezindiza eziyisikhombisa ezengeziwe.
– I-JetBlue izophinde yengeze izindiza ezimbili ngesonto eziya eSan Juan San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) zisuka eLogan International Airport (BOS) eBoston. Kusukela ngoDisemba 2008-Januwari 2009 inkampani yezindiza izongeza indiza yesibili yansuku zonke phakathi kwe-BOS ne-SJU.
– Ukwengeza, i-JetBlue izohlinzeka ngezindiza ezintsha zansuku zonke ezingami phakathi kwe-Orlando's International Airport (MCO) kanye neSan Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport kusukela ekwindla ka-2008.
– I-AirTran Airways yaqala ukundiza phakathi kwe-Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) kanye neSan Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) ngoMashi 5, 2008.
– I-AirTran manje isihlinzeka ngezindiza ezimbili ezingami phakathi kwe-Orlando International Airport (MCO) neSan Juan, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU).
– Ngomhla zingama-20 kuZibandlela wezi-2008 i-Air Tran Airways izokwethula insizakalo engami kusukela e-Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) kuya eSan Juan Luis Munoz Marin Airport (SJU).
Ngokungeziwe ekwandeni kokufinyelela emoyeni okuya e-Puerto Rico, isikhuthazo esingeziwe kubahambi base-US ukuthi ayikho ipasipoti edingekayo ezakhamuzini zase-US ezihamba phakathi kwe-US ne-Puerto Rico.
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