WASHINGTON, DC - I-Air Transport Association of America (ATA), okuyinhlangano yezohwebo embonini yezindiza ezihamba phambili zase-US, namuhla ikhiphe isitatimende esilandelayo lapho iphendula uMnyango Wezokuthutha (DOT) othi indali izodala ukuncintisana okwengeziwe futhi yehlise nemali yokugibela. ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezilawulwa yi-slot:
“I-DOT namuhla izame esinye futhi isizathu sokuxhasa isifiso sayo esingenakunyakaziswa sokuphoqa indali engavivinywanga, enempikiswano enkulu, ezindlekweni zamasheya ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezisendaweni yaseNew York. Akupheli, kepha izimangalo eziqanjiwe seziqala ukubonakala njengokuphonsa i-spaghetti odongeni ukubona ukuthi yini okunamathela.
“Kubukeka sengathi i-DOT isihlehlisile inkambo kwizimangalo zayo ezimangazayo zokuthi indali yama-slot izonciphisa isiminyaminya. I-DOT manje ithi njengoba iNew York ingeyona imakethe yokuncintisana, kudingeka izindali ukukhulisa ukuncintisana nokukhokhiswa kwemali ephansi. Masibeke irekhodi eliqondile: INew York iyimakethe encintisana kakhulu e-United States, nezindiza ezingaba ngu-80 ezisebenza e-JFK, La Guardia, nasezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseNewark. Ngakho-ke kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi kungani iNew York ingazuza ngandlela thile emncintiswaneni omkhulu - ngisho nokucabanga ukuthi izindali zizoheha abathwali abangasazisebenzisi izikhumulo zezindiza eNew York.
“I-DOT iqhathanisa imali yokugibela ngekota yesibili ka-2007 nemali yokugibela ngekota yesibili ka-2008 ukukhombisa ukuthi imali yokugibela inyuke ngo-8%. Njengoba kunikezwe ukuthi intengo yomgqomo kawoyela phakathi nalesi sikhathi inyuke cishe ngamaphesenti ayi-100 - kusuka cishe ku- $ 65 umgqomo kuya ku- $ 124 umphongolo - umbuzo ofanele kakhulu kungenzeka ukuthi kungani izindiza zezindiza zanda kancane. I-Port Authority yaseNew York neNew Jersey, ephikisana ngokuqinile nezindali, ilinganisela ukuthi imali yokugibela ingakhuphuka ngamaphesenti ayi-12 nokuthi izimakethe ezingaba ngu-30 ezincane neziphakathi zingalahlekelwa yisevisi eNew York ngaphansi kwendali engekho emthethweni ye-DOT isikimu.
“Le mpikiswano yakamuva iqinisekisa ngokudabukisayo ukuzimisela koMnyango Wezokuguquguquka kokujikeleza amasondo awo ukuze kufihlwe ukwehluleka kwawo ukusebenzisa izindlela eziqinisekisiwe zokusebenza nezokuklama isikhala somoya ezizothuthukisa amandla futhi zinciphise ukubambezeleka kwezindiza endaweni yaseNew York. Izindali azikhulisi amandla noma zinikeze abagibeli izinketho eziningi, futhi aziholeli imali yokugibela ephansi. ”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who vehemently opposes auctions, estimates that fares could increase by as much as 12 percent and that as many as 30 small- and medium-sized markets could lose service to New York under the illegal DOT auction scheme.
- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade association for the leading US airlines, today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Transportation (DOT) claim that auctions will lead to more competition and lower fares at slot-controlled airports.
- “The DOT compares fares in the second quarter of 2007 to fares in the second quarter of 2008 to demonstrate that average fares increased 8 percent.
