Imboni yezindiza zase-Afrika izobekwa ngaphansi kweso ku-World Travel Market 2012, umcimbi ohamba phambili emhlabeni wonke wemboni yezokuvakasha, njengengxenye yochungechunge olubanzi lwezingxoxo phakathi kwabaphathi bezindiza mayelana nekusasa lale mboni.
Uhlelo lwezehlakalo zezindiza luzoqala ngoLwesibili, mhla ziyisi-6 kuLwezi, ngohlelo oluthi “Inkampani Yezindiza – Ephuma E-Afrika”, oluzobheka ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zezwekazi zithatha kanjani izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe ukuze zithole ucezu lwale makethe ekhulayo. Phambilini izinkampani zezindiza eziningi zakuleli zikhala ngokuthi ziphuthelwa ngokwanda kwesibalo sabagibeli i-Afrika esikhiqizayo. Kodwa-ke, ukuvela kwezinkampani zezindiza eziqinile zase-Afrika kuyaphikisana nalolu daba, kusizwa ukwethulwa kwezindiza zesizukulwane esisha njenge-Boeing's 787 kanye ne-Airbus A350. Iseshini izogxila kuwo womabili amathuba ase-Afrika ohambo lwezindiza kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kodwa nezinselelo ebhekene nazo mayelana nengqalasizinda, ukulawulwa, kanye nenkinga enkulu yamabanga andiza e-Afrika.
Iseshini izoholwa nguJohn Strickland, ophethe i-consultancy yezokundiza, i-JLS Consulting, futhi unesipiliyoni seminyaka engu-30 kulo mkhakha. Ngaphambi kokusungula i-consultancy, ube nezikhundla eziphezulu e-Caledonian, British Airways, KLM UK, kanye ne-Buzz, futhi manje ubizwa njalo ngabezindaba bamazwe ngamazwe ukuthi aphawule ngezindaba zezindiza. Uzojoyinwa yiChief Operating Officer ye-Ethiopian Airlines, u-Tewolde GebreMariam, osesebenze isikhathi esiyiminyaka engama-27 enkampanini yezindiza. Ngalesi sikhathi usebambe izikhundla eziningi phesheya kwezilwandle, okumenza akwazi ukubona imboni yezindiza zase-Afrika eqhamuka ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwezwekazi. Ophinde aboleka ubungcweti bakhe kuleli thimba yiSikhulu Esiphezulu se-FastJet u-Ed Winter ophethe inkampani yezindiza yase-Afrika eshibhile, enezindiza eziyi-10 ezisebenza ezindaweni ezingaba ngu-25 zasekhaya nasezifundeni. Ophinde aqinise lolu hlelo yiSikhulu Esiphezulu Senkampani Yezindiza yaseKenya kanye noMqondisi Ophethe Weqembu u-Titus Naikuni owajoyina inkampani yezindiza ngo-2003 kulandela umsebenzi oncomekayo, ohlanganisa ukusebenza njengoNobhala Unomphela woMnyango Wezolwazi, Ezokuthutha, Nokuxhumana waseKenya.
Lo mcimbi ungomunye wemithathu egxile emkhakheni wezokundiza kanti owesibili uzoba ngoLwesithathu, Novemba 7, onesihloko esithi “Inkampani Yezindiza - Ukusetha Isimo: Izinselelo Ezinkulu.” Iholwa yi-Strickland futhi, iseshini izogxila ezindabeni eziningi ezinzima imboni ebhekene nazo, kusukela ekukhuphukeni kwentela kanye nezintengo zikawoyela kuye ekuncipheni kwesidingo namandla esikhumulweni sezindiza. Isikhulumi esiwumgogodla kuzoba uMqondisi we-Iberia Wezindaba Zebhizinisi u-Manuel López Colmenarejo ochithe ingxenye enkulu yomsebenzi wakhe endizeni. Uphinde aqhayise ngolwazi olwengeziwe emabhodini ezinye izinkampani ezimbalwa, okuhlanganisa no-Amadeus futhi wayenguMongameli we-Amadeus Spain.
Ujoyinwe yi-CEO yesikhumulo sezindiza i-Gatwick, uStuart Wingate, onomsebenzi omude novelele ezikhumulweni zezindiza, obambe izikhundla zobu-MD e-Stansted Airport, i-CEO Yesikhumulo Sezindiza sase-Budapest, kanye Nomqondisi Wezinkonzo Zekhasimende e-Glasgow Airport.
Lolu hlelo luzophothulwa ngokweseshini yesithathu ngoLwesine, ngoNovemba 8, enesihloko esithi “Inkampani Yezindiza - I-Big Talk,” ingxoxo ebanzi ebheka izinkinga namandla angatholakala embonini yezindiza.
Umqondisi weReed Travel Exhibitions weWorld Travel Market uSimon Press uthe: “Izindiza ziyingxenye esemqoka yemboni yezokuvakasha kangangokuthi kufanele senze umzamo omkhulu ukuze sithole izikhulumi ezingcono kakhulu ezizoyihlola.
“I-Afrika ijabule kakhulu ekukhuleni okungaba khona embonini, futhi kuyajabulisa ukubona izinkampani zezindiza eziningi zase-Afrika manje ziqoqa amandla azo futhi zilwela ukuba nesabelo kule makethe enenzuzo enkulu. Sibheke ngabomvu uchungechunge lwezingxoxo ezinolwazi nezishukumisa ingqondo ezizoholela ekuphikiswaneni okuqinile.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The session will focus on both the opportunities in Africa for air travel and tourism development but also the challenges it faces regarding infrastructure, regulation, and the sheer problem of the distances flown in Africa.
- Lolu hlelo luzophothulwa ngokweseshini yesithathu ngoLwesine, ngoNovemba 8, enesihloko esithi “Inkampani Yezindiza - I-Big Talk,” ingxoxo ebanzi ebheka izinkinga namandla angatholakala embonini yezindiza.
- The airline events program will start on Tuesday, November 6, with the “Airline – Out of Africa” session, which will look at how the continent’s airlines are taking on international airlines to secure a slice of this growing market.
