Ukushoda kwabashayeli bamabhanoyi ngemuva kwangomhla ka-Aug. 1, base-US kwadingeka ukuthi kuthobelane Nomthetho omusha Wokuphepha Kwezindiza kanye Nokwelulwa kwe-FAA, owandise isikhathi sabashayeli bezindiza nabakanye nabo ukuze bathole isitifiketi sabo sesikole sendiza ye-ATP.
Umthetho uphakamise imfuneko encane yamahora okundiza kubashayeli bezindiza ukusuka emahoreni angama-250 kuye kwayi-1,500 wesikhathi sokundiza ngaphambi kokuqashwa inkampani yezindiza.
Lo mthetho omusha ugcine ubangele ukushoda kwabashayeli bezindiza kuwo wonke amazinga futhi lo mphumela uzwakala e-GLA nasesikhumulweni sezindiza, okushiya amakhasimende engajabule ngezinkonzo zawo.
IGreat Lakes Airlines ikhansele cishe izindiza eziyishumi nambili eziphuma eScottsbluff ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, kanti izikhulu zesikhumulo sezindiza saseWestern Nebraska zifuna isisombululo.
UMqondisi we-WNRA uDarwin Skelton uthe isikhumulo sezindiza siyakubona ukukhanselwa futhi ukhathazekile ngokuthi isikhumulo sezindiza singase singafinyeleli lapho kuhloswe khona izinombolo zokugibela zonyaka eziyi-10,000 ekupheleni konyaka ukuze sithole uxhaso lwenhlangano yesikhumulo sezindiza. Ukwehluleka ukufinyelela emngceleni kungadla isikhumulo sezindiza u-$850,000 ngoxhaso lwenhlangano.
Ngo-Okthoba kube nezindiza ezikhanseliwe ezingu-22. Isikhumulo sezindiza sisebenzise izindiza eziyi-120 nabagibeli abangama-796. Kube nezindiza eziyisishiyagalolunye ezikhanseliwe ngoNovemba kusukela ngoNovemba 9. USihlalo we-WNRA u-Don Overman uthe i-GLA isebenza kanzima uma kunezinkinga zokwamukela kabusha abagibeli kwezinye izindiza nezindiza esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Izinombolo zokugibela kulo nyaka nge-GLA kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Okthoba ziyi-8,035 kanye nezingu-176 ezindizeni eziqashiwe. USkelton uthe ukuqhubeka nokukhansela kungase kushiye isikhumulo sezindiza sishodelwa yigoli lokugibela.
Ngo-Okthoba kube nezindiza ezikhanseliwe ezingu-22. Isikhumulo sezindiza sisebenzise izindiza eziyi-120 nabagibeli abangama-796. Kube nezindiza eziyisishiyagalolunye ezikhanseliwe ngoNovemba kusukela ngomhlaka-9 Nov. USihlalo we-WNRA u-Don Overman uthe i-GLA isebenza kanzima uma kunezinkinga zokubhukha kabusha abagibeli kwezinye izindiza nezindiza esikhumulweni sezindiza.
"Abasebenzi basebenza kanzima eGreat Lakes," kusho u-Overman. “Bathanda amakhasimende futhi bayayazi inkinga futhi abakwazi ukuyilawula, kodwa baqinisekisa ukuthi benza okungcono kakhulu ekhasimendeni abangakwazi ukukwenza.”
U-Overman uthe ukhathazeke kakhulu ngokukhanselwa kwe-GLA, kodwa ukushoda kwabashayeli bezindiza kungenxa yokuthi abashayeli bezindiza bakhetha ukuthatha imisebenzi nezindiza ezinkulu, okubangela ukushoda. U-Overman wengeze ngokuthi namasosha athwala kanzima ekugcineni abashayeli bezindiza njengoba bekwazi ukwenza imali eningi ezindizeni ezinkulu njengokapteni. Ngo-Okthoba, i-GLA yalahlekelwa abashayeli bezindiza abalinganiselwa ku-12.
"Sike saxhumana nabaphathi abaphezulu beGreat Lakes futhi bayakwazi kahle ukukhathazeka kwethu," kusho u-Overman. “Ngicabanga ukuthi bakhungatheke kakhulu noma bakhungathekile kakhulu kunathi ngoba akukho abangakwenza ngakho lapho umshayeli wendiza eyeka.”
USkelton uthe akafuni ukubangela ukukhathazeka ngabagibeli ababhukhe izindiza zesikhathi esizayo nge-GLA bephuma esikhumulweni sezindiza, kodwa yinkinga izikhulu ezifuna ukuyixazulula maduze.
“Angifuni kube khona okhathazekile ngokuthi iGreat Lakes izoqoqa izimpahla ihambe ngoba lokho ngeke kwenzeke,” kusho uSkelton. “Banezinkinga ezithile abalungisayo futhi okufanele bazilungise, siyavuma, kodwa bazofika kusasa.” Kusho uSkelton.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- WNRA Director Darwin Skelton said the airport is aware of the cancellations and is worried that the airport might not reach a target of 10,000 annual boarding numbers by the end of the year in order to receive federal funding for the airport.
- Overman said he is very concerned about the GLA cancellations, but the shortage of pilots is due to the trickle down affect with pilots choosing to take jobs with larger airlines, causing the shortage.
- Skelton said he didn't want to cause any concern for passengers who have booked future flights with GLA out of th airport, but it is an issue that officials want to resolve soon.
