Izikhumulo zezindiza zaseThailand ziya ngokuya zivutha, njengoba iTourism Authority yaseThailand ikhathaza izindiza

I-BANGKOK, Thailand (eTN) - Umsebenzi wazo zombili izikhumulo zezindiza zase-Bangkok isonto lonke uyaqhubeka nokukhiqiza ukugxekwa okuqinile nokungaqondakali okuvela kuyo yonke imboni yezokuvakasha.

Kwaziwa kahle e-Thailand ukuthi i-Airports Authority of Thailand (AOT) ayiyona ingxenye yeziphathimandla zesikhumulo sezindiza eziphezulu mayelana nokuphathwa kwezohwebo namasu. Ukubona ukuthi ikude kangakanani i-AOT nenkampani “yendabuko” yesikhumulo sezindiza, kuhle ukwazi ukuthi abanye babaqondisi bezikhumulo zezindiza ezifundazweni (i-AOT iphethe izikhumulo zezindiza eChiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai nasePhuket ngale kweBangkok) abakhulumi ngisho nokukhuluma. IsiNgisi esiyinkinga uma umqondisi kufanele abhekane nabamele izindiza zakwamanye amazwe.

Kuyafaneleka ukukhokha futhi ukubheka Iwebhusayithi ye-AOT (www2.airportthai.co.th/airportnew/main/index.asp?lang=en). Abahambi abanentshisekelo ngeke baluthole uhlelo lwezikhathi noma ulwazi lokuhamba okubambezelekile nabafikayo noma ukuxolisa ngemva kokwenzeka ekupheleni kukaNovemba.

Impikiswano yokuthi umsebenzi oyinhloko we-AOT ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle okuyisisekelo nsuku zonke ilungile, ngaphandle kokuthi ibonise ukungakwazi kwayo ngokuphelele ukuphatha umbhikisho wakamuva wezepolitiki ofinyelele umvuthwandaba wokuvalwa ngokuphelele kwazo zombili izikhumulo zezindiza zase-Bangkok isonto lonke.

Ezinsukwini eziyishumi ngemuva kwezehlakalo ezimangalisayo ezibone abagibeli abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu bebambekile, impikiswano ishuba mayelana nesibopho se-AOT. Iziphathimandla zalesi sikhumulo zisheshe zabeka icala kwi-People Alliance for Democracy (PAD), ebambe zombili izikhumulo zezindiza, isabisa ngokuzimangalela enkantolo. Ngokusho kweBangkok Post, Ibhodi Labaqondisi lisole umqondisi wesikhumulo sezindiza saseSuvarnabhumi uSerirat Prasutanond ngokuvala isikhumulo sezindiza ngoNovemba 25 ngaphambi kokwazisa ngesinqumo sakhe kuziphathimandla ezifanele. Izinkampani zezindiza zisale zidideke ngokuphelele njengoba abasebenzi be-AOT kanye ne-Thai Airways beshiya umsebenzi wabo. “Ngaya esikhumulweni sezindiza phakathi kwamabili ngamangala lapho ngibona bengasenabasebenzi abazonakekela abagibeli. Kube yisiphithiphithi njengoba bekungatholakali nemininingwane yokuthi kuzokwenzekani,” kukhumbula omunye umphathi wenkampani yezindiza yangaphandle.

“Okwenzekile kulihlazo ngempela ezweni. Kuyakhathaza futhi ukufunda ukuthi ababhikishi bakwazile ukufinyelela kumbhoshongo olawulayo kanye nezivimbamgwaqo ezisukayo nabafikayo,’’ kusho uPornthip Hirunkate, unobhala-jikelele weTourism Council of Thailand, inhlangano ezimele yochwepheshe emkhakheni wezokuvakasha. “Okungenani, uma i-AOT ingakwazi ukuvimbela izehlakalo, bekufanele ngabe ilusebenzise uhlelo lwesimo esiphuthumayo. Ikakhulukazi njengoba bekumele babhekane nokuvalwa kwezikhumulo zezindiza iPhuket neHat Yai ngo-Agasti odlule ngenxa yezizathu ezifanayo. " Iningi lemboni yezokuvakasha yaseThailand izwakalisa intukuthelo efanayo ngokuntuleka kwesenzo se-AOT.

UMnu. Serirat uthembise ukwesula esikhundleni sakhe njengebamba likamongameli we-AOT kodwa isicelo sanqatshwa ibhodi labaqondisi be-AOT. Inkulumo-mpikiswano manje isidlulela odabeni olusemthethweni mayelana nezinxephezelo. Ukunganyakazi kwezindiza kanye nabasebenzi isonto lonke bekubiza kakhulu ezinkampanini zezindiza eziningi. Uma u-Brian Sinclair-Thompson, inhloko yeBhodi Labamele Izindiza kanye nomqondisi we-Swiss International Airlines, engakhethi isinxephezelo esisemthethweni, okwamanje uthemba ukuthi i-AOT izobuyekeza izindleko zayo futhi inikeze amakhefu athile okukhuthaza ekufikeni kanye nezindleko zokupaka. "Kungaba uphawu lokuthakasela njengoba izinkampani zezindiza manje zidonsa kanzima ukuze zilulame enkingeni yezepolitiki yaseThailand," esho.

KuTony Fernandes, okhona eThailand ukwethula umkhankaso omusha we-AirAsia othi “Thola i-Baht yakho uye eThailand” ukukhuthaza abahambi ukuthi beze ezweni, isikhathi senhlekelele kufanele sinikeze i-AOT ithuba lokubheka emuva endleleni yayo yokwenza ibhizinisi. “Izikhumulo zezindiza zaseBangkok ziphakathi kwezindleko ezibiza kakhulu esifundeni njengoba i-AOT ibingakaze ibheke ukuhlinzeka ngezisusa ezifanele kubathwali ababiza kancane njengetheminali ebiza kancane. I-Bangkok isiphuthelwe yithuba lokuba yisizinda esikhulu sezindiza ezibiza kancane futhi sisacabanga kabili ngaphambi kokuvula imizila emisha esuka ezikhumulweni zezindiza zezifundazwe njengoba ilokhu ibiza kakhulu kunezinye izikhumulo zezindiza ezifanayo esifundeni,” usho kanje.

Ebuzwa ukuthi ngabe i-AirAsia izobe isikulungele yini ukutshala imali endaweni eshibhile, uFernandes uthe usekulungele ukungena. Uthe: “Sizodinga indawo yokugcina abagibeli abayizigidi eziyi-15 ngonyaka. Kodwa-ke, uhulumeni waseThailand kumele avumele imali eyengeziwe yangasese ukuthi ingene ezingqalasizinda zezokuthutha ngendiza. ”

I-Tourism Authority yase-Thailand (TAT) kanye ne-AirAsia baqale umkhankaso omkhulu wokuthuthukisa ukuzethemba kwabavakashi bangaphandle nabasekhaya ukuthi baphinde bandize futhi. Inkampani yezindiza inikezwa izihlalo zamahhala eziyi-100,000 kusuka ngoDisemba 16 kuya ku-18 ukuze indize iye noma ngaphakathi kweThailand. I-AirAsia ivame ukushicilela ku-inthanethi lolu hlobo lomnikelo okhangayo. Kodwa-ke, ebumnyameni obukhona manje izinkampani zezindiza e-Thailand, umkhankaso othi “Thola i-Baht yakho uye eThailand” uwumboniso wokuzethemba endaweni oya kuyo.

“Nge-TAT, sitshala imali engu-Bht 300 million (US$ 8.6 million) ukuze sikhuthaze iThailand ngamawebhusayithi ethu ahlukahlukene nangemikhankaso emhlabeni wonke. I-Thailand isinikeze okuningi okuhle esikhathini esidlule. Lesi yisikhathi sethu sokubonisa manje ukubonga kwethu eMbusweni,” kusho uFernandes.

UMbusi we-TAT u-Pornisiri Manoharn wamukele isinyathelo se-AirAsia futhi wachaza ukuthi iziphathimandla zezokuvakasha eThailand okwamanje zibheke ukwethula izipesheli ezifanayo nezinye izindiza. “Sizophatha umbukiso we-Amazing Thailand-Value Omangalisayo” e-Queen Sirikit Convention Centre ngoDisemba 20 no-21 onamaphasela akhangayo,” kusho yena.

Komunye umbukiso wokuzethemba, i-AirAsia imemezele nokuthi izovula imizila emibili emisha ekupheleni kukaJanuwari. “Njengoba ezinye izindiza eziningi zinqamula imizila yazo, ukuvulwa kwemizila emibili emisha kuwuphawu oluhle kakhulu lokuzethemba kwethu endaweni,” kwengeza uFernandes. Le mizila emibili emisha izoba yindiza yansuku zonke eya e-Bali nase-Guangzhou.

Ngokusho kwesikhulu esiphezulu se-Thai AirAsia u-Tassapon Bijleveld, i-TAA isivele isendleleni yokululama ngezinto ezithwalayo ezifinyelela kumaki angama-80. Inkampani yezindiza izobona indiza yayo ye-15, i-Airbus A320, ijoyina ngoJanuwari futhi kwengezwe okungenani ezinye izindiza ezimbili phakathi nonyaka. “Sisenezinhlelo zokuthi siqhubeke nokukhula ngonyaka ozayo. Sizoqala nakanjani ukundiza siye e-India futhi sengeze imizila eminingi eya e-China. Sibheke nokundizela eDanang noma eHue eVietnam,” kusho yena.