I-Alexandria - ASTA, iBusiness Travel Coalition (BTC), i-Interactive Travel Services Alliance (ITSA) kanye neNational Tour Association (NTA) namuhla baphendule izitatimende zezikhulu eziphezulu zeSouthwest Airlines kanye ne-Continental Airlines njengoba kubikiwe ku-Travel Weekly izolo, ukuthi, uma kuchazwa kahle, abananhloso yokwamukela inqubomgomo esanda kumenyezelwa yi-United Airlines yokushintsha izindleko zezindleko zomthengisi kubathengi.
Esitatimendeni esikhishwe namuhla, uMongameli we-ASTA kanye noSihlalo uChris Russo uthe:
Sizishayela ihlombe izitatimende ezenziwe yi-Continental kanye ne-Southwest. Ukwethembeka kwabo kuyabongwa, ngisho noma kuhlotshaniswa nezixwayiso ezivamile ezihlobene nezinkampani ezibekwe esidlangalaleni ezenza izitatimende ezibheke phambili. Kuwukuchazwa okulungile kokuphawula kwabo ukuthi ayikho inkampani yezindiza ebona ukubaluleka kunqubomgomo ye-United Airlines futhi engekho ehlose ukuyithatha. Abasebenzeli bezokuvakasha bebefuna uphawu oluthile lokuthi izinkinga zabathengi nezenhlangano yezokuvakasha ezidalwe inqubomgomo yokudlula ziyaqondakala, futhi kubonakala kithi ukuthi laba baholi ababili bezimboni “bayakuthola.”
Ngeshwa, lezi zitatimende, nakuba zamukelekile futhi zikhuthaza, azilubeki phansi udaba. Inqobo nje uma ezinye izinkampani zezindiza zisathuli ngalolu daba, akukho esingakwenza ngaphandle kokuqhubeka nomkhankaso wethu kuCongress ukuze kulalelwe izisombululo zosongo olulethwa abathengi nabasebenzeli bezokuvakasha. I-ASTA kanye namalungu ayo bebelokhu besebenza kanzima ukufundisa amalungu eCongress ngalolu daba futhi bafuna, futhi banethemba lokuthola, ukulalelwa okusemthethweni kuzo zombili izindlu zeCongress ukubhekana nezinguquko zomthetho ezidingekayo ukuze kulungiswe umonakalo wokusabalala kokudlula. -ngezinqubomgomo ezingabekwa. Sizoqhubeka nale mpi yokulwela izintshisekelo zamalungu ethu kanye namakhasimende awo inqobo nje uma ukubekwa kwalezi zinqubomgomo kusalokhu kuwusongo.
Ngomhla zingama-26 kuNhlangulana 2009, i-United Airlines yaqala ngokuthula ukunikeza izikhungo zezokuvakasha ezikhethiwe ezweni lonke ngesaziso esingaphansi kwenyanga eyodwa sokuthi, kusukela ngomhlaka-20 Julayi, ngeke zisavunyelwa ukusebenzisa i-akhawunti yomthengisi ye-United ekuthengisweni kwamathikithi ekhadi lesikweletu. Esikhundleni salokho, ama-ejensi azophoqeleka ukuthi athole futhi asebenzise ama-akhawunti awo omthengisi futhi axazulule nenkampani yezindiza ngemali. Lowo mnqamulajuqu usunwetshiwe izinsuku ezingama-60 ngesicelo samalungu eCongress. Ekunqamuleni ama-agent okuvakasha ku-akhawunti yawo yomthengisi, iningi lalawo ma-ejensi ezokuvakasha azophoqeleka ukuba aphume ebhizinisini, kuyilapho labo abakwaziyo ukuzivulela ama-akhawunti omthengisi bazophoqeleka ukuthi badlulisele izimali ezengeziwe kumakhasimende abo. Ezifundeni ezingu-10, nokho, umthetho uvimbela abathengisi ukuthi badlulisele izinkokhelo ezengeziwe zekhadi lesikweletu kubathengi.
I-ASTA kanye namadlelandawonye ayo- iBusiness Travel Coalition, i-Interactive Travel Services Alliance kanye ne-National Tour Association- izokwazisa abasebenzi be-Congressional kanye nabezindaba mayelana nentuthuko yakamuva ngalolu daba ngo-10:00AM ET kulo Lwesibili, Sept. 1 Room 121 of I-Cannon House Office Building eWashington, DC. Lo mcimbi uyingxenye yemizamo eqhubekayo yamaqembu yokunxusa iCongress ukuthi icele ukulalelwa ukuze kubhekwe ngokujulile izenzo ze-United kanye nemiphumela ebuhlungu lezi zenzo ezingaba nayo embonini ye-ejensi yezokuvakasha kanye nabathengi. Amalungu angu-XNUMX eCongress kanye nezigele ezimbili babhalele ubuholi be-United ukuzwakalisa ukukhathazeka kwabo ngomthelela wale nqubomgomo entsha futhi bacele ukuthi i-United ibambezele ukuqaliswa kwenqubomgomo ukuze inikeze iCongress isikhathi sokutadisha udaba futhi yenze impendulo efanele.
