I-ATA Airlines imemezele ngoLwesine ekuseni ukuthi ivala yonke imisebenzi futhi ikhansela zonke izindiza zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo.
Bangaphezu kuka-2,200 abasebenzi abangawutholi umsebenzi. I-ATA iphinde ithi ngeke isakwazi ukuhlonipha ukubhukha kwabagibeli noma amathikithi.
Inkampani yezindiza ivale ukusebenza kusukela ngo-3am ngoLwesine ekuseni. Amakhasimende afike ezondiza esikhumulweni sezindiza iMidway International Airport ajikiswe ngoLwesine ekuseni, kwathi abasebenzi abafike emsebenzini batshelwa ukuthi abasadingeki.
Lesi sinyathelo siza ngemuva kokuthi inkampani yezindiza ifake isicelo sokuqothuka kweSahluko 11 ngoLwesithathu e-Indianapolis. Esitatimendeni esifakwe kusizindalwazi sayo ngoLwesine ekuseni, inkampani yezindiza ithe akulula ukuqhubeka nokusebenza ngemuva kokulahlekelwa yinkontileka ebalulekile yebhizinisi layo lokuqashisa amasosha.
– Amakhasimende e-ATA Airlines afika esikhumulweni sezindiza saseChicago eMidway ukuze athole ukuthi inkampani yezindiza inqamule zonke izimpi futhi yafaka isicelo sokuqothuka.
Kubonakala sengathi abagibeli kuphela abagajwe yintukuthelo. Abasebenzi benkampani yezindiza ezinze e-Indianapolis bafike emsebenzini, bathola ukuthi izinsiza zabo azidingeki.
I-ATA ithi esitatimendeni esisengosini yayo ye-inthanethi ukuthi akwenzekanga ukuqhubeka nokusebenza ngemuva kokulahlekelwa yinkontileka ebalulekile yebhizinisi layo lokuqashisa lezempi.
I-ATA imemezele ngenyanga edlule ukuthi izoshiya isikhungo sayo esikhumulweni sezindiza iMidway. Inkampani yezindiza yayinezindiza ezisuka eMidway ziya eDallas/Fort Worth nase-Oakland, California. Iphinde yaba nezindiza eziya eHawaii zisuka e-Oakland, eLos Angeles, ePhoenix naseLas Vegas.
Zonke Izindiza Zamanje, Nezakusasa Zikhanseliwe
Inkampani yezindiza esitatimendeni yathi amakhasimende e-ATA kufanele “afune ezinye izindlela zohambo lwamanje noluzayo. Bakhe uhlu lwezinye izinkampani zezindiza ezisebenza ezindaweni ezifanayo njenge-ATA.
I-ATA ithe uma abagibeli bethenge amathikithi besebenzisa ikhadi lesikweletu, kufanele baxhumane nenkampani yamakhadi abo noma inkampani yezokuvakasha ukuze babuze ngembuyiselo yamathikithi angasetshenzisiwe. Amathikithi athengwe ngokheshi noma abheka ngqo kwa-ATA, ukubuyiselwa kwemali akutholakali okwamanje, kusho inkampani yezindiza.
Imali noma amasheke amakhasimende angathola imbuyiselo ephelele noma ingxenye ngokuthumela isimangalo esimisweni seSahluko 11 se-ATA, inkampani yezindiza yasho.
Ukukhishwa okusemthethweni kwabezindaba kwe-ATA:
I-ATA Airlines, Inc. namuhla imemezele ukuthi isifake isicelo sokuzithandela ngaphansi kweSahluko 11 seKhodi Yokuqothuka yase-US. Uhlu lwezikhalazo lwafakwa ngo-Ephreli 2 eNkantolo Yokuqothuka kwe-US yesifunda esiseNingizimu ye-Indiana, ophikweni lwase-Indianapolis. Ngemva kokufakwa kweSahluko 11, i-ATA yamisa yonke imisebenzi, kusukela ngo-4 am ET ngo-April 3. Isici esiyinhloko esiholela kulezi zenzo kwaba ukukhanselwa okungalindelekile kwenkontileka ebalulekile yebhizinisi lokuqashisa lezempi le-ATA, okwenza kwaba nzima ukuthi i-ATA uthole imali eyengeziwe ukuze uqhubekisele phambili umsebenzi walo noma uhlele kabusha ibhizinisi.
Ngokuvalwa kwakho konke ukusebenza nokukhanselwa kwazo zonke izindiza ze-ATA, i-ATA ayisakwazi ukuhlonipha noma yikuphi ukubhukha noma amathikithi. Amakhasimende e-ATA kufanele afune amanye amalungiselelo ohambo lwamanje noluzayo. Ukufeza lokho, i-ATA ixhumane nezinkampani zezindiza ezisebenzela izindawo ze-ATA futhi yazicela ukuthi zinikeze usizo kumakhasimende e-ATA. Uhlu lwezinye izindiza ezinikezela ngezindawo ze-ATA nolwazi olwengeziwe lwamakhasimende e-ATA luyatholakala kokuthi www.ata.com. Imininingwane yekhasimende nayo ithunyelwe kuzo zonke izindawo zokubala zamathikithi e-ATA futhi itholakala kokuthi (800) 435-9282. Amakhasimende kufanele avakashele i-ata.com ukuze athole izibuyekezo njengoba ulwazi olwengeziwe lutholakala.
Amakhasimende athenge amathikithi kwa-ATA esebenzisa ikhadi lesikweletu kufanele axhumane nomhlinzeki wekhadi lesikweletu ngokuqondile ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nendlela yokuthola imbuyiselo yamathikithi angasetshenzisiwe. Amakhasimende athenge amathikithi ku-Southwest Airlines ezindiza ezisetshenziswa yi-ATA ngokusebenzisa isivumelwano sayo sokwabelana ngekhodi kufanele athinte i-Southwest at (800) 308-5037 ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe. Uhlelo lwe-ATA lokundiza njalo nawo wonke amaphuzu avamile anqwabelene azokhanselwa. I-ATA yeluleke amakhasimende ayo aqashwe ngezohwebo nezempi ukuthi kufanele enze ezinye izinhlelo zezidingo zokuhamba zesikhathi esizayo.
UDoug Yakola, isikhulu esiphezulu se-ATA, uthe: “Sizisola kakhulu ngokuphazamiseka nobunzima obubangelwe ukuvalwa kungazelelwe kwe-ATA, umphumela thina nabasebenzi bethu siye sasebenza kanzima futhi sadela okuningi ukuze sikugweme. Ngeshwa, ukukhanselwa kwesivumelwano esibalulekile sebhizinisi lethu lokuqashisa lezempi kwalulaza uhlelo lwe-ATA lokubhekana nezimo zamanje ezibhekene nazo zonke izinkampani zezindiza ezihleliwe, okuhlanganisa nokukhuphuka okukhulu kwenani likaphethiloli wendiza ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula. Ngenxa yalokho, kwaba nzima ukuthi i-ATA iqhubeke nokusebenza.”
Naphezu kwezinselelo zayo zezezimali, i-ATA yaqhubeka nokufuna izixazululo zebhizinisi layo lesevisi elihleliwe futhi yakha inani kusukela ekubeni khona kwayo isikhathi eside emakethe yaseHawaii kanye nokwanda kwayo okuhleliwe kwamanye amazwe. Kodwa le mizamo ihlangabezane nembibizane enkulu muva nje lapho i-ATA ithola isaziso esisheshayo nesingalindelekile esivela ku-FedEx Corporation sokuthi i-ATA ngeke isaba ilungu le-FedEx Teaming Arrangement. Lolu hlelo lunikeze i-ATA ingxenye ebalulekile yezinkontileka zokuthutha ngendiza ngaphansi Kohlelo Lwamazwe Ngamazwe Lomnyango Wezokuvikela I-Air Mobility Command, olusiza ukuthuthwa kwabasebenzi bezempi kanye nemindeni yabo ukuya nokubuya ezindaweni phesheya kwezilwandle. Lolu hlelo ludale iningi lebhizinisi lokuqashisa le-ATA.
Yize noma i-ATA ibikade iyilungu leqembu le-FedEx cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili, i-FedEx yazisa i-ATA ukuthi izokwenqatshelwa ubulungu beQembu le-FedEx onyakeni wezimali ka-2009 kahulumeni - isikhathi esiqala ngo-Okthoba 2008 futhi siqhubeke kuze kube uSepthemba 2009. Lokhu ukuqedwa kuwunyaka ogcwele ngaphambi kwesikhathi esishiwo encwadini yesivumelwano phakathi kwe-FedEx ne-ATA.
I-ATA ihlanganyele ezingxoxweni ezibanzi nezinhlangano eziningi emzamweni wokuthola imali, ukuhlonza amanye amathuba angayivumela ukuthi iqhubeke nokusebenza, noma idayise ibhizinisi njengento eqhubekayo. Nokho, naphezu kwemizamo yayo emihle kakhulu, i-ATA ayikwazanga ukuqhubeka nokusebenza noma iqedele ukuthengisa. Ngakho-ke, ukuvala shaqa ngokushesha kwakudingeka.
Ibhizinisi le-ATA lokuhlinzeka ngemisebenzi elihleliwe libe nomthelela omubi ngenxa yokwenyuka okumangalisayo nokungakaze kubonwe ngaphambili kwentengo kaphethiloli wendiza ezinyangeni ezedlule. NgoMashi 6, emzamweni wokunciphisa izindleko, i-ATA yamemezela ukuthi izoyiyeka isevisi yayo yasekhaya ebiza imali ephansi esikhumulweni sezindiza saseChicago, Midway Airport, kusukela ngo-April 14, 2008. Inkonzo yamazwe ngamazwe evela eMidway bekulindeleke ukuthi iphele ngoJuni 7, 2008. Konke isevisi enjalo iye yanqanyulwa ngokushesha, ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izindiza ezihleliwe ze-ATA, ebezisebenza phakathi kwe-West Coast ne-Hawaii.
USteven S. Turoff uqokwe njengoMphathi Omkhulu Wokuhlela Kabusha we-ATA, onomthwalo wemfanelo wokwengamela icala lenkampani leSahluko 11. UMnu. Turoff ungumongameli we-The Renaissance Consulting Group, Inc., inkampani yokuphatha izinguquko ezinze eDallas, eTexas. Umeluleki oholayo we-ATA wokuqothuka ezinqubweni zayo zeSahluko 11 nguHaynes noBoone, LLP.
Yasungulwa ngo-1973 futhi izinze e-Indianapolis, i-ATA Airlines, Inc. iyingxenye ye-Global Aero Logistics Inc. I-Global Aero nezinye izinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo aziyona ingxenye yezinqubo ze-ATA zeSahluko 11 futhi ziqhuba ibhizinisi njengenjwayelo.
Ngesikhathi sokuvalwa, i-ATA yayinabasebenzi abacishe babe ngu-2,230, cishe bonke abaziswa namuhla ukuthi izikhundla zabo zisusiwe. I-ATA ifake izikhalazo eNkantolo Yokuqothuka ifuna imvume yokuhlinzeka ngomshwalense wezempilo we-COBRA kulaba basebenzi. I-ATA ibisebenza cishe abagibeli abayizi-10,000 ngosuku ngesikhathi kuvalwa. Le nkampani ibisebenzisa izindiza ezingama-29, eziningi zazo eziqashiwe.
Ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nokuvalwa kwe-ATA kanye nezinqubo zeSahluko 11 luyatholakala ku-inthanethi kokuthi www.ata.com. Ulwazi olufakwe enkantolo nolwazi lwezimangalo luzotholakala ku-www.bmcgroup.com/ataairlines.
