Izindaba ezimbi zezinkampani zezindiza zivame ukuba yizindaba ezinhle kubagibeli abahlosile - inqobo nje uma zingaqhubeki isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze kunqanyulwe izinsiza.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva olwenziwa yi-International Air Transport Association (IATA) lukhombisa ukuthi izinombolo zebhizinisi kanye nabagibeli besigaba sokuqala azikalulami ngokuphelele ekucwilisweni okubangelwe yi-tsunami nokuzamazama komhlaba eJapan futhi, yize ukuhamba kwezomnotho kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti amathathu ngo-Ephreli ngemuva kokuwa. NgoNovemba ngesikhathi ukunyuka kwezindleko zikaphethiloli kwenyusa imali yokugibela, bekungakalulami ngokuphelele.
Isibikezelo se-IATA siwukuthi “uhambo oluthambile lokuhamba nge-premium luzoqhubeka ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo futhi izindleko zikaphethiloli zizoqhubeka nokunensa ekuhambeni komnotho.”
Lokho kusho ukuthi kuzoba nezihlalo ezingenalutho futhi izindiza kungenzeka zinikeze amanani okugibela akhethekile ukuze zizigcwalise. Abanye asebekwenzile lokho kodwa kungase kube nezindleko ezithe xaxa zokugibela epayipini ngaphandle uma isimo siba ngcono ezinkampanini zezindiza. Ngakho-ke, bheka ama-bargains.
Naphezu kobunzima ezibe nazo phakathi neminyaka emibili edlule, izinkampani zezindiza zikhathazekile ngokunciphisa izindleko zokusebenza, futhi zinciphise ukukhishwa “kwesisi esibamba ukushisa”. Kube nesidingo esingakaze sibonwe sendiza entsha esebenzisa uphethiloli ophansi embukisweni wezindiza waseParis ngesonto eledlule. I-Boeing idale isasasa ngokubonisa izindiza zayo ezinhlanu zesizukulwane esisha emizileni emide, ikakhulukazi i-Dreamliner kanye nentsha, enkulukazi engu-747-800 intercontinental, esanda kuvela okokuqala emphakathini. I-Boeing ithengise izindiza ezingu-142, ezinenani elihlanganisiwe lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-72.
Ukuthengiswa okukhulu kakhulu kwe-Airbus kwakungokwenguqulo entsha, yokonga uphethiloli yomndeni we-A320 esetshenziswa kakhulu emizileni yasekhaya neyesifunda futhi yamemezela isamba esimangalisayo sama-oda nezibopho zezindiza ezingama-730 ezibiza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-72.2. I-Airbus ithe "kunezibophezelo ezingakaze zibonwe ezingama-667 ezibiza ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-60.9" ezivela ezindizeni zezindiza nezinkampani eziqashisayo.
Kuleli sonto, i-Airbus isayine izivumelwano ezintsha nezinkampani ezimbili zaseShayina - i-China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) kanye ne-ICBC Leasing yezindiza zomndeni ezingama-88 A320. I-CAS ibilokhu ithenga ama-A320 kusukela ngo-1995 futhi, ekupheleni kukaMeyi, cishe izindiza ezingama-575 ze-AR20 bezisetshenziswa ingqikithi yezindiza zaseChina eziyi-13.
Iningi lala ma-oda lisho umsebenzi wesikhathi eside ezinkampanini ezintathu zaseNingizimu Afrika - i-Aerosud ne-Denel eGauteng kanye ne-Cobham-Omnipless eKapa - ezihlinzeka ngezingxenye ze-Airbus ne-Boeing. Kodwa uJohan Steyn, umqondisi ophethe we-Aerosud, uthe ngokudabukisayo ubuthakathaka bedola laseMelika uma liqhathaniswa nerandi busho ukuthi “ukwehla kwamandla emali kanye nokulindelwe ngabasebenzi akufani nezinga lokushintshisana kwamaqiniso”.
Okunye okugqamile kombukiso waseParis kwaba yithuba lokubona imodeli yombono we-Airbus wokuthi ukuhamba ngendiza kuzoba njani eminyakeni engama-50, lapho ikhabethe lihlukaniswe “ngezindawo eziqondene nawe” ukuze livumelane nezifiso zomgibeli ngamunye, esikhundleni sokuthi okokuqala, amakilasi ebhizinisi nezomnotho. Ngokusho kwe-Airbus, ungakwazi ukushintsha indawo okuzungezile “ngokuqagela kwe-pop-up okungashintsha indawo okuzungezile” kuya kunoma iyiphi indawo yezenhlalo ofuna ukuba kuyo, kusukela kumdlalo we-holographic kuya kumagumbi okushintsha angokoqobo kubathengi abasebenzayo.” “Indawo evuselelayo” ingakuvumela ukuthi ushaje kabusha amabhethri akho ngomoya ocebile wevithamini kanye ne-antioxidant, ukukhanya kwemizwa, i-aromatherapy kanye nokwelashwa kwe-acupressure.
Uma ubungekho embukisweni womoya, okudingayo nje ikhompuyutha futhi ungathola umbono womqondo ekhaya lakho. Izithombe zevidiyo ze-Airbus concept cabin kanye nendiza yomqondo ziyatholakala ku-www.airbus.com/broadcastroom.
