I-DALLAS – I-American Airlines ithi imali yayo entsha engu-$15 yesikhwama esilayishwa kuqala izothinta ikhasimende elingaphansi kwelilodwa kwamane futhi ngeke inlule imigqa emasangweni okugibela.
Inkampani yenethiwekhi ithe ngoLwesine ithatha izinyathelo, engazichazanga, ukugwema ukuphazamiseka okunjalo okudalwa yinqubomgomo entsha.
I-American ngenyanga edlule ibe yinkampani yezindiza yokuqala ukumemezela ukuthi izokhokhisa amakhasimende ukuthi ahlole ucezu olulodwa lomthwalo. Le mali iqala ukusebenza kumathikithi athengwe ngoJuni 15 noma ngemva kwalokho. U-American uthe izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zabavakashi basehlobo seziwathengile amathikithi azo futhi ngeke ziyikhokhe imali.
Inkampani yezindiza iyivikele le mali, yathi iyimali eshisiwe uma iqhathaniswa nezindleko zokuthumela isikhwama esingamaphawundi angu-45 ngobusuku bonke enkampanini eletha amaphakheji. Okhulumela inkampani yezindiza uthe izindleko zokuthumela isikhwama sisuka eDallas siya eNew York zizosuka ku-$150 ziye ku-$230 noma ngaphezulu.
Amalungu amaleveli aphezulu ohlelo lwamaflaya avamile waseMelika ngeke kudingeke akhokhe imali, kanjalo nalabo abathenge amathikithi okugibela agcwele noma abavakashela phesheya kwezilwandle.
Izinkampani zaseMelika nezinye zikhokhisa u-$25 ngokubheka isikhwama sesibili. Izinkampani zezindiza zinyusa imali yokugibela kanye nezindleko zokubhekana nezindleko ezikhuphukayo zikaphethiloli wendiza, osekuphindeke kabili ngonyaka odlule.
I-American ithe isikhuphuke izikhathi eziyi-15 kusukela ngo-Ephreli, kodwa yakhomba ocwaningweni lwe-Air Transport Association oluthi izinkampani zezindiza zithola kuphela amaphesenti angama-40 ezikweletu zazo eziphakeme zikaphethiloli.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The airline defended the fee, saying it was a bargain compared with the cost of shipping a 45-pound bag overnight on a package-delivery company.
- A spokesman for the airline said the cost of sending a bag from Dallas to New York would range from $150 to $230 or more.
- The airlines are raising fares and fees to cover the soaring cost of jet fuel, which has nearly doubled in the past year.
