I-LA PAZ – IBolivia izokwethula inkampani yezindiza yombuso entsha ngoJanuwari, ivale igebe elishiywe ngonyaka odlule ukuwa kwenkampani yangasese ethwala amafulegi njengoba uMengameli u-Evo Morales ekhuphula ukulawula kwakhe umnotho.
I-Morales ehlubukayo isikhiphe izinkampani zamandla nezimayini ezweni kusukela yaba umongameli wokuqala wase-India e-Bolivia ngo-2006, futhi uhulumeni wakhe uhlela izinkampani zikasimende nephepha ezingaphansi kukahulumeni.
Inkampani yezindiza esafufusa, ebizwa ngeBoliviana de Aviacion, noma i-BoA, izokwethula izindiza zayo ezimbili zokuqala ekupheleni kuka-2008, iMenenja Jikelele uRonald Casso etshela abeReuters ngoLwesihlanu, wengeza ngokuthi ezinye ezintathu zizoqashwa maduze.
"Inhloso ukwakha inkampani yezindiza ebucayi ... yilapho i-BoA iqala khona," uCasso etshela abeReuters engxoxweni yocingo.
Uthe i-BoA ekuqaleni izovala imizila yasekhaya kuphela ezweni elimpofu laseNingizimu Melika, kodwa inkampani isivele icubungula izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe esikhathini esimaphakathi.
UMorales umemezele uhlelo lokudala inkampani entsha ephethwe nguhulumeni esikhathini esingangonyaka esidlule futhi wathembisa ukutshala imali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-15 zamaRandi ukuze iqhubeke nokusebenza.
I-BoA izovala isikhala esivuleke ngokuwa kwe-Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, okuyinkampani yezindiza engaphansi kombuso yangaphambili eyakhishwa yangasese ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990.
ULloyd waphoqeleka ukuthi amise ukusebenza ngasekuqaleni kuka-2007 ngenxa yezinkinga ezinkulu zezezimali futhi umlawuli wezokuthutha eBolivia wavimba inkampani yezindiza ukuthi ingandiza futhi ngemuva kokuthi amakhulu abagibeli evaleleke ngenxa yezindiza ezikhanseliwe.
UCasso uthe kungcono ukuthi umbuso uqale kabusha kunokuzama ukuhlenga uLloyd.
“Ngokushesha kwacaca ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kukahulumeni okukhulu kwakungeke kuthethelelwe ukuze kushintshwe inkampani yezindiza egcwele izikweletu nezindiza eziphelelwe yisikhathi. Bekungawenzi umqondo,” kusho yena.
Isiqhudelana esiyinhloko se-BoA kuzoba yi-Aerosur, enezindiza ezingu-16 futhi indizela ngaphakathi eBolivia kanye nase-Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Paraguay, Peru, Spain nase-United States. I-Aerosur yinkampani ezimele enekomkhulu elisedolobheni elisempumalanga ye-Santa Cruz.
Ezweni elingumakhelwane i-Argentina kuleli sonto, indlu ephansi yeCongress isekele umthethosivivinywa kahulumeni wokushaqa inkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke kuleli, i-Aerolineas Argentinas, kubanikazi bayo baseSpain.
Uzakwabo omkhulu wesifunda sikaMorales, umholi wesokunxele waseVenezuela u-Hugo Chavez, naye wethula inkampani yezindiza ephethwe nguhulumeni ngo-2004, iConviasa, endizela e-Iran naseSyria.
