Izindiza zezindiza zase-East Africa manje zilwa impi yokunqoba nokuhlulwa yizulu lase-Afrika i-Kenya Airways, i-Ethiopian Airlines kanye ne-South African Airways abebeyala amashumi eminyaka edlule.
Ukuncintisana ngesibhakabhaka sase-Afrika kube nzima ngemuva kokuthi amazwe amaningi ememezele izinhlelo zawo zokuvuselela izindiza zabo esezaphela ngasekupheleni kuka-2019, okuyisimo esenze ukuthi laba abathathu abahamba phambili bezindiza basungule amasu azobenza ukuthi baqhubeke nokuhamba phezu kwe-Afrika isibhakabhaka.
Njenge “Vini elisha ebhodleleni elidala”, uhulumeni waseTanzania wathenga izindiza ezintsha eziyisithupha zeSnailing Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), inkampani ephethe umoya kazwelonke yaseTanzania ebisebenza ngokulahlekelwa kusukela yasungulwa ngo-1977 ngemuva kokuhlukana kweMpumalanga Afrika I-Airways (EAA) yake yaphathwa yizifunda ezintathu zaseMpumalanga Afrika iKenya, Tanzania ne-Uganda.
UMongameli waseTanzania uJohn Magufuli wayala lonke uhlelo lokuthi kuthengwe izindiza eziyisithupha zesimanje bese enikeza i-ATCL izindiza ezintsha ngaphansi kombandela wokuthi ibhanoyi lenze kahle ngokwenza ibhizinisi elisebenzayo kanye nomncintiswano wokushaya izindiza ezisungulwe kahle e-Afrika nalabo abasebenza eTanzania kusuka kwezinye amazwekazi.
Evula ukufika kwe-Airbus A220-300 entsha efike ivela kumenzi wayo eCanada ngesonto eledlule, umengameli waseTanzania utshele abaphathi be-ATCL ukuthi baqinisekise ukuthi ophethe ifulegi likazwelonke akaphenduki umthwalo kubakhokhi bentela.
UMongameli wabuye wathembisa ukuthi uhulumeni uzothenga ezinye izindiza ezimbili, zesimanje ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka nangoJanuwari wonyaka ozayo emkhankasweni wakhe wokuvuselela umphathi wezwe.
Inkampani yezindiza kazwelonke yaseTanzania ibisebenza ngejubane lomnenke esibhakabhakeni sase-Afrika, yehluleka ukubamba nezinye izindiza zamazwe angaphandle ezincintisanayo nezisebenza kahle ezibandakanya iKenya Airways, i-Ethiopian Airlines kanye neSouth African Airways ezithathe ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha elinenzuzo enkulu kulesi sizwe sase-Afrika.
Ngemuva kokuthola le mishini emisha, inkampani yezindiza yaseTanzania ebhekene nezinkinobho manje isibheke ukuqala izindiza eziya eZambia, Zimbabwe naseNingizimu Afrika naseDR Congo.
Kuthunyelwa amagagasi kwezinye izindiza zesifunda, ezinye izifundazwe zaseMpumalanga Afrika manje sezifuna ukuqinisa abathwali befulegi bakazwelonke ngasekupheleni konyaka we-2019, ziletha ukuncintisana okukhulu embonini yezindiza yesifunda njengoba izindiza zibangisana namakhasimende.
IKenya Airways ebikade ibuswa yodwa kule mizila phakathi kwezikhalazo ngamacala amabi, nayo, ifuna ukuqinisa izindiza zayo ezihamba amazwe amaningi, ezihamba isikhathi eside eziya e-United States, Europe, Asia nase West Africa.
IKenya Airways isebenza okungenani izindiza ezine zansuku zonke ezisuka eNairobi ziye eDar es Salaam, izindiza ezinhlanu zansuku zonke eziya e-Entebbe e-Uganda, izindiza ezine zansuku zonke eziya eLusaka eZambia futhi okungenani indiza eyodwa yansuku zonke eya edolobheni lezokuvakasha i-Livingstone eZambia namanye amadolobha amabili eZambia
I-Ethiopian Airlines nayo ifuna ukusungula izikhungo eziseningizimu, maphakathi kanye nasophondweni lwase-Afrika. Inkampani yezindiza ezinze e-Addis Ababa ibilokhu ivuselela ezinye zezinkampani zikazwelonke ezimisiwe, ikakhulukazi esifundeni esiseningizimu ye-Afrika lapho zisebenza khona izindiza eziningi.
I-Ethiopian Airlines isayine isivumelwano samasheya ne-ejensi enkulu yezentuthuko yaseZambia yokuqalisa kabusha inkampani ethwala ifulegi yaseningizimu ne-Afrika ngemali yokuqala engu-US $ 30 million okuzokwenza inkampani yezindiza ePhondweni lase-Afrika ithole isabelo samaphesenti angama-45 eZambia Airways, okuyi izokwethulwa kabusha ngemuva kweminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili emhlabathini.
Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esisha esasayinwa ngonyaka odlule, uhulumeni waseZambia uzoba ngabaninimasheya abaningi abanamasheya angama-55%, kuthi i-Ethiopian Airlines ithathe ingxenye engamaphesenti angama-45 esele. I-Airlines nayo ifuna ukusungula izizinda emazweni aseningizimu, enkabeni kanye nasophondweni lwase-Afrika.
NgoMeyi ngonyaka owedlule, i-Ethiopian Airlines yathi isezingxoxweni neChad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea kanye neGuinea ukusungula abathwali bezinkampani ngokuhlanganyela. Futhi behlose ukudala inkampani entsha yezindiza eMozambique ezoba yiyo ngokuphelele.
Ngemuva kokuqala okuningi okungelona iqiniso, uMengameli uYoweri Museveni ungenelele ekuvuseleleni inkampani yezindiza yase-Uganda, i-Uganda Airlines, manje esezosebenza ngoJuni nonyaka ngemuva kweminyaka eyishumi isemhlabathini. I-Uganda ingenye yemizila enenzuzo yeKenya Airways.
