I-BRUSSELS - Inkampani yezindiza eyodwa kwezintathu zaseYurophu kanye nezingosi zezokuvakasha zifihla izindleko zangempela zezindiza kuze kube yilapho abathengi sebeseduze nokubhuka, ngokusho kombiko we-European Commission, ngoLwesine okuwukusongela izinyathelo ezintsha ngokumelene nemboni uma ukuhlukunyezwa kuqhubeka.
Isexwayiso esivela kule khomishana silandela inhlolovo etholwe ukuthi inqwaba yabasebenzi bezokuvakasha abaziwayo, izindiza zebhajethi kanye nabathwali bakazwelonke cishe bephula umthetho wokuvikela abathengi we-European Union.
Ukwaziswa okuvela emazweni angu-13 kwangu-16 aba nengxenye ekuhloleni ngo-September odlule kubonisa ukuthi, kwezingu-386 ezihloliwe, ezingu-137 zazinezinkinga ezingathi sína ngokwanele ukuba ziphenywe. Ingxenye kuphela yalezi zingosi esezilungisile izinkinga kuze kube manje.
Abanye o-opharetha bakhangisa izindiza ngentengo yamathokheni kodwa ekupheleni kwesikhathi sokubhuka bengeza izintela zesikhumulo sezindiza, izinkokhelo zokubhuka noma zekhadi lesikweletu, noma ezinye izinkokhelo ezengeziwe.
Lolu cwaningo, oludidiyelwe ukhomishani waseYurophu wokuvikela abathengi, u-Meglena Kuneva, lwathola ukuthi izingosi eziningi ze-Web zinezinhlobo ezingaphezu koyedwa zokungahlelekile. Inkinga enkulu ebikiwe bekuyizintengo ezidukisayo, ezithinta izingosi zewebhu ezingama-79 eziphenywayo, kuyilapho izingosi ezingama-67 zinikeze abathengi imininingwane yenkontileka ngolimi okungelona noma zinezinkonzo ozikhethela zona ezingezwe ngokuzenzakalelayo ngaphandle kwalapho ibhokisi lingahloliwe.
Uma ekhipha imiphumela ngoLwesine, uKuneva uzothembisa ukuthi uzongenelela uma kungekho ngcono ngoMeyi 2009, ngokusho kwesikhulu esibikelwe ngalolu daba esicele ukungadalulwa ngoba engagunyaziwe ukuxoxa ngombiko ngaphambi kokuthi ushicilelwe.
I-Norway, elinye lamazwe ambalwa ukwenza imiphumela yocwaningo kazwelonke ibe sesidlangalaleni, ithole ukuthi i-Austrian Airlines yengeze imali yokubhuka engu-100 kroner, noma u-$19.80, ithikithi ngalinye, engazange ifakwe enanini elikhangisiwe. Inkampani yezindiza isiwushintshile lowo mgomo.
I-Ryanair, inkampani ephethe isabelomali esizinze e-Ireland, ifake imali “yokugibela kuqala” yama-kroner angu-50 njengenketho ekhethwe kusengaphambili futhi i-Blue 1 yase-Finland yengeze inkokhiso yomshwalense wokukhansela kukho konke ukubhukha ngokuzenzakalelayo.
Esitatimendeni esithunyelwe nge-imeyili, umkhulumeli weRyanair uziphikile izimangalo ezibhekiswe kule nkampani yezindiza.
Sekukonke, cishe izinkampani ezingama-80 zibonakala zephule imithetho yokuvikela abathengi. Ezingosini ezingama-48 ezahlolwa iziphathimandla zaseBelgium, ezingu-30 zazineziphambeko, futhi ezingu-13 kuzo sezixazulule izinkinga.
I-European Commission ithi ivinjiwe ekukhombeni zonke izinkampani zezindiza ezithintekayo ngezinqubomgomo zeziphathimandla zomthetho zikazwelonke ezinikeze idatha yocwaningo.
Kodwa uMonique Goyens, umqondisi-jikelele we-BEUC, inhlangano yabathengi yaseYurophu, wacela ukwaziswa okwengeziwe.
“Singathanda ukuba namagama, uma ingekho inqubekela phambili ezinyangeni ezizayo sizozenzela okwethu ukufunda nokubiza amagama namahlazo,” kusho yena.
“Unomthetho omuhle kakhulu wokuvikela abathengi kodwa awuphoqelelwa,” engeza.
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