Ukulalelwa kwengqungquthela yangoLwesibili mayelana nezinqubo zabathengi bezinkampani zezindiza kungase kubonise izinkulumo eziningi ezindabeni ezifana nokubhukha ngokweqile kanye nesinxephezelo sabagibeli, kodwa inkinga eyodwa enkulu ingaphansi kwezinkinga ezinkulu zakamuva zezinkampani zezinkampani: ukuncipha kokukhethwa emakethe yezindiza.
Enye yezinkampani zezindiza ezine ezinkulu zasekhaya (i-American, Delta, Southwest kanye ne-United) njengamanje ilawula ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50 omthamo wezihlalo ezindizeni eziphuma ezikhumulweni zezindiza eziyi-155 zase-US-futhi ezingama-74 zazo zingamaphesenti ayi-100 aphethwe enye yalezo zindiza, ngokusho kwedatha ekhishwe. NgoMsombuluko yi-US Travel Association.
Lesi simo esikhona asiziniki izinkampani zezindiza isisusa sokuphatha amakhasimende azo ngokunakekela nangenhlonipho ngaso sonke isikhathi, kusho iPhini Likamongameli Lenhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yase-US Wezindaba Zomphakathi u-Jonathan Grella.
"Sekuyisikhathi eside, i-proverbial fox iphethe i-henhouse yokwenza inqubomgomo," kusho uGrella. “Izinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu ziza eWashington, zikhala ngobuthakathaka bezimali futhi zifuna ukuthi zinikezwe yonke inzuzo, bese ziya e-Wall Street zibike imali engenile.
"Sonke kufanele sifune ukuthi izindiza zaseMelika zibe nempilo futhi zenze inzuzo, kodwa isikhathi eside bezibusa ukwenziwa kwenqubomgomo yezindiza ngezindleko zomphakathi ohambayo, futhi isikhathi sokuhlehlisa leso simo sesifikile ngokusobala."
Ezweni lonke, izindiza ezine ezinkulu zilawula cishe amaphesenti angama-69 wezihlalo zasekhaya. Emazweni ngamazwe, izinkampani ezithwala ifa Ezinkulu Ezintathu zase-US (i-American, Delta ne-United) kanye nozakwethu bebhizinisi elihlanganyelwe balawula amaphesenti angama-82 omthamo wezihlalo ezindizeni eziwela i-Atlantic.
Khonamanjalo, cishe amaphesenti angu-60 ezikhumulo zezindiza zase-US alahlekelwe imizila kule minyaka eyishumi edlule.
I-US Travel ikhiphe ukuhlaziya umthamo wayo ngaphambi kokulalelwa kwangoLwesibili kweKomidi Lendlu YaseMelika Lezokuthutha Nengqalasizinda lapho abaphathi bezindiza abaningi behlelelwe ukufakaza.
Imininingwane iyingxenye yepulani yenqubomgomo yezokundiza ye-US Travel ezayo, ezosebenzisa ucwaningo olunzulu ukuze kuhlonzwe izinkinga endaweni yemakethe yezindiza zabagibeli yase-US futhi income izixazululo zenqubomgomo zokubhekana nazo.
Iningi lezikhumulo zezindiza ezilawulwa yinkampani eyodwa ezishiwo kudatha ye-US Travel ziphakathi noma eduze kwezifunda ezimelelwe amalungu eKomidi Lezokuthutha Nengqalasizinda.
UGrella wathi: “Izenzakalo ezidabukisayo zamuva nje ziye zagxilisa ukunakekela komphakathi nokubeka imithetho ensikeni ebalulekile yomnotho wase-United States—uhlelo lokuhamba ngendiza—obesekuyisikhathi eside ibonisa imifantu eyethusayo. Abenzi bomthetho kumele bakuqonde ukuthi bangakwazi ukubhekana nezinye zalezi zinkinga ngemakethe yamahhala, izinguquko ezikhuthaza ukukhula kunokumane babeke imithetho emisha, futhi siyethemba ukuthi yilokho okuvezwa yile nkantolo.”
Phakathi kwezincomo zenqubomgomo ye-US Travel yokuthuthukisa ukuncintisana:
• Vikela futhi wandise izivumelwano ze-US Open Skies, futhi ugcine imithetho kahulumeni ingekho emakethe. Ukwenza kanjalo kwehlise imali yokugibela ngamaphesenti angama-32 futhi konga abahambi enye imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezine zamaRandi ngonyaka.
• Ukubuyekezwa okuqinile nokungaguquguquki kokugonywa kwe-antitrust okunikezwa izindiza ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi lezi zinqubomgomo zizuzisa abahambi futhi zikhuthaze abasanda kungena ezimakethe zezindiza zase-US.
• Tshala kungqalasizinda yesikhumulo sezindiza futhi ubuyisele ukulawulwa kwendawo kwamaphrojekthi okunwetshwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza ngokuvumela iziphathimandla zesikhumulo sezindiza ukuthi zibeke amazinga e-Passenger Facility Charge, okwamanje afinyelela ku-$4.50 futhi angashintshiwe kusukela ngo-2000. Ukwenza kanjalo kuvumela izikhumulo zezindiza ukuthi zikhule njengoba kudingeka futhi kuvumela ezinye izinkampani zezindiza ukuncintisana kuleyo makethe.
• Vumela izikhumulo zezindiza zihlanganyele ngokuqondile nezindawo nezinkampani zezindiza ukuze zimakethe futhi zithuthukise imizila emisha yesevisi yendiza. Imithetho kahulumeni okwamanje ivimbela izikhumulo zezindiza ekusebenziseni imali yazo engenayo ukuze zisebenzele ukukhulisa isevisi yomoya ngokumaketha indawo okuyiwa kuyo kanye nezinxephezelo zemali ezinkampanini zezindiza. Abenzi bomthetho kufanele bavumele izikhumulo zezindiza ukuthi zihlanganyele ngokuqondile nezindawo kanye nezinkampani zezindiza ngokwazo ukuze zihehe izinketho eziningi zendiza.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- airlines to be healthy and profitable, but for too long they’ve dominated aviation policymaking at the expense of the traveling public, and the moment to reverse that trend has clearly arrived.
- One of the four biggest domestic airlines (American, Delta, Southwest and United) currently controls over 50 percent of seat capacity on flights out of 155 U.
- • Rigorous and consistent review of antitrust immunity granted to airlines to ensure these policies are benefiting travelers and encouraging new entrants into the U.
