Izinkampani zezindiza emhlabeni zihlele izindiza ezimbalwa ngamaphesenti ayisi-6 ngo-Ephreli 2009 uma kuqhathaniswa nenyanga efanayo ngonyaka odlule, ngokwehla ngamaphesenti amathathu kwezihlalo, ngokwezibalo zakamuva ezivela kwa-OAG. Lena inyanga yesishiyagalolunye elandelanayo yokwehla futhi imele ukuncishiswa kwezindiza ezingaphezu kuka-3 kanye nezihlalo eziyizigidi ezingu-136,000 unyaka nonyaka. Izindiza ezihlelelwe ukusebenza emhlabeni wonke kule nyanga ziyizigidi ezingu-9, zinikeza izihlalo eziyizigidi ezingu-2.34 kubahambi emhlabeni jikelele.
Izibalo zivezwe oshicilelo luka-April 2009 lwe-OAG FACTS (Izibalo Zethrendi Nomthamo), ithuluzi lobuhlakani bemakethe lanyanga zonke elinikeza idatha yakamuva ngomsebenzi wamanje wendiza yabagibeli emhlabeni jikelele.
Amashejuli ezindiza e-Europe ehle ngamaphesenti angu-8 uma kuqhathaniswa no-April 2008, ngezindiza ezimbalwa ezingu-50,854. Amandla ngaphakathi kwesifunda ehle ngamaphesenti angu-7 nge
4.7 million izihlalo ezimbalwa ezitholakalayo. I-UK ikhombisa ukwehla okukhulu ngokuncipha kwezindiza zasekhaya kanye nomthamo ngamaphesenti ayi-13 namaphesenti ayi-14 ngokulandelana, kuyilapho imisebenzi yamazwe ngamazwe yehle ngamaphesenti angu-10 (izindiza ezimbalwa eziyi-11,237) kanye namaphesenti angu-9 (izihlalo ezimbalwa eziyizigidi ezingu-1.6).
Izibalo zaseNyakatho Melika zibonisa ukwehla ngamaphesenti angu-9 kumaza asekhaya kanye namaphesenti angu-8 umthamo, nokwehla ngamaphesenti angu-6 ezindizeni namandla okuya nokubuya esifundeni. Izindiza ezingaphakathi kweMelika Ephakathi/eseNingizimu zinezinga elingaphansi ngamaphesenti angu-5, kuyilapho i-Asia izinzile ngokwehla ngomthamo wephesenti elingu-1 ukuya nokubuya esifundeni kanye nokukhuphuka okwamukelekayo ngamaphesenti angu-3 enanini lezihlalo ezihlinzekwa ngezinsizakalo esifundeni.
Isifunda saseMpumalanga Ephakathi, nokho, sijabulela ukuthambekela okuphawulekayo kokunyuka kuzo zonke izici. Izindiza namandla okuhamba ngaphakathi kwesifunda kwenyuke ngamaphesenti ayi-12 kanye namaphesenti ayi-11, ngokulandelana, kuyilapho inani lezindiza nezihlalo ezinikezwayo eziya noma ezibuya esifundeni zombili zibonisa ukukhula konyaka onyakeni ngamaphesenti ayi-15 ngo-April 2009. Lokhu kumelela okunye okwengeziwe Izindiza ezingu-5,701 kanye nezihlalo eziyizigidi ezingu-1.2 ezitholakalayo.
Izindiza eziya noma ezibuya e-Afrika zikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-6 njengoba umthamo wenyuka ngamaphesenti angu-7, nakuba izindiza ngaphakathi kwesifunda zehle ngamaphesenti angu-1.6 ngaphandle kokushintsha kwamandla.
UDavid Beckerman, oyi-VP market intelligence kwa-OAG, uthe: “Izibalo ze-OAG zango-Ephreli ziveza umehluko obukhali. IMpumalanga Ephakathi ne-Afrika, kanye ne-Asia ngezinga eliphansi, zibonisa ukukhula, kuyilapho iYurophu neNyakatho Melika iqhubeka nokubonisa ukwehla okukhulu. Lokhu kuhluka kungabonakala nasemigwaqweni eyisihluthulelo yezintambo ezinde, lapho izinsiza ezinqamula i-Atlantic ne-transpacific zehle kakhulu uma ziqhathaniswa nalesi sikhathi ngonyaka odlule, kuyilapho izinsiza phakathi kwentshonalanga yeYurophu neMpumalanga Ephakathi zikhule ngamaphesenti angu-16.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Flights within Central/South America have 5 percent less capacity, while Asia is relatively stable with a 1 percent drop in capacity to and from the region and a welcome rise of 3 percent in the number of seats offered on services within the region.
- Flights and capacity for travel within the region are up by 12 percent and 11 percent, respectively, while the number of flights and seats offered to and from the region are both showing growth year on year of 15 percent for April 2009.
- Figures for North America show downturns of 9 percent in domestic frequencies and 8 percent in capacity, with a 6 percent drop for flights and capacity to and from the region.
