Inhlangano esiza ekutakuleni abavakashi uma kugqekezwa izinkampani zezokuvakasha isixwayise ngokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi abavakashi abaningi bazowa kulo nyaka.
I-Air Travel Trust inanele izibuyekezo zakamuva ezivela kwezinye zezinkampani ezinkulu zezokuvakasha zaseBrithani ukuthi ukubhukha amaholide kuleli hlobo kuhambe kahle.
Kodwa-ke, ibike ukwanda kwenani lokwehluleka kwezinkampani ezivikelwe uhlelo lwe-Atol lokubopha imboni phakathi kuka-April noJulayi, okuyizinyanga ezine zokuqala zonyaka wayo wezimali wamanje.
“Nakuba izinga lamanje lokubhukha ehlobo lika-2008 lihambisana nezibikezelo, izimpawu zika-2009 azicaci kahle,” kusho uRoger Mountford, usihlalo we-Air Travel Trust. "Ukwenyuka kwesibalo sabantu abangenazikweleti kuyinkomba yezimo zokuhweba eziqinile futhi kungase kube yinkomba yokuwohloka okwengeziwe ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka."
I-Air Travel Trust inikezela ngezimali ukusiza amakhasimende abhukhe izinkampani zokuvakasha ezihlulekile ukuthi aqedele amaholide awo noma afune ukubuyiselwa imali.
Embikweni wayo wonyaka, i-trust ithe izinkampani ezivikelwe i-Atol ezingama-25 zehlulekile ngonyaka ofika kuMashi 31 2008, lapho eziyi-12 zidinga imali yokuthembela efinyelela ku-£ 375,000.
Ukushoda okuphelele kwe-trust kukhuphuke ngo-£1m ngonyaka ka-2007/08 kuya ngaphezudlwana kuka-£21m, ngokwengxenye ngenxa yalezi zimangalo. Lesi sikhwama - esilawulwa yiqembu elivikela abathengi le-Civil Aviation Authority - besishoda kusukela ngowe-1996, ngemva kochungechunge lwezindlela zokutakulwa ezibizayo ekuqaleni kwawo-1990.
Kule nyanga, amaqembu okuvakasha i-TUI kanye noThomas Cook babike ukubhukha okuqinile kwasehlobo naphezu kokukhuphuka kwezindleko zokuphila kanye nomthelela wokuncipha kwezikweletu. UThomas Cook uthe ukubhukha ebusika nasehlobo elizayo bese kungaphambi konyaka odlule.
