Njengoba iSouthwest Airlines yathi ngo-Ephreli izoqala ukundiza isuka esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Logan International Airport iye e-Baltimore naseChicago, amanani okugibela kuleyo mizila yehle ngamaphesenti angama-38 nangama-20 ngokulandelana. Izaphulelo ezinhle, yebo, kodwa azikho kahle njengoba bezinjalo esikhathini esidlule.
Kulokho okubizwa “ngomphumela waseNingizimu-ntshonalanga,'' inkampani yenethiwekhi yase-Dallas ngokomlando yehlise izintengo zamathikithi emaphakathi futhi yaphinda kabili inani labahambi uma ingena emakethe entsha. Kodwa sekungumhlaba ohlukile manje: Esikhundleni sezikhumulo zezindiza ezincane, ezinganakiwe ebesijwayele ukukhomba kuzo, iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ingena ezindaweni ezinkulu, lapho ezinye izinkampani zezindiza ezinesaphulelo ezifana ne-AirTran Airways kanye ne-JetBlue Airways sezizehlise amanani. Futhi njengoba imali yokugibela isivele iphansi ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho, kunzima kakhulu ukuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga yehlise amanani ngokuqhubekayo.
“Ngeke kube indlela iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ejwayele ukuba nayo,'' kusho uHenry H. Harteveldt, umhlaziyi wezindiza oyinhloko we-Forrester Research Inc.
Ukuze siqiniseke, umphumela waseNingizimu-ntshonalanga uyadlalwa e-Logan, lapho inkampani yezindiza ihlela ukuqala isevisi ngo-Agasti 16. Ngemva kokuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ithe izondizela e-Baltimore ngo-$49 indlela ngayinye, i-JetBlue yengeze umzila ongu-$39 oya e-Baltimore kusukela ngoSepthemba. Khona-ke iNingizimu-ntshonalanga yehlisa imali yayo yokugibela ukuze ifane. I-AirTran iphinde inikeze ngemali yokugibela engu-$39.
Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Delta Air Lines iphume emzileni waseBoston-Baltimore ngaphambi komncintiswano wamanani amasha.
"Kuyimpi phakathi kwezinkampani zenethiwekhi ezishibhile,'' kusho u-Anne Banas, umhleli omkhulu wewebhusayithi yezokuvakasha ese-Charlestown i-SmarterTravel.com, "okuyinto enhle kubantu baseBostonia.''
Kepha izici ezimbalwa zigcina iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ingabi nomthelela omkhulu weminyaka edlule e-Logan.
I-Logan ayinayo inkampani yenethiwekhi ehamba phambili, kokukodwa, okuyenza ibe imakethe encintisana kakhulu kunamadolobha “ezindawo” izinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu eziwasungula njengendawo emaphakathi yomzila wezindiza, njenge-New York ye-JetBlue kanye neMinneapolis/St. Paul International Airport for Northwest Airlines. Ngenkathi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ithi izoqala ukundiza isuka eMinneapolis iye eChicago ngoMashi, ngokwesibonelo, amanani ohambo oluya nokubuya kulowo mzila ehle cishe ngamaphesenti angama-66.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi uzobona isabelo semakethe eBoston sihlala sifana," kusho u-Edward Freni, umqondisi wezindiza e-Logan.
Futhi kungenzeka bangabi nabagibeli abaningi abasha abeza emakethe, kusho abanye abahlaziyi.
"Angilindele ukubona i-pop enkulu eyayihlotshaniswa nalokho okubizwa nge-Southwest effect,'' kusho uHarteveldt kaForrester.
Esinye isizathu sokuthi umphumela waseNingizimu-ntshonalanga cishe ungeke umakwe e-Boston ukuthi abathwali bezindleko eziphansi i-JetBlue kanye ne-AirTran sebeze behlisa amanani okugibela. Ngempela, ngemva kokuba i-AirTran iqale ukundiza isuka eBoston iya eBaltimore ngo-2001, imali yokugibela yehle ngamaphesenti angu-58 uma iqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, futhi isibalo sabagibeli bansuku zonke sicishe saphindeka kathathu, kusho uKevin Healy, iphini likamongameli omkhulu wezokumaketha nokuhlela wakwa-AirTran.
Futhi ngenkathi i-JetBlue iqala e-Boston eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, imali yokugibela yehla phakathi kwamaphesenti angu-15 no-21 ngonyaka wokuqala ogcwele emizileni emisha yendiza, kusho okhulumela i-JetBlue uSebastian White. I-JetBlue manje isiyinkampani yenethiwekhi enkulu ye-Logan.
Umphumela? "Usuvele waba nomthelela waseNingizimu-ntshonalanga ngaphambi kokuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ifike lapho,'' kusho uMichael Boyd, umeluleki wezindiza ozinze e-Evergreen, e-Colo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ibambelele esu layo, kusho uSteve Sisneros, umphathi wezakhiwo eNingizimu-ntshonalanga, nakuba izikhulu zezindiza zazi ukuthi iBoston iveza izinselelo ezithile. Kodwa inkampani yezindiza isaqhubeka ngokuqapha: INingizimu-ntshonalanga inqamula ezinye “izindiza ezingakhiqizi” ezisuka kwamanye amadolobha, uthe, okuhlanganisa neziningana eziseManchester, NH, naseProvidence, RI, ezizoyivumela ukuthi inwebe eBoston nakwezinye izindawo ngaphandle kokwengeza izindiza ezintsha. .
“Siyazi ngempela ukuthi singena emakethe esenemali yokugibela ephansi,’’ kusho uSisneros.
Noma kunjalo, abanye abahlaziyi bezindiza balindele ukuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ibe yinhle eBoston. Inkampani yezindiza inezinkokhelo ezingaphezulu nje eziphansi esivuna yona. Ocwaningweni olwenziwe yiSmarterTravel.com ekwindla edlule, iSouthwest iphume phambili ezigabeni eziyisishiyagalolunye kwezingu-13 zezindiza zasekhaya, okuhlanganisa inani, isevisi yamakhasimende, intengo, imizila nokutholakala, isevisi ngesikhathi, kanye nekhabethe elihlanzekile.
I-Logan iphinde isondele ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezimbili esezivele zisebenza eNingizimu-ntshonalanga - izikhumulo zezindiza eziyenge abahambi eLogan. Ukungena kwenkampani yezindiza eBoston kungase kubuyise labo bagibeli. "U-Logan uzophinde abambe ingxenye ethile yabantu abashayela beya eProvidence naseManchester manje," kusho uPeter Belobaba, umqondisi wohlelo lwemboni yezindiza emhlabeni wonke lweMIT.
UGreg Rosenblatt, udokotela wamazinyo waseMelrose, wayevame ukushayela eManchester ukuze akwazi ukundizela eningizimu-ntshonalanga. “Ngijabule kakhulu ukuzwa ukuthi beza ku-Logan,’’ usho kanje. “Kubukeka sengathi izinto zihamba kahle kakhulu uma ngindiza eNingizimu-ntshonalanga.''
