Izinkampani zezindiza zinxuse ohulumeni baseNtshonalanga ukuthi benze okwengeziwe ukwenza ngcono ukuphepha e-Afrika, futhi zasola i-European Union ngokwehluleka ukuqonda izidingo zezwekazi ngokuvala inqwaba yabathwali.
Inhloko ye-International Air Transport Association (Iata), emele izindiza eziningi ezinkulu, ithe uhlu lwabasebenzi abavinjelwe e-EU luhlanganisa abambalwa abaphephile, lokho kanye ne-EU yehlulekile ukusiza abanye abadinga usizo olusebenzayo.
Izingozi zezindiza eNigeria naseGhana zibulale abantu abangaphezu kuka-160 ngesonto eledlule, nokwandisa ukukhathazeka ngerekhodi lokuphepha lase-Afrika.
"Izinkampani zezindiza ezisohlwini oluvinjelwe lwe-EU zikulo ngoba i-EU ayinakho ukwethemba ngokwanele ekugadweni kwezokuphepha okuhlinzekwa yiziphathimandla ezilawulayo, ngakho inkampani yezindiza ingaphepheka ngokuphelele kodwa i-EU inquma ukuthi umlawuli akenzi umsebenzi wakhe," kusho u-Iata. Tony Tyler, umqondisi jikelele wesikhungo sezindiza esizinze e-Geneva.
I-Iata ithi amalungu ayo kumele aphase ukuhlolwa okunzima okubizwa nge-Iata Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). Izinkampani zezindiza kulolu hlelo, oluqukethe namalungu amaningi angewona ama-Iata, zibe nerekhodi elingcono lokuphepha ngo-53% ngonyaka odlule kunalezo ezingaphandle kwalo, kusho uTyler.
“Kungakho sicabanga ukuthi uhlu oluvinjelwe yi-EU luyindlela engafanele. Akusizi muntu futhi akuthuthukisi ukuphepha.”
Uhlu lwakamuva oluvinjelwe lwe-EU luhlanganisa abathwali abangama-279 abavela ezifundazweni ezingama-21, eziyi-14 kuwo okungamazwe ase-Afrika.
U-Iata uthi ukuphepha kwezindiza zase-Afrika kube ngcono kusukela ngo-2010 kuya ku-2011, kodwa izinga lezingozi zezwekazi liselibi kakhulu emhlabeni.
Imoto yohlobo lweBoeing McDonnell Douglas MD-83, elawulwa yinkampani ezimele i-Dana Air, ishaye ibhuloho njengoba iza izohlala eLagos ngeSonto eledlule, kwashona abantu abangu-153 enhlekeleleni yomoya embi kakhulu eNigeria amashumi eminyaka.
Le ngozi yenzeke emahoreni angu-24 ngemuva kokuthi indiza ethwala impahla i-Boeing 727 esetshenziswa inkampani yaseNigeria i-Allied Air igibele umgwaqo esikhumulweni sezindiza enhlokodolobha yaseGhana i-Accra yaphaphalaza yangena emgwaqeni, kwashona okungenani abangu-10.
Bekungokokuqala ukuphahlazeka emashumini eminyaka eGhana, indawo yayo yendiza enomlando oqinile wezokuphepha uma iqhathaniswa namanye amazwe aseNtshonalanga Afrika.
Umkhulumeli we-European Commission uvikele uhlelo lokuvimbela izindiza emazweni anombuso ophephile wokuphepha.
"Ukuphepha kwenkampani yezindiza kuncike ezintweni ezimbalwa, hhayi nje kuphela ekufanelekeni emoyeni kwendiza: isibonelo ukuqeqeshwa komshayeli nabasebenzi kanye nokuqina kanye nezinqubo zokuphepha zendiza," esho.
UTyler uthe i-EU ivumele izindiza zaseYurophu ukuthi zisebenzele amazwe abathwali bawo abavinjelwe hhayi ngenxa yokwehluleka kwabathwali abangewona abe-EU, kodwa ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokulawulwa kwendawo yezindiza.
"Kuhambisana nezindinganiso eziphindwe kabili futhi kuyindlela engalungile," esho.
“Okulungile wukungena lapho futhi usize ekuxazululeni ukushoda kokulawulwa kwemithetho. Asihambe siyosiza abalawuli ukulungisa lokho kuntula – ukufaka izinkampani zabo zezindiza ohlwini lwabavinjiwe akuyona indlela efanele,” wengeza.
