I-International Air Transport Association (IATA) icele uhulumeni waseMexico ukuthi usebenzisane eduze nemboni yezokuthutha ngendiza njengoba uthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yezindiza ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esikhulayo sokuxhuma emoyeni esangweni elikhulu lezwe laseMexico City.
Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe sase-Mexico City saklanyelwe abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-32 ngonyaka kodwa sasingatha izigidi ezingu-48 ngo-2018. Uhulumeni omusha waseMexico ukhansele iphrojekthi Yesikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe SaseNew Mexico City (NAIM) obusakhiwa esinamandla okuklama ayizigidi eziyi-120. Njengoba amanani abagibeli azokhula ngo-3.6% minyaka yonke emashumini amabili eminyaka ezayo, iMexico ibhekene nenkinga yomthamo enhlokodolobha yayo.
Uhulumeni manje uhlongoza uhlelo lwezikhumulo zezindiza ezintathu zedolobha: ukuqhubeka nokusebenza kwesikhumulo sezindiza samanje saseMexico City International, ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Toluca kanye nokuguqulwa kwe-Santa Lucia Airbase ukuze isetshenziswe abantu.
“Imboni iphoxekile ngesinqumo sokuhoxiswa kohlelo lweNAIM. Kodwa isinqumo senziwe. Ukuxhumana komoya okuphephile nokusebenza kahle kubalulekile emnothweni waseMexico nasekuthuthukisweni kwezwe. Ukusebenzisa isixazululo sesikhumulo sezindiza ezintathu kuletha izinselelo ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe nezohwebo. Kubalulekile ukuthi uhulumeni nabathintekayo bemboni basebenzisane ukuze bathole indlela engcono yokuya phambili,” kusho u-Alexandre de Juniac, uMqondisi Jikelele kanye no-CEO we-IATA ngesikhathi kuvulwa iNgqungquthela Yezokundiza E-Mexico eyayisingethwe yi-IATA ngokwesekwa yi-Canaero, ALTA kanye ne-ACI- I-LAC.
Izindiza zibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni komnotho nenhlalakahle yaseMexico. Imboni inikela ngezigidigidi ezingama-38 zamaRandi emnothweni waseMexico futhi isekela imisebenzi eyizigidi eziyi-1.4 yaseMexico. "Isinqumo sokukhansela i-NAIM sibeka engcupheni imisebenzi yesikhathi esizayo engu-200,000 kanye nokukhula komnotho okungamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-20 ngonyaka ngo-2035," kusho u-de Juniac.
Ngenkathi uhulumeni enza imininingwane yezinhlelo zakhe ezihlukile ze-NAIM, i-IATA ibeke izinto ezibalulekile ezibalulekile:
• Izidingo eziyisisekelo zendiza kufanele kuhlangatshezwane nazo. Umgomo ukuletha ingqalasizinda eyanele ukuhlangabezana nesidingo kumele yenziwe itholakale, ifaniswe nezidingo zabasebenzisi, futhi ngezindleko ezithengekayo.
• Ulwazi lwendiza kufanele lucatshangelwe. Izinkampani zezindiza zinolwazi olukhulu ekuqondeni kokubili izidingo zabagibeli nezemakethe. Ngakho-ke futhi basesimweni esingcono kakhulu sokuthatha izinqumo ngokuthi yisiphi isikhumulo sezindiza abazosebenza kuso ngenxa yamaqiniso okuhweba.
• Ukuphathwa Kwethrafikhi Yomoya kufanele kusekele ukusebenza okuphephile nokusebenza kahle. “Izikhumulo zezindiza ezintathu ziseduze kakhulu, endaweni enezintaba futhi endaweni ephakeme. Ukuletha imisebenzi ephephile nephumelelayo kuzoba inselele. Angikwazi ukugcizelela ngokweqile isidingo sokuxhumana kwezobuchwepheshe nama-opharetha ukuze ngiphathe ngokucophelela le mingcele. Ukuphepha akumele neze kube sengozini. Futhi asifuni ukuthola ukuthi ukutshalwa kwezimali kulezi zikhumulo zezindiza kufakwa engcupheni yizimfuneko zokuphathwa kwethrafikhi yezindiza ezigcina zikhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwazo. Ukuphatha kahle ukuhamba kwezindiza kusemqoka kakhulu,” kusho u-de Juniac.
• Umthamo we-slot oshodayo kufanele unikezwe ngokuhambisana ngokugcwele ne-IATA Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). I-WSG iwuhlelo olunobulungiswa, olusobala nolwembulunga yonke olusebenza ngamazinga amukelekayo omhlaba ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezingaphezu kuka-200. “Kuhle ukubona ukuthi isikhumulo sezindiza saseMexico City manje sesihamba kancane ukuze sihambisane ne-WSG. Kepha wuhlelo lomhlaba wonke, ngakho-ke ukuhambisana ngokugcwele kubalulekile,” kusho u-de Juniac.
“Kunenkinga yomthamo eMexico City futhi asikho isikhathi sokulahlekelwa ukuthola isisombululo. Izinkampani zezindiza zidinga ngokushesha ukwazi ukuthi iyiphi ingqalasizinda ezoba khona futhi nini. Bese singaqala inkhulumomphendvulwano nohulumeni egxile endleleni engcono yokuyisebenzisa. Uma izinqumo zihlobene nezepolitiki noma zinikezwe ngokusemthethweni, imiphumela kungenzeka ibe mincane, ”kusho u-de Juniac.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- It is imperative that the government and industry stakeholders work together to find the best way forward,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's Director General and CEO at the opening of the Aviation Summit Mexico hosted by IATA with the support of Canaero, ALTA and ACI-LAC.
- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the government of Mexico to work closely with the air transport industry as it develops airport infrastructure to meet growing demand for air connectivity in the country's main gateway of Mexico City.
- “There is a capacity crisis in Mexico City and there is no time to lose in finding a solution.
