I-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ugxeke isinqumo soMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-US (i-DOT) kanye ne-Biden Administration sokunyusa izindleko zokuhamba ngendiza ngokugunyaza izinkampani zezindiza ukuthi zinikeze isinxephezelo sezimali kubahambi ngokubambezeleka kwezindiza nokukhansela, ngaphezu kweminikelo yabo yokunakekelwa kwamanje.
Ngokwesimemezelo sayizolo lo mthetho uzophuma ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka. Ibhodi Lokukhanselwa Nokulibaziseka le-DOT libonisa ukuthi izinkampani zenethiwekhi eziyi-10 ezinkulu zase-US sezivele zinikeza amakhasimende ukudla noma amavawusha emali ngesikhathi sokulibaziseka okunwetshiwe, kuyilapho eziyisishiyagalolunye kuzo zinikeza ngendawo yokulala yamahhotela abagibeli abathintwe ukukhanselwa ubusuku bonke.
“Izinkampani zezindiza zisebenza kanzima ukuze ziyise abagibeli bazo ezindaweni eziya kuzo ngesikhathi futhi zenze konke okusemandleni ukuze zinciphise umthelela wanoma yikuphi ukubambezeleka. Izinkampani zezindiza sezivele zinemihlomulo yezezimali yokuyisa abagibeli bazo lapho beya khona njengoba kuhleliwe. Ukuphatha ukubambezeleka nokukhansela kubiza kakhulu ezinkampanini zezindiza. Futhi abagibeli bangayisa ukwethembeka kwabo kwabanye abathwali uma benganelisekile ngamaleveli esevisi. Izindleko ezengeziwe ezizobekwa yilo mthetho ngeke zidale isikhuthazo esisha, kodwa kuzodingeka zibuyiselwe - okungenzeka kube nomthelela emananini amathikithi,” kusho. UWillie Walsh, uMqondisi Jikelele we-IATA.
Ukwengeza, lo mthetho ungaphakamisa okulindelwe okungenangqondo kubahambi okungenzeka ukuthi kufinyelelwe. Izimo eziningi bezingeke zikhavwe yilo mthethonqubo njengoba isimo sezulu sinesibopho sokulibaziseka okukhulu kohambo lwendiza nokukhanselwa kwendiza. Ukushoda kwezilawuli zezindiza kubambe iqhaza ekubambezelekeni konyaka odlule futhi kuyinkinga ngo-2023, njengoba iFederal Aviation Administration isivumile ngesicelo sayo sokuthi izinkampani zezindiza zehlise amashejuli azo endiza eya endaweni yedolobha elikhulu laseNew York. Ukuvalwa kwemigwaqo nokuhluleka kwemishini nakho kunomthelela ekubambezelekeni nasekukhanselweni.
Ukwengeza, izinkinga zochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwezindiza emikhakheni yokukhiqiza izindiza kanye nokwesekwa zibangele ukubambezeleka kokulethwa kwezindiza kanye nokushoda kwezingxenye lapho izindiza ezinokulawula okuncane noma ezingenakho nhlobo kodwa okunomthelela ekuthembekeni.
Nakuba i-DOT iphawula ngokucophelela ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zizoba nesibopho sokunxephezela abagibeli kuphela ngenxa yokubambezeleka nokukhansela inkampani yezindiza ethathwa njengenesibopho sakho, isimo sezulu esibi kanye nezinye izinkinga zingaba nemiphumela engemihle izinsuku noma ngisho namasonto kamuva, ngaleso sikhathi okungase okunzima kokungenzeki ukuhlukanisa isici esisodwa esiyimbangela.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ulwazi lubonisa ukuthi imithetho yokujezisa efana nalena ayinawo umthelela ezingeni lokubambezeleka kwendiza nokukhanselwa. Ukuhlolwa okuphelele komthethonqubo wamalungelo wabagibeli we-European Union, i-EU261, eyakhishwa ngo-2020 yi-European Commission, yathola okuphambene kuyiqiniso. Ukukhanselwa sekukonke kucishe kuphindeke kabili kusuka ku-67,000 ngo-2011 kuya ku-131,700 ngo-2018. Umphumela ofanayo wenzeka ngokubambezeleka kwendiza, okukhuphuke kusuka ku-60,762 kuya ku-109,396.
Nakuba ingxenye yokubambezeleka okudalwe yinkampani yezindiza njengephesenti lokulibaziseka okupheleleyo kwehla, umbiko uthi lokhu kungenxa yokwanda kokubambezeleka okubhekwa njengezimo ezingavamile - njengokubambezeleka kokulawulwa kwezindiza.
“Ukundiza ngezindiza kuwumsebenzi odidiyelwe kakhulu ohlanganisa abalingani abahlukahlukene, ngamunye wabo unendima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukusebenza kahle kohlelo lwezokuthutha emoyeni. Esikhundleni sokukhetha izinkampani zezindiza njengoba lesi siphakamiso senza ngokuqinisekile, i-Biden Administration kufanele isebenzele ekuqinisekiseni i-FAA exhaswa ngokugcwele, abasebenzi abasebenza ngokugcwele, kanye nokuphothula ukukhishwa kwamashumi eminyaka okubambezeleke. FAA Uhlelo lwesimanje lwe-NextGen air traffic control,” kusho uWalsh.
