Ukuvinjelwa okusha kokuhamba kwe-Omicron kusongela ukululama kokuhamba ngendiza

The Inhlangano Yezindiza Yezindiza Yomhlaba Wonke (IATA) umemezele ukuthi ukululama kwezohambo lwezindiza kuqhubeke ngo-Okthoba 2021 ngentuthuko ebanzi ezimakethe zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe.

Iphinde yaxwayisa ngokuthi ukuvinjelwa kokuhamba ngohulumeni, ngokumelene nezeluleko ze I-World Health Organization (WHO), zingasongela ukululama komkhakha. 

Ngoba ukuqhathanisa phakathi kwemiphumela yanyanga zonke ka-2021 kanye no-2020 kuhlanekezelwa umthelela ongavamile we-COVID-19, ngaphandle uma kuphawulwe ngenye indlela zonke iziqhathaniso zingo-Okthoba 2019, okulandele iphethini evamile yokufunwa.

• Isidingo esiphelele sohambo lwendiza ngo-Okthoba 2021 (esikalwe ngenzuzo yamakhilomitha abagibeli noma ama-RPK) sehle ngo-49.4% uma kuqhathaniswa no-Okthoba 2019. Lokhu kube ngcono ekuwaleni okungama-53.3% okurekhodiwe ngoSepthemba 2021, uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka emibili ngaphambili.

• Izimakethe zasekhaya zehle ngo-21.6% uma kuqhathaniswa no-Okthoba 2019, okwenza ngcono ukwehla okungama-24.2% okurekhodiwe ngoSepthemba uma kuqhathaniswa noSepthemba 2019.

• Isidingo sabagibeli bamazwe ngamazwe ngo-Okthoba sasingama-65.5% ngaphansi kuka-Okthoba 2019, uma siqhathaniswa nokwehla ngo-69.0% ngoSepthemba uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi sika-2019, zonke izifunda ezibonisa ukuthuthuka.

“Ukusebenza kwezimoto zango-Okthoba kuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu bazohamba uma bevunyelwe. Ngeshwa, izimpendulo zikahulumeni ekuqhamukeni kohlobo lwe-Omicron zibeka engcupheni ukuxhumana komhlaba okuthathe isikhathi eside ukukwakha kabusha, ”kusho. UWillie Walsh, uMqondisi Jikelele we-IATA.