US Ukuphathwa Kwezokuphepha Kwezokuthutha (TSA) Umqondisi uDavid Pekoske umemezele, ngesikhathi kunesithangami nabezindaba, ukuthi le nhlangano ishaqe izibhamu eziningi ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseMelika ngo-2021 kunanoma yimuphi omunye unyaka selokhu yasungulwa eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule.
“Izinga eliphezulu,” kuphawula u-Pekoske. "Isizathu? Ngicabanga ukuthi ziningi nje izinqola zezibhamu ezweni. Lena impendulo engcono kakhulu engingakunika yona.”
Irekhodi lonyaka langaphambilini laliyizibhamu ezingama-4,432 ezathathwa ngo-2019, kodwa ngo-2021, I-TSA bashaqe izibhamu ezingu-5,674 ezindaweni zokuhlola ezokuphepha esikhumulweni sezindiza saseMelika.
Izinombolo zafinyelela umvuthwandaba ngoNovemba ngesikhathi sokukhuphuka kohambo lwendiza ngaphambi kwe-Thanksgiving. I-TSA Amaphoyisa ahlole abahambi abacishe babe yizigidi ezingama-21 ngesikhathi samaholide ezinsuku eziyi-10 futhi alindele ukuthi inani eliphakeme elilandelayo lifike ngoKhisimusi. Izikhumulo zezindiza e-Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, nase-Houston zibonise amanani aphezulu okutholwa.
Izibhamu eziningi ezishaqiwe - cishe u-85% - bezilayishwe ngesikhathi zitholwa ngamaphoyisa. Imithetho ye-TSA ivumela izibhamu ukuthi ziphathwe kuphela uma zehlisiwe futhi zisemithwaloni ehloliwe.
Abantu abephula imithetho yezibhamu babhekene nenhlawulo enzima efinyelela ku-$13,910 uma bephindelela ukwephula umthetho futhi bangase badluliselwe kwabezomthetho wendawo ukuze bashushiswe ngobugebengu, kuxwayisa uPekoske.
“Kuyiphutha elibiza kakhulu ukulenza,” I-TSA Kusho umlawuli.
I-TSA idalwe ukuphendula ukuhlasela kwamaphekula kwangoSepthemba 2001 njengengxenye ye Umnyango Wokuvikeleka Kwezwe. Ikhathazeke kakhulu ngokuhlinzeka ngokuvikeleka ezikhumulweni zezindiza nezindiza zabagibeli e-US, nakuba ezinye izindlela zokuhamba nazo zisezandleni zakho.
