I-GENEVA, Switzerland - E-Afrika imisebenzi engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-6 kanye namaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-67.8 ku-GDP asekelwa ukuhamba kwezindiza, ngokusho kombiko omusha okhishwe namuhla eNgqungqutheleni Yezokundiza Nezemvelo e-Geneva. Umbiko, i-Aviation: benefits ngale kwemingcele, ukhiqizwe yi-Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) kanye ne-Oxford Economics. Iveza imboni edlala indima enkulu emnothweni wase-Afrika kanye nowomhlaba kunalokho abaningi abebengakulindela.
"E-Afrika kuphela izindiza ziqashe ngokuqondile abantu abangaphezu kuka-250,000," kusho uPaul Steele, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-ATAG, inhlangano yomhlaba wonke emele ezokuthutha emoyeni. “Uma sifaka ukuqashwa okungaqondile kwabahlinzeki embonini, sinxeshezelwa ngokuqashwa ngemali echithwa ngabasebenzi basembonini yezindiza kanye nemisebenzi yezokuvakasha eyenziwa ngezokuthutha ngendiza, lokhu kunyusa isibalo sezifunda sifinyelele ku-6.7 million. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umnotho wase-Afrika uthola izinzuzo ezinkulu ekusebenziseni imali kwezivakashi ezihamba ngendiza.
“Yebo, izinzuzo zezomnotho zezindiza zanda kakhulu ngale kwezimali ezishiwo lapha. Uma ucabangela izinzuzo ezengeziwe ezitholakala ngesivinini nokuthembeka kokuhamba ngendiza, amabhizinisi akhona ngenxa yokuthi ukuthuthwa emoyeni kuwenza abe nokwenzeka kanye nenani elingaphakathi emnothweni wokuxhumana okuthuthukisiwe, umthelela wezomnotho ungaba mkhulu ngokuphindwe kaningi,” uSteele. uyanezela.
E-Afrika, izibikezelo zikhomba ukuthi amanani abagibeli kulindeleke ukuthi acishe aphindeke kathathu ukusuka ezigidini ezingama-67.7 ngo-2010 kuya ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-150.3 ngo-2030. Khonamanjalo, umthamo wezimpahla kulindeleke ukuthi ukhuphuke ngenani elingu-5.2% ngonyaka. “Izwekazi lase-Afrika lingasebenzisa izinzuzo ezihlinzekwa yizindiza emashumini eminyaka ezayo. Kakade, zingaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.5 izindlela zokuziphilisa e-Afrika ezisekelwa ngokuhwebelana ngemikhiqizo emisha e-UK kuphela. Ezokuvakasha zingenye indawo engase ikhule, ihlinzeka ngentuthuko eqhubekayo yomnotho.”
Lo mbiko uphinde waveza indima edlalwa ezokundiza ezingeni lomhlaba wonke, ukweseka imisebenzi eyizigidi ezingama-56.6 emhlabeni wonke kanye nezigidigidi ezingama-R2.2 ze-GDP yomhlaba. Kunezindiza zezentengiselwano ezingaba ngu-1,500 ezisebenzisa izindiza ezicishe zibe ngu-24,000 ukusebenzela izikhumulo zezindiza ezingu-3,800 emhlabeni wonke.
UDkt. Elijah Chingosho, uNobhala Jikelele we-African Airlines Association (AFRAA) uyanezela: “Ukwanda komsebenzi wezokuthutha ngendiza esikubonayo lapha kuzoletha izinzuzo ezinkulu kwezomnotho, ikakhulukazi mayelana nezohwebo nezokuvakasha. I-Afrika iyizwekazi lapho ingqalasizinda yezokuthutha ezihamba phezulu impofu kakhulu. Izindiza zinikeza izinzuzo ekuhlanganiseni kwezenhlalo, ezomnotho nezombusazwe zamazwe, izifunda kanye nezwekazi elikhulu ngempela. Nakuba lo mbiko uzosiza ekukhuthazeni indima ebaluleke kakhulu izindiza ezinayo ezwenikazi lase-Afrika, uyalibona futhi iqhaza lezindiza eziba khona ekukhuleni okusimeme kwesikhathi eside okuhloswe ngayo ukulinganisa ukuchuma komnotho nomthwalo wemfanelo womphakathi kanye nokunciphisa umthelela kwezemvelo.”
Inkinga enkulu yokuphepha kwezindiza idingidwa yimboni kanye nenhlangano eyisipesheli ye-United Nations yezokundiza, i-International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Bonke abadlali basebenzela ukuthuthukisa irekhodi lokuphepha lezifunda ngokuqeqeshwa kanye nokuqaliswa kwezinhlelo zokuphatha ukuphepha kulo lonke izwekazi.
U-Ali Tounsi, uNobhala Jikelele we-Airports Council International Africa, uthi: “Izibalo ezikulo mbiko zikhombisa ukuthi uma amandla okukhula kwe-Afrika efezeka, ukukhula komnotho kwanda kanye nemisebenzi eyengeziwe. Kodwa-ke, nakuba izikhumulo zezindiza zethu kungenzeka zikwazi ukubhekana nalokhu kukhula okulindelekile, ukushoda kwamakhono ikakhulukazi kubangela isithiyo sesikhashana - sinemisebenzi, kodwa sidinga abantu abaqeqeshwe kahle abazoyithatha.”
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- When you take into account the further benefits gained through the speed and reliability of air travel, the businesses that exist because air freight makes them possible and the intrinsic value to the economy of improved connectivity, the economic impact would be several times larger,” Steele adds.
- Whilst this report will help promote the very important role aviation has on the African continent, it also recognises the contribution aviation makes to long-term sustainable growth aimed at balancing economic prosperity with social responsibility and a reduction of environmental impact.
- “If we include indirect employment at suppliers to the industry, induced employment from spending by aviation industry employees and the jobs in tourism that air transport makes possible, this increases the regional figure to 6.
