Njengokungathi ukushaja u-$15 ukuhlola isikhwama bekungenele, izindiza ezimbili zicela u-$5 ngaphezulu kusukela kuleli hlobo uma ukhokha ekhawuntani yokungena - inkokhelo ngaphezu kwenkokhelo.

Kunjalo, ungakwazi njalo ukukhokha imali yomthwalo wakho usekhaya. Izinkampani zezindiza zikubiza ngokuthi "isaphulelo se-inthanethi."

Uma izindiza zingakwazi ukubalekela lokho, yini elandelayo? Kunokuba bakhuphule amanani phakathi nokuwohloka komnotho, banqwabelanisa ezindlekweni ukuze benze imali - izindleko zezikhwama, izimali zokungena emugqeni ngokushesha, ngisho nezindleko zezihlalo ezithile.

I-United Airlines iyodwa ilindele ukuthola imali engaphezu kwesigidigidi esingu-$1 kulo nyaka ezinkokhelweni ezisukela emthwalweni kuya emiklomelweni esheshisayo yokundiza njalo. Lokho kungamaphesenti angaphezu kwama-5 emali engenayo.

Izindleko ezintsha okungenzeka kakhulu yilezo ezinye izinkampani zezindiza, endaweni ethile, ezizame ngazo. Izindleko ngokuvamile zisuka enkampanini yezindiza eyodwa noma ezimbili, futhi izimbangi ziyabuka ukuze zibone ukuthi abagibeli bayazamukela yini noma bayavukela. Ngokwesibonelo:

_ I-US Airways ne-United bakhokhisa abagibeli ngo-$5 ukuze bakhokhele imali yemithwalo yabo esikhumulweni sezindiza esikhundleni se-inthanethi. I-United isebenzise le mali ngoJuni 10, kanti i-US Airways izoqalisa ukusebenza ngoJulayi 9.

_ Uma ufuna ukukhetha isihlalo somugqa wokuphuma ku-AirTran futhi ujabulele igumbi lemilenze elengeziwe, lindela ukukhwehlela u-$20.

_ I-Allegiant Air, inkampani yezindiza kazwelonke enesaphulelo, ikhokhisa "imali elula" engu-$13.50 ngokuthenga ku-inthanethi, nakuba ezinye izinkampani zenethiwekhi zikhuthaza ukuthenga ngokuqondile kusizindalwazi sabo.

_ I-Ryanair yesaphulelo yase-Europe ikhokhisa okuthile okufanele kwenziwe yiwo wonke umuntu uma efuna ukundiza: ngena. Kungama-euro angu-5, noma cishe u-$6.75, ukungena ku-inthanethi, okuphindwe kabili kubagibeli abakhokha esikhumulweni sezindiza. I-Ryanair ihlela ukuqeda amadeski okungena esikhumulweni sezindiza.

_ Inkampani yezindiza yaseSpain i-Vueling ikhokhisa imali ukukhetha isihlalo. Noma yisiphi isihlalo. Isihlalo "esiyisisekelo" ngemuva kwephiko sibiza ama-euro angu-3. Ngama-euro angu-30, abahambi bangakhetha isihlalo sephasishi noma iwindi futhi baqinisekise ukuthi isihlalo esimaphakathi sizohlala singenalutho.

“Kudingeka bazipholele nalabo,” kusho uJim Engineer ekhungathekile, isikhulu sezokuxhumana nomphakathi esilinde indiza ephuma eLaGuardia yaseNew York. "Ukushaja ingilazi yamanzi nezihlalo kusho ukuthi amakhasimende angajabule."

Muva nje ngonyaka odlule, amaflaya amaningi athola imali kuphela uma ebheka izikhwama ezintathu noma ethumela ingane encane ezweni lonke. Abantu abaningi, isikhathi esiningi, bebehamba mahhala.

Kodwa lokho kwaqala ukushintsha ngentwasahlobo edlule. Amanani akhuphukayo kaphethiloli wendiza kanye nokumelana nabagibeli ezindlekweni eziphakeme kwaqala izinkampani zezindiza ziqalaza ikhabethe ukuze zibone izinto ezingase zizikhokhise okwengeziwe.

Abagibeli bathola kulula kakhulu ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zengeze izinkokhelo kunokuzisusa.

“Bazoqhubeka nokubacindezela baze babhekane nezimakethe,” kusho u-Ed Perkins, umhleli obambe iqhaza ku-Website Smarter Travel.

Yilokho okwenzeka e-US Airways. Izame izinyanga eziyisikhombisa ukukhokhisa i-soda namanzi kodwa yancama ngoMashi ngemuva kokuthi zingekho ezinye izinkampani zezindiza ezithathe lo mbono. Futhi i-Delta yehlisele emuva isu lokukhokhisa u-$50 ukuhlola isikhwama sesibili kuzo zonke izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe. Kunalokho, inkokhiso izosebenza kuphela ezindizeni eziya e-Europe.

I-United ibihamba phambili ekutholeni izindlela zokukhokhisa abagibeli ngokuhlukana kwezinto. Ezinye ezezinzuzo zabaqeqeshi abahambi abajwayele ukuzithola mahhala, njengokudla. Ezinye izinkonzo ezintsha sezizonke, njengesevisi ye-United yendlu ngendlu yemithwalo nge-FedEx.

Izinkampani zezindiza zithi izinkokhelo ziyingxenye yentengo “ye-la carte” ezivumela ukuthi zibambe ulayini ezindlekweni. Kunokuba bakhokhise imali yokugibela ephakeme kuwo wonke umuntu, bathi, abagibeli bangakhetha futhi bakhethe okungeziwe abafuna ukukukhokhela.

Imibono yezindleko ayiphumi emoyeni. Ngenyanga edlule eMiami iningi labathwali abakhulu baseMelika kanye nezindiza eziningi zaphesheya kwezilwandle bahambele ingqungquthela ebigxile emananini nasezinkokhelweni ze-a-la-carte. (Isiqubulo, eduze kwekhathuni yendiza yendiza: “Ukuthola isitolo esindizayo.”)

Ezinye izinkokhelo zinweba umcabango: I-CEO yenkampani ethwala izaphulelo yaseYurophu iRyanair uye yantanta umqondo wokushaja indawo yokugezela kanye nezikhwama zokugula. Kodwa naye akakaqhubekeli nalokho okubonakala sengathi bekuyigamga efuna umphakathi, futhi akekho omunye umthwali oke waphakamisa icala elinjalo.

Noma kunjalo, awukho umthetho ophikisana nenkokhelo enjalo e-US, ngokusho koMnyango Wezokuthutha kanye ne-Federal Aviation Administration.

I-Delta Air Lines Inc. kanye ne-AirTran Holdings Inc. bathi abanazo izinhlelo zokukhokha imali ukuze bathwale izikhwama, umqondo ocishe ucasule abagibeli abasanda kujwayela ukukhokhela imithwalo ehloliwe.

Kungase futhi kubeke abasebenzi bendiza esimeni esingesihle sokunquma ukuthi leso sikhwama esingalweni sakho siyisikhwama semali esikhulu, okungenzeka ukuthi asikhululekile, noma ipotimende elinezigaxa. Kakade, izindleko zezikhwama ezilayishwayo zenze ukuthola indawo emgqonyeni ongaphezulu kwaba nzima.

Futhi noma izikhwama ogibela nazo zihlala zikhululekile, i-United isivele ihlinzeka ngohlelo lokungena lwe-“Premier Line” ngama- $25. Ivumela amaflaya ukuthi adlule ekungeneni nasekuvikeleni ngokushesha futhi agibele kusenesikhathi.

Lokho kuqinisekisa enye yaleyo ndawo engaphezulu eyigugu - ngakho ngandlela thize, kufana nemali oqhubeka kuyo, kusho uJay Sorensen, umongameli we-IdeaWorks Co., umeluleki wezindiza obhale incwadi yomhlahlandlela yezinkampani zezindiza ezifuna "imali engenayo," imboni. isikhathi sezinkokhelo kanye nezinsiza ezengeziwe ezifana namakhadi esikweletu enkampani yendiza.

U-Matthew J. Bennett, oyi-CEO ye-FirstClassFlyer.com, uthe ucabanga ukuthi abahambi abaphambi kwendiza bazohlala bengavikelekile ezinkokhelweni zezindiza ze-nickle-and-dime ezihlose abagibeli babaqeqeshi.

Nokho, kubaqeqeshi, “Abazokubiza ngokuzayo yinoma yini engaboshiwe.”

"Sebevele bathole imali eyanele kubo," kusho uBennett. "Ezikushoyo kubahambi bezinga labaqeqeshi ukuthi 'Asikakutholi okwanele kuwena.'"