Izindiza ezinkulu zaseMelika ngoLwesine zinyuse imali yokugibela ezingxenyeni ezithile zamanethiwekhi azo asekhaya, okwesibili ukunyuka emasontweni amaningi phakathi nezimpawu zokuthi imakethe yezokuvakasha iyasimama.
I-American Airlines, iyunithi ye-AMR Corp., kanye ne-UAL Corp.'s United Airlines ngasekupheleni kukaLwesithathu zengeze u-$10 no-$20 emalini yokugibela nokubuya, ngaphezu kokukhuphuka okufanayo embonini yonke emasontweni amabili edlule. NgoLwesine emini, abanye abathwali baseMelika bajoyine umzuliswano wakamuva wokwenyuka kwemali yokugibela, nakuba abathwali bezindleko eziphansi, kuhlanganise ne-Southwest Airlines Co. bengazange bayinyuse imali yokugibela.
Lokhu kwenyuka njengoba i-International Air Transport Association ithe ngoLwesine inani labagibeli ngoMeyi lehle ngo-9.2% uma liqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, lehle kakhulu kune-3.1% ngo-Ephreli kodwa libe ngcono kunokwehla ngo-11.1% unyaka nonyaka ngoMashi.
Imiphumela ayibonisi nje kuphela ukwehla komnotho emhlabeni wonke kodwa isaba kule ntwasahlobo ngokusabalala kwegciwane lomkhuhlane i-A/H1N1. EMexico, izwe elihlaselwe kakhulu wumkhuhlane, abathwali babone ukuhamba kwezindiza kwehla cishe ngama-40% ngoMeyi.
Ngenkathi izindiza zase-US ziphendule ngokushesha ngokunciphisa umthamo wezihlalo ukuze zihambisane nesidingo esikhulayo, zijoyine izindiza zomhlaba ekubikeni ukwehla okukhulu kwemali engenayo. "Kungenzeka ukuthi sesishaye phansi, kodwa kusekude ukuthi silulame," kusho uGiovanni Bisignani, inhloko ye-IATA, iqembu labahwebi bomhlaba lezinkampani zezindiza. “Ngemuva kokwehla ngo-20% emalini engenayo yabagibeli bamazwe ngamazwe ngekota yokuqala, silinganisela ukwehla kwafinyelela ku-30% ngoMeyi. Le nkinga imbi kakhulu esake sayibona.”
Njengoba isivele ibuthaka ngenxa yokuwohloka kwezimali emhlabeni, ukuhamba kwezindiza kuthathe isivinini esikhulu ngenxa yokwesaba ukuthi leli gciwane lalisakazeka lisuka eMexico liya emhlabeni wonke.
Inkampani yezindiza iDelta Air Lines Inc., okuyinkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ithe kuleli sonto ukuthi ukukhathazeka ngaleli gciwane, elaziwa nangokuthi yi-swine flu, kuzokwehlisa imali engenayo engxenyeni yesibili yezigidi zamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-250, njengoba inkampani yezindiza inciphisa inkonzo eMexico, Latin America nase-Asia. I-Delta ithe ilindele ukubuyisela amanye alawo mandla ngesikhathi esisele sika-2009.
NgoLwesine iFitch Ratings yehlise izinga lesikweletu seDelta laya ku-B-isuka ku-B, ngombono ongemuhle, ngenxa “yokuguguleka okuqhubekayo kwamandla enkampani yezindiza okukhiqiza ukuhamba kwemali okuseduze, okubangelwe yisidingo esintekenteke kakhulu sokuhamba kwezamabhizinisi kanye nokukhula okukhulu unyaka nonyaka. unyaka wehla emalini engenayo yabagibeli.” Umhlaziyi u-Bill Warlick wabhala embikweni ukuthi, naphezu “kwengcindezi enkulu yemali engenayo” i-Delta ine-liquidity engcono futhi igcina izinzuzo zezindleko ngaphezu kwezimbangi i-UAL, AMR kanye ne-US Airways Group Inc. (LCC), okuyi-Fitch rates e-CCC. I-Northwest Airlines, inkampani ephethwe ngokuphelele ye-Delta, nayo yehliselwa ku-B- isuka ku-B. I-Fitch manje ilindele izindiza ezinkulu zase-US ezichayeka ekuhambeni kwebhizinisi lamazwe ngamazwe ukuze zibone imali engenayo yabagibeli ka-2009 yehla ngo-10% kuya ku-15%, uma kuqhathaniswa ne ngonyaka odlule.
I-American and Continental Airlines Inc. ithe iyaqhubeka nokunciphisa izihlalo ukuze ihambisane nesidingo esibuthakathaka sabagibeli, njengoba kokubili abahambi bebhizinisi nezokungcebeleka benciphisa izinhlelo zabo.
Labo abathenge amathikithi kulo nyaka bathole amadili amahle. Izinkampani zezindiza ziphinde zehlisa imali yokugibela kule ntwasahlobo, njengoba nezindleko zazo, ikakhulukazi uphethiloli, bezilokhu zikhuphuka. Kodwa "izinga lokuthengiswa kwendiza yasekhaya linciphile muva nje," kusho uRick Seaney, olandelela amanani endiza yase-US kusizindalwazi se-farecompare.com.
"Bengixwayisa abathengi kule nyanga edlule ukuthi bahlehlise ukuthenga amathikithi endiza ngokuzifaka engozini - ukugibela kabili imali yendiza emasontweni ambalwa edlule kuwuphawu olunamandla engilubonile ukuthi okuphansi kulapha noma kuseduze," kusho uSeaney.
U-Seaney wengeze ngokuthi ukunyuka kwemali kwakamuva "kuhamba kancane emizileni yezindiza eshibhile (eseNingizimu-ntshonalanga, i-AirTran, i-JetBlue), kanti ezinye izinkokhelo zezindiza ezimbalwa ezisele ezimakethe zisindisiwe."
