(eTN ) - Phakathi nenkundla yezokuvakasha ye-ASEAN (ATF) yangeviki eledlule, ukumangala okukhulu kungenzeka kuvele eMyanmar. Kulandela ingcindezelo enesihluku kuhulumeni ekhombisa ngokuthula izakhamizi nezindela ngoSepthemba odlule, ezokuvakasha bekulindeleke ukuthi zibhidlizwe kungekho nethemba lokuthi zizoshintsha ngokushesha. Akunjalo, ngokusho kwezinombolo ezintsha.
Uma uNovemba noDisemba babona ukuwa ngempela ikakhulukazi ezimakethe zaseYurophu, kubonakala sengathi izwe selivele lisendleleni yokululama. Ngokuka-U Htay Aung, umqondisi-jikelele eMnyangweni Wezamahhotela Nezokuvakasha eMyanmar, izivakashi ezifikayo zathuthuka ngokushesha. “Ngaphambi kukaSepthemba, besiqopha ukukhula ngamaphesenti angama-25 kwabafika emazweni angaphandle. Unyaka ka-2007 sawuqeda ngo-13.5%,” echaza ngesikhathi kunesithangami sabezindaba. Ngonyaka ka-2008, isabelomali sika-US$780,000 sigunyazwe nguhulumeni ukuze kuthuthukiswe izwe.
Isizini yezivakashi sika-2007 yasindiswa kuphela ukukhula “kokuvakasha emngceleni,” okukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-28 nabahambi abayizi-468,000. Ikakhulukazi amaShayina namaThai awela umngcele aye eMyanmar ukuyothenga nokugembula kumakhasino aseduze. Ngokuphambene, abafika e-Yangon International Airport behle ngamaphesenti angu-5.85, okubonisa isimo sengqondo sokuqapha abahambi baphesheya kulandela ukubhidlika kukaSepthemba.
Kodwa, ibhizinisi libuyile. Amanani amahhotela ehlisiwe futhi amaphakheji akhethekile angaba ngu-100,000 afakwa emakethe emzamweni wokukhuthaza abahambi.
“Manje siyabona ukuthi abantu abaningi baseYurophu bahlehlise uhambo lwabo ngoSepthemba odlule. Eqinisweni, isidingo esivela eFrance naseJalimane siyakhula futhi. Mina ngokwami ngikholwa ukuthi abaningi babonile ukuthi ngokungabuyi, baqale balimaza abantu bendawo, asebedonsa kanzima ukuze baphile,” kuchaza uPyai Phyo Tun, umsizi wemenenja jikelele yeTreasure Travel & Tours.
Izinkampani zezindiza empeleni ziqala ukubuyisela izindiza emsebenzini. I-Thai Airways izophinde yandise ukuba khona kwayo, ngokusho kukaPruet Boobphakam, umqondisi wenkampani yezindiza eSoutheast Asia. U-Aung wengeze ngokuthi i-Emirates ifunda ngokufika eYangon isuka eDubai. I-Air Bagan isaqhubeka nokundizela eBangkok ngeFokker 100 kodwa ingasheshe ifake i-Airbus A310 yayo. Kodwa-ke, ukumiswa kwe-Air Bagan kwezindiza eziya e-Singapore mancane amathuba okuthi kuqale kabusha noma nini maduze.
