Izigele zaseMelika zifuna izimpendulo kwaSouthwest Airlines

"Ukwesulwa kwendiza yabantu abaningi eSouthwest Airlines ngesonto eledlule likaDisemba kucekele phansi amaholide ezinkulungwaneni zabahambi, kwabamisa emasangweni ngaphandle kwezikhwama zabo futhi kwabaphoqa ukuthi baphuthelwe imigubho nemindeni nabangane," kubhala izigele. “Nakuba isiphepho sasebusika u-Elliott siphazamise izindiza ezweni lonke, zonke ezinye izinkampani zezindiza ezisebenza e-United States zikwazile ukubuyela ohlelweni olujwayelekile lwendiza ngemuva nje kwalokho - ngaphandle kwaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga. INingizimu-ntshonalanga kumele ithathe zonke izinyathelo ezidingekayo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi le ngxabano ayiphinde yenzeke. "

Encwadini ayibhalele isikhulu esiphezulu seSouthwest Airlines uRobert E. Jordan efuna izimpendulo zayo ukukhanselwa kwendiza enkulu ngesonto lokugcina likaDisemba, izigele zachaza ukuthi iSouthwest ikhansele izindiza ezingaphezu kuka-7,500 phakathi kukaDisemba 27 no-29 - ngemuva kwesiphepho sasebusika u-Elliott - njengoba zonke ezinye izindiza ezinkulu zikhansele izindiza eziyi-1,077. kuhlangene ngaleso sikhathi. Izigele zacela iJordani ukuthi ichaze izimbangela zalokhu kungqubuzana kwamaholide, okuhlanganisa imibuzo ethize mayelana nesofthiwe yayo yokuhlela ephelelwe yisikhathi, izinqumo zabasebenzi, izinqubomgomo zokubuyiselwa kwamathikithi, izinqumo zemithwalo yabagibeli, kanye nesinxephezelo sabanikazi bamasheya.

“Kubathengi ezweni lonke, lokhu kwehluleka bekungaphezu kwekhanda elibuhlungu - bekuyiphupho elibi. Abahambi bavaleleke ezweni lonke izinsuku ngesikhathi, bephoqeleka ukuthi bachithe amahora amaningi belindile nabamele amakhasimende aseNingizimu-ntshonalanga noma belayini emadeskini ezinsiza aseNingizimu ntshonalanga esikhumulweni sezindiza, ”kuqhuba izinduna. "Manje njengoba iNingizimu-ntshonalanga isibuyele ohlelweni olujwayelekile lokuhamba futhi isiqalile ukubuyisela izikhwama kumakhasimende, inkampani yezindiza kufanele ihlole izimbangela zale nhlekelele futhi iqinisekise ukuthi ayiphindi yenzeke."

NgoDisemba, njengoba iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ikhansele izinkulungwane zezindiza, uSenator uMarkey noBlumenthal ushayele inkampani yezindiza ukuhlinzeka ngesinxephezelo semali kubagibeli ngokukhansela, ngaphezu kwembuyiselo yamathikithi kanye nembuyiselo yamahhotela, ukudla, nezinye izinto zokuhamba iNingizimu-ntshonalanga evele ivumile ukuyihlinzeka kumakhasimende athintekile. Ngaphambilini ngoNovemba, uSenator uMarkey wahola uSenator Blumenthal kanye noSihlalo weKomidi Lezohwebo uMaria Cantwell (D-Wash.) ukuthumela amazwana eMnyangweni wezokuThutha unxusa le nhlangano ukuthi iqinise umthetho ohlongozwayo mayelana nokubuyiselwa kwamathikithi.

Amasenenja acele iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ukuthi iphendule ochungechungeni lwemibuzo ngoFebhuwari 2, 2023.

Le mibuzo ihlanganisa kodwa ayikhawulelwe kokuthi:

Imibuzo Ejwayelekile

• Sicela unikeze incazelo enemininingwane yokuthi kungani iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ingakwazanga ukubuyela kushejuli yendiza evamile ngemva kwesiphepho sasebusika i-Elliot. Kule ncazelo, sicela ukhombe izinselelo iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ebhekana nazo nsuku zonke phakathi kukaDisemba 22, 2022 noJanuwari 2, 2023 kanye nezinyathelo ezithathwe iNingizimu-ntshonalanga osukwini ngalunye lwalezo zinsuku ukubhekana nale nkinga.
• Bangaki abagibeli ababhukhe amathikithi ezindizeni zaseSouthwest ezikhanseliwe phakathi kukaDisemba 22, 2022 noJanuwari 4, 2023? Sicela unikeze isibalo sosuku ngalunye.
• Kunini lapho wazi khona ukuthi iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ngeke ikwazi ukubuyela ngokushesha esimisweni sayo esijwayelekile ngemuva kuka-Elliott?

Imibuzo Yesofthiwe Ephelelwe yisikhathi

• Sicela uchaze ngokuningiliziwe uhlelo lwesofthiwe olusetshenziswa iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ukucubungula izinguquko, ukunikezwa kabusha, kanye nezindlela eziphindelelayo zokushayela namashejuli womnakekeli endizeni kanye nohlelo lwesofthiwe lokuthunyelwa olusetshenziswa iNingizimu-ntshonalanga ukuphatha izinguquko zendiza nabagibeli.
• Kungani isofthiwe yokuhlela yomshayeli wendiza kanye nesisebenzi sendiza ingakwazi ukucubungula ngokuphumelelayo amaphakheji wokukhansela amaningi, amakhulu, asondelene kakhulu?
• Kungani iNingizimu-ntshonalanga yehluleka ukutshala izimali ukuze kwenziwe lezi zinhlelo zibe zesimanje ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi zingaxhumanisa ngempumelelo izisebenzi nezinhlelo zendiza ngemva kweziphepho ezinkulu nangezikhathi zokuhamba ezinkulu?
• Luthini uhlelo lwaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga lokuvuselela nokwenza lolu hlelo lube lulusuku lwakamuva? INingizimu-ntshonalanga izoshintshela ngaluphi usuku ohlelweni olusha? Sicela unikeze amathayimithebula acacile wezibuyekezo, ukwenziwa kwesimanjemanje, kanye nokukhishwa kwesistimu entsha empendulweni yakho.

 Imibuzo Yabasebenzi BaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga

• Sicela unikeze ngenombolo yomshayeli wendiza obekiwe kanye namalungu ezisebenzi zasendizeni iSouthwest eyayinawo atholakala usuku ngalunye phakathi kukaDisemba 1, 2022, noJanuwari 2, 2023.
• Kungani abashayeli bezindiza baseNingizimu-ntshonalanga kanye nabasebenzi basendizeni bengakwazi ukuthintana nabahlelayo ngesikhathi ngesikhathi sokwehla kwamandla emali?
• Kungani amalungu ezisebenzi zokulondoloza aseNingizimu-ntshonalanga engakwazi ukungena futhi agcine izindiza zaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga zisesikhathini?

 Imibuzo Yokubuyiselwa Kwethikithi

• Mangaki amakhasimende athintekile kumbuzo 1(b) acele ukubuyiselwa imali yethikithi lawo?
• Zingaki zalezi zicelo iNingizimu-ntshonalanga (i) ezicubunguliwe, (ii) ezinikeziwe, noma (iii) ezinqatshiwe? Kuzo zonke izicelo ezinqatshiwe, sicela futhi unikeze izizathu zokuphika.
• Mangaki amakhasimende athintekile kumbuzo 1(b) acele ukubuyiselwa imali yamahhotela, ukudla, nezinye izinto zokuhamba?
• Zingaki zalezi zicelo iNingizimu-ntshonalanga (i) ezicubunguliwe, (ii) ezinikeziwe, noma (iii) ezinqatshiwe? Kuzo zonke izicelo ezinqatshiwe, sicela futhi unikeze izizathu zokuphika.
• INingizimu-ntshonalanga ibafundisa kanjani labo abathintwe ukubambezeleka okukhulu nokukhanselwa kwelungelo labo lalezi zimbuyiselo nembuyiselo?
• Amakhasimende ambalwa afake amacala ekilasi ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwesevisi yangomhla zingama-22 kuZibandlela 2022 kuya kuJanuwari 2, 2023. Ingabe kufanele kuqhubeke noma yiziphi izimo, ingabe i-Southwest izozibophezela ekungayisebenzisi inhlinzeko ye-“Class Action Waiver” kunkontileka yayo yenqola?

Imibuzo Yemithwalo Yabagibeli kanye Nesihlalo Esinamasondo

• Bangaki abagibeli baseNingizimu-ntshonalanga abasalinde (i) imithwalo yabo elahlekile kanye (ii) nezihlalo ezinamasondo nezinye izinto ezisizayo?
• Sicela uchaze izinhlelo zaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga zokuvimbela izinkinga ezihlelekile nezisabalele ezihlobene nemithwalo ebambezelekile, eyonakele, noma elahlekile, izihlalo zabakhubazekile, nezinye izisetshenziswa zokusiza esikhathini esizayo.

 Imibuzo Yesinxephezelo Esiphezulu Nabanikazi Bamasheya

• Senziwe nini isinqumo sokuphinda kuqalwe kabusha izabelo zesitoko? Imaphi ama-metrics aye acatshangelwa esinqumweni sokuphinda kuqaliswe izabelo zezabelo?
• Ingabe isinxephezelo sezikhulu nganoma iyiphi indlela sihlobene namazinga okukhansela indiza kanye nokwaneliseka komthengi? Uyini umthelela olinganiselwe walesi sikhathi samaholide esinxephezelweni sezikhulu eziphezulu zaseNingizimu-ntshonalanga?
• Ingabe iSouthwest inezinhlelo zokuqalisa kabusha ukuthengwa kwesitoko ngo-2023? Uma kunjalo, ingabe lokhu kuthenga kungaboshelwa ekusebenzeni kwenkampani?

Incwadi ihanjiswe ngamaSenator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) kanye noRichard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) bahola ozakwabo u-Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Alex Padilla (D- Calif.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Bob Menendez (DN.J.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Cory Booker (DN.J.), kanye noBen Ray Luján (DN.M).