Sifuna ezinye izindiza ezizimele nezebhizinisi eziza esikhumulweni sethu.” – “Uqinisile,” ngiphendule. “Sifuna onyakazayo ukuze akwenze” – “Kuhle,” ngiphendula. “Besicabanga ngawe!” - "Ubani mina?". Kwakuwumnyombo lowo wokumenywa emhlanganweni webhodi lesikhumulo sezindiza. Ngenkathi ngishayela ngiya ekhaya, kwafika engqondweni yami: ngizokwenza kanjani lokhu emhlabeni? Njengomngane wabo we-PR, ngangiwazi kahle amandla nobuthakathaka besikhumulo sezindiza. Ngangivame ukuphakamisa ukuthi iGeneral Aviation ifanelwe ukunakwa okwengeziwe, ngoba inenzuzo enkulu. Abasebenzi ababili abasebenza phansi bangakwazi ukuphatha indiza yangasese kusukela ekuphatheni abagibeli nemithwalo kuye ekufakeni amafutha. Izindleko zokufika nezokuphatha zinhle kakhulu. Indiza yezentengiselwano idinga abasebenzi abaningi nokunakwa, kusukela ekhawuntani yamathikithi ukuya ezitebhisini zokugibela kanye nayo yonke i-tra-ra eyengeziwe ekuphatheni indiza nabagibeli.
Ngiziguqule kanjani izindiza zezentengiselwano ezihleliwe ezingu-60% ngokumelene nendiza yebhizinisi engu-40%, zaba yi-bizav engu-60% uma iqhathaniswa no-40% ehleliwe, ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ibhizinisi lengxenye yokugcina? Izindatshana zokuthengisa kanye ne-PR akwenzi ubuqili. Khohlwa 101 ekolishi marketing. Nganquma ukuvakashela isikhungo sokusebenza somqhubi wendiza yebhizinisi esasinoxhaxha lwezindiza ezinkulu (140) ezinekomkhulu ePortugal. Ngokuningiliziwe, bachaza ukusebenza kwabo nalapho izinkinga zesikhumulo sezindiza zavela. Uma bengikwazi ukunakekela lokho, bebengeza kaningi? Yebo! Ngakho, ngasebenza kukho. Isikhumulo sezindiza siphumelele ukuhlolwa okuthathu futhi saba isikhumulo sezindiza abasithandayo esifundeni 'ngokombono wabo'.
Ngavakashela ezinye zezinkampani ezinkulu e-Houston, e-Texas eziphethe ukuhlela uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe kubaqhubi bezindiza zebhizinisi. Nalapha, befuna ukwazi ukuthi yiziphi izithiyo ababhekana nazo, kanye nokuthola ukuthi bazini ngesikhumulo sezindiza sethu. Safunda komunye nomunye. Bathole ukuqonda okungcono ngendawo esiya kuyo 'ngokubuka kwabo'.
Kungani kukhulunywa 'ngombono wabo' kuzo zombili izimo? Ngoba amakhasimende abo enza isinqumo sokuthi aye kuphi, kodwa abahlinzeki besevisi 'ngokombono wabo' bazowaluleka ngokusobala ukuthi yini engaba ngcono kakhulu mayelana nendlela yokufika lapho. Liyini iphuzu lami? Ukuxazulula izinkinga kubalulekile! Hhayi iphromoshini 'yomoya oshisayo', noma izindawo zokuthengisa. Ekuthuthukisweni kwezindiza; ayikho into okuthiwa uvule ithini lamabhanoyi.
Kufanele ngiveze ukuthi isikhumulo sezindiza engangiphethe kuso ukuthuthukiswa kwezindiza sasiseSwitzerland. Ubani olandele izindaba zamazwe ngamazwe kuleli sonto eledlule, kungenzeka ukuthi uyazi nge-World Economic Forum e-Davos, eSwitzerland. Izinkulungwane zabantu abacebile nabanamandla kunawo wonke emhlabeni bephuma emazweni angu-70 bebehambele lo mcimbi. Bekunezindiza ezingaphezu kuka-1,000 zezindiza ezizimele phakathi nezinsuku ezinhlanu.
I-Davos ayinaso isikhumulo sezindiza. Isikhumulo sezindiza esiseduze kakhulu yi-Samedan, endaweni ephakeme engu-1,707 mtr/ 5,600 ft isikhumulo sezindiza esiphezulu sase-Europe kodwa asinazo izindiza ezihleliwe. Ingesinye sezikhumulo zezindiza ezinenselelo enkulu emhlabeni ngenxa yobunzima bokuma kwentaba, imimoya, kanye nokuba mncane komoya kule ndawo. Kulo mcimbi, indawo yomoya phezu kwe-Swiss' Davos kanye nendawo eseduze yase-Austrian ivalwe cishe ngamasosha asemoyeni. Kwenziwa okuhlukile ngezindiza ezinophephela emhlane eziya ngqo e-Davos ukuze zilethe 'crème-de-la-crème'.
Amajezi abo andizelaphi? Inketho #1. Isikhumulo sezindiza saseZurich futhi sisetshenziswa izikhulu zezepolitiki ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezidinga ukuvikelwa okwengeziwe kanye nokwamukela okusemthethweni kukahulumeni waseSwitzerland. Kuthatha uhambo oluyi-1 ½-ihora-kanye ne-limousine ukuya e-Davos. Inketho #2? Isikhumulo sezindiza sesifunda 'sami'. Kuphela 1 ¼-ihora-noma-ngaphansi ukushayela ngenxa yomzila ongekho ogcwele. Isikhumulo sezindiza 'sokhiye ophansi' kanye namaphoyisa amancane noma ukuphepha okudingekayo. Azikho izikhala zethrafikhi yendiza. 'Inkampani yezindiza eziyi-140' inqume ukuthi sibe isikhumulo sezindiza esisithandayo. Ngatshela umqondisi wesikhumulo sezindiza ukuthi kufanele aphume ayovula ihhovisi lakhe. Le nkampani iyisebenzisele umthumeli wayo wezindiza ukuphatha izindiza zabo ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezintathu eziseduze okuhlanganisa ne-Zurich International, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-ejenti abo amabili okusiza amakhasimende, umxhumanisi wezokuthutha ezihamba phansi, kanye nomshayeli omkhulu ozophatha amalungiselelo ezisebenzi.
Liyini iphuzu eCaribbean? Awudingi isikhumulo sezindiza esikhulu ukuze uhehe futhi ulethe amakhasimende athile. Udinga isikhumulo sezindiza esisebenza kahle esifakwe kahle, futhi i-mediocracy akuyona inketho. Umzila wezindiza oyi-5,000 ft / 1,500 mtr uvamise ukwanela.
IMonaco, elinye lamazwe acebe kakhulu emhlabeni, ayinaso isikhumulo sezindiza. Asikho isikhala sakho; njengezinye iziqhingi zaseCaribbean. Banemali eningi yokuyakha, ngokungafani neziqhingi eziningi zaseCaribbean. Abasifuni ngisho isikhumulo sezindiza; bane-heliport enhle. Ahlala kuphi amajezi acebile nabadumile? I-Nice, isikhumulo sezindiza esikhulu samazwe ngamazwe esiseduze. I-Nice ayizimisele ngakho, njengoba inezindiza eziningi ezihleliwe zezohwebo. ICannes ayikude futhi igxile kwezokundiza ezizimele nezebhizinisi. Ukuthutha okuphansi ukuya eMonaco emigwaqweni eminyene kuthatha isikhathi eside kakhulu. Isevisi yendiza engujekamanzi eya eMonaco inengqondo.
Esinye isibonelo seCaribbean. Ungase ungabi nayo imigwaqo kanye nezinto zokuhamba ezihamba phansi ezithatha isikhathi, kunalokho unamanzi phakathi kwezindawo futhi ukugibela isikebhe kuthatha isikhathi. Isevisi yendiza enophephela emhlane ingase ibe enye indlela yokuhlalisa leli khasimende. Futhi, izindleko ze-helipad ziyingxenyana yokuthuthukisa noma yokwelula umzila wezindiza. Ezinye iziqhingi azinayo ngisho indiza enophephela emhlane endaweni. Ukumiswa kwendiza enophephela emhlane yabagibeli kungashintshwa emizuzwini eyi-10, kuxhunywe i-hoist, futhi ilungele imisebenzi yokuhlenga.
Kungani ungathanda ukuba naleli khasimende futhi uyini umqondo wale ngcebo ezokuvakasha? Bachitha imali ephindwe kashumi kumuntu ngamunye kunesivakashi esijwayelekile sokuvakasha kobuningi. U-$900 uma kuhlanganisa nobusuku behhotela akuvamile, futhi akuyona i-US$20,000 kanye nerenti yeviki yevilla yonke. Akuwona nje umthelela omuhle wezomnotho. Njengoba leli khasimende lingakwamukeli ukubusa ngentando yeningi, isiqhingi siyaphoqeleka ukuthi sithuthukise ingqalasizinda yaso nezinsiza ezingase zithuthukise izinga lokuphila lomphakathi waso. Leli khasimende futhi lizimisele ukukhokha amaholo aphezulu noma izindleko zezinsizakalo. Uma bethanda indawo abaya kuyo bathembekile futhi bayabuya; ngokuvamile ngaphezu kokukodwa ngonyaka. Wonke umgibeli ofika ngendiza yangasese ungaba umtshali-zimali endaweni. Cabanga ngakho. Impumelelo izala impumelelo noma…, ingase iphazamiseke.
Umbhali: Cdr. U-Bud Slabbaert, uSihlalo/Umxhumanisi we-Caribbean Aviation Meetup
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