UMongameli waseZanzibar ukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kokuthuthwa kwezindiza e-Afrika

Ebheke ukuheha abahambi abaningi abavela ngaphakathi kwe-Afrika nakwamanye amazwekazi, uMongameli waseZanzibar wayekhulumele ukuthuthukiswa okusheshayo kwesibhakabhaka sase-Afrika ezindizeni zase-Afrika.

UMengameli waseZanzibar uDkt. Ali Mohamed Shein uthe izinkampani zezindiza okungezona ezase-Afrika seziphethe isibhakabhaka sezwekazi kanye nemakethe yalo yezindiza isikhathi eside. Wafuna imizamo eyengeziwe yokwenza izindiza zezindiza zase-Afrika zikwazi ukuncintisana nezindiza zangaphandle.

"Kuyacaca ukuthi amaphesenti angu-80 emakethe yezindiza zase-Afrika alawulwa yizindiza ezingekho e-Afrika," uDkt. Shein etshela izihambeli zomhlangano wezinsuku ezintathu we-7th African Airlines Association (AFRAA) owawuseZanzibar.

Uthe esitatimendeni esifundwe ngesikhathi kuvulwa lo mhlangano, imboni yezokuvakasha nezindiza ibalwa nemikhakha yezomnotho ekhula ngokushesha ezwenikazi lase-Afrika enesidingo esikhulu sokuthuthukiswa kokungena kwezivakashi kanye nokwandiswa kwezinkampani zezindiza ngososeshini.

UMongameli waseZanzibar ugcizelele ukuthi imboni yezokundiza idlala indima enkulu ekusheshiseni ukukhula komnotho kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezahlukene zezomnotho nezenhlalakahle ezwenikazi.

“Ezokuthutha ngendiza nezokuvakasha ziphakathi kwemikhakha ekhula ngokushesha emhlabeni. Siyazi sonke ukuthi ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha yizinto ezingahlukaniseki. Lezi zimboni zombili ziyaphelelisana,” usho kanje.

Ukwenza ireferensi kuWorld Travel and Tourism Council's (WTTC) Umbiko Womthelela Wezomnotho Ka-2018, uDkt Shein uthe iminyaka eyisikhombisa ilandelana, ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha zibe negalelo elikhulu ku-GDP yomhlaba.

"Ngo-2028, izimboni zezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kulindeleke ukuthi zeseke imisebenzi engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-400 ngesilinganiso somsebenzi owodwa kuya kweyisishiyagalolunye kuyo yonke imisebenzi," esho.

UMongameli wase-Isles ugcizelele isidingo sokusebenzela i-Afrika edidiyelwe futhi exhumene futhi waphonsela inselelo ababambiqhaza BesiVumelwano sesi-7 se-AFRAA ukuhlela amasu amasha okugqugquzela ukuphathwa ngendlela efanele kokuxhumana phakathi kwe-Afrika ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuncintisana ukuze kuzuze izinzuzo ezinkulu phakathi kwezinkampani zezindiza zase-Afrika.

Utshele ababambe iqhaza emhlanganweni ukuthi babhunge ngezinselelo ezibhekene nomkhakha wezokuthutha ngendiza ezwenikazi ukuze baqhamuke nezinqumo ezizodala i-Afrika edidiyelwe, ephumelelayo nokuthula, ejabulela ukugeleza kwezivakashi kanye nomkhakha wezokundiza othuthukayo.

UDkt Shein wazise izithunywa ukuthi ngokwezibalo zakamuva zeWorld Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), imikhakha yezokuvakasha kanye neyezindiza isalokhu iqinile ukuze kukhuliswe amathuba omsebenzi kanye nomnotho womhlaba.

Ezokuvakasha zinamandla okuba yizona ezihamba phambili ekungeniseni imali ezwenikazi ngemuva kukawoyela negesi, kodwa amazwe ase-Afrika awakawasebenzisi ngokugcwele amandla azo, esho.

UNobhala-Jikelele we-AFRAA u-Abderahmane Berthé uthe lo mhlangano, onesihloko esithi “Harnessing Aviation Opportunities in Africa”, uqokelwe ababambiqhaza bezezindiza ukuze babhunge ngamathuba nezinselelo ezibhekene nemboni.
UMnu. Berthe uthe lo mkhakha uneqhaza elibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni komnotho e-Afrika ngokwandisa imisebenzi yokuhwebelana nokwenza ukuthi abagibeli nezimpahla zihambe ngokushesha nakalula. Uthe nokho kunezinselelo eziningi okubalwa kuzo izindleko eziphezulu zokusebenza kanye nokuncintisana kwabangewona ama-Afrika.

“Amazwe ase-Afrika ngokusebenzisa i-AFRAA kumele aqinisekise ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu emkhakheni wezokundiza ngokuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda ekhona”, wengeza.

Iningi lamazwe ase-Afrika linikezwe izinsiza zemvelo kodwa amandla awo okuheha ezokuvakasha awafinyelelwa ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezinsiza zezindiza, kuphawula uBerthe.

Umsekeli kamongameli we-International Air Transport Association (IATA) uRaphael Kuuchi utshele izithunywa zeConvention ukuthi ohulumeni kumele benze izinhlelo zokusekela ukuthuthukiswa komkhakha wezokundiza.

Uthe amazwe ase-Afrika athola imali engaphezu kuka-$72 billion embonini yezindiza ngokwanda kwezibalo zezivakashi ezivakashela leli zwekazi minyaka yonke.

UMnu. Kuuchi uthe i-Afrika kumele iphinde ibhekane nenkinga yengqalasizinda ebhekwe ngabomvu ikakhulukazi njengoba sikhula isidingo sokuthutha ngendiza.

Uxwayise ngokuthi izinhlelo zentuthuko azilungiswa kahle ukuze i-Afrika ihlomule ngabagibeli bezindiza abangu-7.2 billion okulindeleke ukuthi bandize eminyakeni engu-20 ezayo.

Izethulo emhlanganweni we-AFRAA zazihlanganisa izihloko ezinjengokukhula kanye nenzuzo endaweni ekhululekile, ukuthutha ngendiza endaweni exhumene, ukusetshenziswa kwedatha ukuze kuguqulwe ibhizinisi lezindiza, ukuqaliswa okuphumelelayo kokuthutha kwezindiza zase-Afrika okukodwa, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda esimeme yase-Afrika.

Ingqungquthela yabathintekayo be-AFRAA yangonyaka odlule ibibanjelwe eHammamet, eTunisia ngoMeyi ngaphansi kwesiqubulo esithi 'Ukubambisana ekukhuleni okusimeme kwezokundiza e-Afrika.

I-Indian Ocean Island yaseZanzibar ihehe abantu abayizi-479,242 ngonyaka odlule uma kuqhathaniswa neziyi-433,166 ngowezi-2016, kanti isibalo sabavakashi okulindeleke ukuthi sikhuphuke ngamaphesenti ayi-14.2 siye kwabafika okungenani abayizi-500,000 eminyakeni emibili ezayo.