I-Air Tahiti Nui yinqwelomoya encinci enokuyenza

Indawo ekuyiwa kuyo abantu abaza kutshata baseMazantsi eKhalifoniya, iTahiti kunye neziqithi ezingabamelwane ziphakathi kweendawo ezimbalwa zehlabathi apho izibini zinokulala kwii-bungalows eziphezu kwamanzi kwaye zivuke ziva izandi zolwandle olulatyuzayo kanye ngezantsi kweenyawo zabo.

Kodwa ukuze baye kufika apho, uninzi lwabakhenkethi kufuneka lubhabhe inqwelomoya encinci eneenqwelomoya nje ezintlanu zeejethi ezithe nangona ubukhulu bayo buye ngaphaya kweshishini kunye nabakhweli obulindelweyo ngokwenza izinto ezinkulu.

Kwinyanga ephelileyo inqwelomoya engacacanga, iAir Tahiti Nui, ibhiyozele iminyaka yayo elishumi, yasinda kwiziphithiphithi ezininzi kushishino eziye zabanga uninzi lweenqwelomoya ezinkulu.

Endleleni, umthuthi weflagship yaseTahiti yaziwa ngokuba "yinqwelomoya encinci enokuthi" kwaye kule minyaka idlulileyo iye yabekwa phakathi kweyona nqwelo moya ibalaseleyo emhlabeni, ijoyina isihlwele esikhulu esineenqwelomoya ezinkulu eziphindwe ka-50. Igama elithi “Nui” egameni layo lithetha “elikhulu” ngesiTahiti.

“Libali eliyimpumelelo,” utshilo uJoe Brancatelli, oqhuba iwebhusayithi yohambo lweshishini iJoeSentMe.com. “Ukusinda nje kululoyiso kubo. Iminyaka elishumi njengenkampani yeenqwelo-moya ehlonitshwayo, ekhuselekileyo nethandwayo iyibeka kudidi ngokwayo.”

Kodwa ngoku inqwelomoya ijongene mhlawumbi nolona vavanyo lwayo lunzima kuqoqosho lwehlabathi oludodobalisa nezona nqwelomoya zinkulu.

Kwiveki ephelileyo, i-International Air Transport Assn. uthe nangona ukwehla kwamaxabiso epetroli kubonelele “ngoncedo olwamkelekileyo” kwiinkampani zeenqwelomoya, “ubumnyama buyaqhubeka kwaye imeko yeshishini ihleli ibalulekile.”

Yaye oku kusenokuba yingozi enkulu eTahiti nakwiziqithi eziyingqongileyo eFrench Polynesia eziye zasebenza njengendawo yokuphumla kwiiholide zasemva komtshato nakubakhenkethi abakumgangatho ophezulu. I-airline inoxanduva lwe-70% yeendwendwe kwiziqithi ze-Pacific. Isikhululo seenqwelomoya saseLos Angeles sisebenza njengeyona ndawo iphambili yabahambi baseMelika nabaseYurophu.

“Ibingunyaka onzima kuthi,” utshilo uNicholas Panza, usekela mongameli weAir Tahiti Nui kumazwe aseMelika. “Sonke kufuneka sizilole iipensile zethu.”

Kodwa ukudodobala kwakunokwenza uhambo oluya eTahiti nakwiziqithi eziyingqongileyo ezinjengeBora Bora neMoorea lufikeleleke ngakumbi.

Ukugcina iinqwelomoya zayo zigcwele, umphathiswa sele eqalile ukunika iinqwelomoya "zokuhlala ixesha elifutshane" ukufumana abahambi abaninzi abavela eSouthern California kunye noNxweme oluseNtshona ukuba bachithe "impelaveki ende" eTahiti. Isiqithi simalunga nenqwelomoya yeeyure ezisibhozo ukusuka eLos Angeles kwaye ikwindawo yexesha elifanayo neHawaii.

Imali yokukhwela ye-$765 yohambo lokuya nokubuya imalunga nama-25% ngaphantsi kuneyona mali iphantsi ibiyinikiwe. Iphakheji yeentsuku ezintlanu ebandakanya itikiti lenqwelomoya lokuya nokubuya kunye nehotele iqala kwi-1,665 yeedola ngomntu. Inqwelo moya ithe yaqala ukunika inkuthazo yosapho apho abantwana ababini abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-12 ubudala babhabha simahla nabantu abadala ababini abahlawulayo.

Iimali zokukhwela zamva nje ziindaba zamkelekile kubameli bohambo abathi ukuthengisa iTahiti bekusoloko kubiza kakhulu.

“Kulihlazo ngokwenene ukuba ishishini lihle liye eTahiti kuba iyindawo entle,” utshilo uDiane Embree, umcebisi wohambo kwiZiko lokuHamba likaMichael eWestlake Village. “Kodwa ibisoloko ibiza kakhulu kubantu abaninzi- ngakumbi xa ithelekiswa nezinye iindawo. Kwaye kuqoqosho njengoko lunjalo ngoku, abantu bebejonge ukugcina iindleko zabo zokuhamba ziphantsi. ”

Zombini ezi zinikezelo zintsha kwinqwelomoya kwaye zenzelwe ukutsala abakhweli ukusuka kwicandelo lemarike elingakhange lijolise kulo ngaphambili. Inqwelo moya ibigxile kakhulu “kwishishini lezothando” - izibini ezikwiholide zasemva komtshato wabo okanye zibhiyozela iminyaka yazo yomtshato.

“Sicinga ukuba singakwazi ukuvuselela imfuno entsha ngeempelaveki zethu ezinde, ukunikezela ngokukhawuleza,” utshilo uYves Wauthy, igosa eliyintloko elisebenza kwinqwelomoya.

Ukukhangela iimarike ezintsha kusebenze kakuhle kwinqwelomoya, eyaqala inkonzo ngo-1998 ngempikiswano enkulu. ITahiti yintsimi yaseFransi enabemi abamalunga nama-200,000. Inorhulumente wayo, owagqiba phakathi kwiminyaka yoo-1990 ukuba esi siqithi sidinga inkampani yeenqwelomoya ukuze ikwazi ukuzimela kwaye iqhube ukhenketho. Umphathiswa malunga ne-60% ephethwe ngurhulumente waseTahiti kunye ne-40% ngabatyalo-mali babucala.

“Abantu balapha bebesithi urhulumente uyaphambana,” ukhumbule uPanza, igqala leshishini lenqwelomoya elineminyaka engama-25 elaqala umsebenzi walo ngeTrans World Airlines engasekhoyo kwaye ngo-1998 wagaywa ukuba ancede aqalise inqwelomoya yaseTahiti.

Kwiminyaka emithathu yokuqala, i-airline yayisebenza ngenqwelomoya enye, i-Airbus A340 umzimba obanzi owawuqeshelwe ekuqaleni komnye umthuthi, kwaye wahambisa abakhenkethi base-US ukusuka e-LAX ukuya ePapeete, eTahiti.

Ukwandiswa okukhulu kwenqwelomoya yeza kamsinya emva kwe-9/11 xa abanye abathwali baqalisa ukumisa iinqwelomoya, kwanabo babesandula kuphuma kumzi-mveliso. I-airline yabamba ngokukhawuleza iinqwelomoya ezintathu kwinguqu yoshishino yokuthengiswa komlilo kwaye ngoku inomnye weenqwelomoya ezincinci kwishishini. Uninzi lweenqwelomoya eziqalayo zineenqwelomoya ezindala kuba iinqwelomoya ezisetyenzisiweyo zinexabiso eliphantsi.

Ngeenqwelomoya ezintsha, i-airline yaqala ukwandisa inethiwekhi ukuya eJapan naseFransi. Kodwa inqwelomoya eya eFransi yayifuna ukuma e-LAX, eyadala imarike entsha yabahambi bezoshishino ababhabha besuka kuNxweme oluseNtshona besiya eYurophu.

Kwisiphumo esibi sesivumelwano samazwe amabini phakathi kwe-US ne-France, i-Air Tahiti Nui yenye kuphela kwiinqwelomoya ezimbini ezineenqwelomoya ezingamisiyo ukusuka kwi-LAX ukuya eParis. Enye yiAir France.

Malunga nesiqingatha sabakhweli ababhabha i-Air Tahiti Nui phakathi kwe-LAX neParis ngabakhenkethi bezoshishino, yaye abanye abantu baseYurophu abakwiholide basingise eTahiti. Abanye abantu baseCalifornian baseMazantsi bafumanise ukuba yeyona ndlela ingabizi kakhulu ukuya eYurophu.

U-Bob Kazam, umcwangcisi wezezimali kunye nomhlali wase-Agoura Hills, uthe waqala watsalwa ngamaxabiso aphantsi enqwelo moya, awayeyi-30% ukuya kuma-40% exabiso eliphantsi kune-Air France. Umenzeli wokuhamba wayecebise umntu ophethe uhambo lokuya eYurophu, kodwa uKazam wathi yena nenkosikazi yakhe ekuqaleni babemadolw’ anzima kuba wayengeva ngenqwelomoya ngaphambili.

"Sigqibe kwelokuba sizame kwaye safumanisa ukuba inkonzo ilungile kwaye abasebenzi bamkelekile," utshilo uKazam, owayelinde kwi-LAX kwiveki ephelileyo ukuba akhwele indiza ye-Air Tahiti Nui eya eParis. Sele ebhabhela inqwelo moya ukuya eYurophu malunga neminyaka emine ngoku. “Sathi sakuyibona le nkonzo, sathi 'kutheni?' kwaye bendizibhabhisa ukusukela ngoko.”