Umzi mveliso weenqwelo moya ujongene "nonyaka wesihogo" onokuba mbi ngakumbi kunokwehla emva kohlaselo lwango-9/11, ushishino walumkisa.
UMike Ambrose, umlawuli jikelele we-European Regional Airlines (ERA), emele iinqwelomoya ezingama-79, uthe ulindele ukuba inani labathwali behlabathi lonke babhengeze ukubhanga ukuba liphindwe kabini ukuya kuthi ga kwi-70 kulo nyaka.
“Ngoku simalunga nama-35 kulo nyaka,” utshilo uMnu Ambrose. "Ndibona ubuncinane elo nani ebusika."
Abathwali abaninzi sele bemisiwe ngenxa yokudityaniswa kweendleko eziphezulu zepetroli kunye nokuhla kwemfuno yabakhweli. I-XL, inkampani yokuhamba, yabhengezwa njengebhanga kwinyanga ephelileyo ishiya abakhweli abangama-80,000 kunye nabanye abathwali abanje ngeZoom, Silverjet kunye ne-Oasis nabo kuye kwanyanzeleka ukuba bavale.
Nangona kunjalo, imeko yezoqoqosho ebiya isiba mandundu kudityaniswa nokuhla okuqhelekileyo kwamanani abakhweli ebusika kulindeleke ukuba ikhokelele kwilahleko enkulu ngakumbi kwicandelo lezophapho.
Umnumzana Ambrose uthe imozulu yangoku yeenqwelo moya "ibaluleke kakhulu, ifikeleleke kakhulu" kunexesha emva kohlaselo lwaseNew York ngo-2001, ichaza unyaka okhoyo "njengonyaka wesihogo".
“Ngomhla we-9/11 kwabakho uhlaselo lwabanqolobi olwadala ukungathenjwa ngokhuseleko. Oku kuyingozi kakhulu – kukulahlekelwa yintembelo kutyalo-mali,” utshilo.
"Kukho iingxaki ezinkulu - ezinje ngoorhulumente bagcina iibhanki - ezihamba ngaphandle kwenqwelomoya kwaye zithatha ixesha elide ukusombulula," wongeze watsho.
Izimvo ezenziwe nguMnu Ambrose zabethelelwa nguAndy Harrison, umphathi oyintloko we-easyJet.
“Ihlabathi lidakumbile phaya,” utshilo uMnumzana Harrison. Wongeze ukuba unyaka ozayo uya kuba nzima kakhulu kwiinqwelomoya kwaye ayizizo zonke eziya kusinda.
I-International Air Transport Association, i-IATA, iqikelele ukuba i-airline ye-airline ilahlekelwa yi-5.2 yezigidigidi kulo nyaka kunye ne-$ 4.9 yezigidigidi kunyaka ozayo ngenxa yokudodobala koqoqosho kunye nexabiso eliphezulu leoli. Oku kuthelekiswa nenzuzo edibeneyo ye-5.6 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kunyaka ophelileyo.
Izabelo ze-Airline zihlaselwe yimvakalelo engalunganga ngokubhekiselele kwithemba labo kwiinyanga ezizayo kwaye i-British Airways ibone ixabiso lesabelo sehla ngesibini kwisithathu kunyaka odlulileyo ukusuka kwincopho ye-£ 4.50 ukuya kwi-£ 1.25 izolo. I-easyJet iwile ukusuka phezulu kwi-£ 6.86 kulo nyaka ukuya kwi-£ 3.04 izolo.
