- Ukuqhambuka kwesifo sika-COVID-19 sikhubazekile kushishino lweenqwelo moya lwaseAfrika
- IATA iqikelela ukuba umthamo we-2019 wendlela e-Afrika awuyi kubuya kude kube yi-2023
- Iinqwelo-moya ezininzi zaseAfrika, esele zibuthathaka kakhulu kwangaphambi kokufika kwesi sifo, zibeka emngciphekweni wokutshona
Kwi-2020, iinqwelomoya zase-Afrika zirekhodile ilahleko yabakhweli abazizigidi ezingama-78 kunye neepesenti ezingama-58 zomthamo wazo xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka ophelileyo. Abane abathwali bomoya base-Afrika bayimisile imisebenzi, ngelixa abanye ababini bengenile.
Umbutho wezothutho lomoya wamazwe aphesheya (IATA), kwicala lawo, ubonakalisa ukuba inani lezithuthi e-2019 e-Afrika alinakubuya ngaphambi kuka-2023. Ilizwekazi "kufanele ukuba lifumane ukubuyela umva kokusebenza kwemali," utshilo umbutho, uthoba inkxaso yoorhulumente kwingingqi.
Kumgangatho wehlabathi, ukugcwala kwabantu kwehle ngama-60 eepesenti, nto leyo ebuyisela ubalo manani ezothutho lomoya kwinqanaba lika-2003. Ngokuqinisekileyo, kuphela ngabantu abali-1.8 bhiliyoni abakhwele inqwelomoya ngo-2020, xa kuthelekiswa ne-4.5 yezigidigidi ngo-2019. Ngenxa yoko, iinqwelomoya zilahlekelwe zizigidi zeerandi ezingama-370, izikhululo zeenqwelo moya i-115 yezigidigidi, kunye nabanikezeli beenkonzo zomoya i-13 yezigidigidi.
“Ngokuvalwa kwemida kunye nezithintelo zohambo ezibekwe kwihlabathi liphela ngo-Epreli, inani elipheleleyo labakhweli lehle ngeepesenti ezingama-92 xa kuthelekiswa no-2019; Iipesenti ezingama-98 zezokuhamba kwamanye amazwe kunye nepesenti ezingama-87 zezothutho lwasekhaya, ”yatsho ingxelo ye-ICAO.
“Emva kokufika kwindawo ephantsi ngo-Epreli, ukugcwala kwabantu kunyuke ngokuphakathi ngexesha lasehlotyeni. Nangona kunjalo, le meko inyukayo yayiyeyokwexeshana, yayimile emva koko yaya isiba mandundu ngoSeptemba xa igagasi lesibini losulelo kwimimandla emininzi lakhokelela ekubuyisweni kwamanyathelo othintelo, utshilo umbutho we-UN.
Iinqwelo-moya ezininzi zaseAfrika, esele zibuthathaka kakhulu kwanangaphambi kokufika kwesi sifo, zibeka emngciphekweni wokutshona. Le yimeko ye YeeHambo zoMoya yaseMzantsi Afrika, ephantse yonakala. IKenya Airways ihamba kwinqanaba elinzima kunye nelahleko enkulu ethe yatyhalela abasemagunyeni baseKenya ukuba baqalise ubuzwe.
IRoyal Air Maroc, ilahleko engaphezulu kwe-Euro 320 yezigidi, ibeke isicwangciso sokuhlengahlengisa ngokusasazwa kwemisebenzi engama-858, ngaphezulu kwama-600 sele eyishiyile inkampani kwimeko yokuncitshiswa kwezoqoqosho, ukuhamba ngokuzithandela kunye nentengiso ye iinqwelomoya ukunciphisa izithuthi kunye nokunciphisa iindleko zokusebenza, njl.
Iindiza zase-ItiyopiyaInqwelo moya eyomeleleyo kwilizwekazi laseAfrika, irekhodise ilahleko enkulu yengeniso ngonyaka ka 2020, ngaphandle kokukhawuleza ikhawuleze yajongana nengxaki ijolise kwezothutho lwemithwalo nokubuyiselwa kwabantu baseAfrika abebekwele ndawo kumazwe amaninzi ngethuba kuqhambuka ubhubhane we-COVID-19.
