Njengoko uhamba kwiihambo zakho ze-Thanksgiving kule veki kwaye ulungiselela ukuhlawula iifizi zempahla yenqwelomoya, unokuzibuza ukuba kubiza ntoni i-airline ukuba ibhabhe i-suitcase yakho ye-40-pound.
Ngokusekwe kolwethu uqikelelo oluvela kudliwano-ndlebe nabaphathi beshishini kunye neminye imithombo, iindleko zokuthwala imithwalo ejongisiweyo iza malunga ne-$15 yengxowa. Oko, kwafumaniseka ukuba, yeyona nto iinkampani zeenqwelomoya ezinkulu – kuquka i-AMR Corp.'s American Airlines kunye ne-Continental Airlines Inc. – zihlawulisa iiflaya ukujonga ibhegi yazo yokuqala. Kodwa abo bajonga iibhegi ezininzi, izixhobo zokutyibiliza okanye umthwalo ogqithileyo okanye otyebileyo bahlawula kakhulu, ngakumbi-ukuvumela iinqwelomoya ukuba zenze inzuzo ecocekileyo. Kwezo meko, iintlawulo zemithwalo zinokuvelisa inzuzo ethe kratya kwinqwelomoya kunento eyenziwa ngumthwali kwitikiti lomkhweli elisisiseko.
Iinkampani zeenqwelomoya aziqhawuki iindleko zokuthutha imithwalo yabakhweli, kwaye zibambe umlomo ngemithwalo kuba ziyazi ukuba abathengi abaninzi banomsindo malunga nemirhumo emitsha. Iinkampani zeenqwelomoya azisoloko zisithekile xa kufikwa kwidatha yeendleko – iMelika yayikhe yabala ukonga ekususeni iminquma kwiisaladi. Kodwa, iinkampani zeenqwelomoya ezininzi eziqhagamshelweyo zalile ukuxoxa ngokonakala kweendleko zemithwalo; ezinye bezizikhusela ngokuthe ngqo.
“Ndiyathemba ukuba uya kuvuma ukuba sivumelekile ukwenza ingeniso,” satsho esinye isithethi senqwelo-moya, sisongeza ukuba umthwali wakhe akayazi ukuba kubiza malini ukubonelela ngenkonzo yempahla.
Sonke siyazi ukuba inkonzo yomthwalo wenqwelomoya inokuba yingozi kangakanani na. Ubuncinci umkhweli omnye kwinqwelomoya nganye ufika engaphethe isutikheyisi yakhe etshekiweyo, kwaye abanye bashiywe ukuze bafumanise umonakalo kwimithwalo yabo, okanye nobusela. Kodwa iinqwelomoya zichitha imali eninzi zihambisa imithwalo.
Ukuza kuthi ga mva nje, ukunyuka kwamaxabiso eoli bekusongeza kwelo xabiso. Yiyo loo nto ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, i-UAL Corp.'s Inqwelomoya eManyeneyo yabeka umrhumo we- $25 yeedola ukujonga ibhegi yesibini kwiinqwelomoya zasekhaya, ngokukhawuleza ingqamane uninzi lwabathwali abakhulu baseMelika. NgoMeyi, uMelika waba ngumthwali wokuqala omkhulu ukunyanzelisa umrhumo we-15 yeedola kwisiqwenga sokuqala somthwalo ojongweyo, nawo ufaniswe ngokubanzi. Iinkampani zeenqwelomoya zonyuse imirhumo yeebhegi ezinkulu, iibhegi ezinzima kunye nabantu abaneengxowa ezingaphezu kwesibini.
Namhlanje, uninzi lweenqwelomoya ezinkulu zihlawulisa i-15 yeedola ngendlela nganye ukujonga ibhegi enye; $ 25 indlela nganye ibhegi yesibini; kwaye ukuya kuthi ga kwi-125 yeedola ukuya ngakunye kwingxowa yesithathu okanye nayiphi na ibhegi enobunzima obungaphezulu kwama-50 eeponti. Ngaphandle okuphawulekayo: I-Southwest Airlines Co. ivumela iibhegi ezimbini zamahhala; IJetBlue Airways Corp. kunye neAlaska Air Group Inc. zithutha ibhegi enye simahla. Amaxabiso eLa Carte
Nangona amaxabiso eoyile ehlile, iinkampani zeenqwelo moya zithi imirhumo yemithwalo ihleli ngenxa yokuba inyusa imali yeshishini ehlala iphantsi kwaye ihambisa abathengi kwixabiso le- "la carte" - abakhweli bahlawulela iinkonzo abazisebenzisayo, nokuba sisisandwich esithengwe ebhodini, sikhangelwe. ibhegi okanye uncedo oluvela kwindawo egcina indawo yefowuni.
Ngokomzekelo, i-United, ithe ilindele ukuqokelela i-275 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka ukusuka kwimirhumo yokuqala neyesibini. I-AirTran Airways, eza kuqala ukubiza i-15 yeedola ukujonga ibhegi enye kwiveki ezayo, ithe ilindele ukuthatha i-50 yezigidi zeedola ukuya kwi-100 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka.
Ukushenxisa imithwalo yabahambi ngumsebenzi onzima wezandla, ofuna abasebenzi abaninzi. Ngokwe-avareji, ibhegi nganye ichukunyiswa ngabasebenzi abamalunga ne-10 ngexesha lohambo lwayo, iinkampani zeenqwelomoya zithi.
Zakuba ziphawulwe iingxowa, ziyahlelwa zize zibekwe kwiinqwelo, emva koko ziqhutyelwe ecaleni kwendlela, apho iqela labasebenzi lizilayisha esiswini sejethi. Inkqubo yokothula inzima kakhulu: Iingxowa zihlelwa zibe yimithwalo ukuze ihanjiswe kwi-carousel ukuze abakhweli baqokelele kunye nemithwalo efuna ukuhanjiswa kwiinqwelomoya ezidibanisayo kwaye kufuneka zihlelwe kwaye ziqhutywe kwiinqwelo-moya ezininzi ezahlukeneyo.
“Ubugcisa, okanye inzululwazi, yokuphatha iibhegi inzima kakhulu kunokuba abantu becinga,” utshilo uKerry Hester, usekela mongameli wocwangciso lwenkonzo yabathengi e-US Airways Group Inc.
Asililo lonke ixesha lomsebenzi wesikhululo seenqwelomoya elichithwa kwimithwalo, kunjalo. Abaphathi bempahla bahambisa imithwalo, bangenisa iinqwelomoya ngaphandle nangaphandle kwamasango kwaye baneminye imisebenzi yokulungiselela iinqwelomoya. Kwangaxeshanye, kukho iindleko zabasebenzi ngaphaya kwemivuzo kunye nezibonelelo: Abaphethe imithwalo kufuneka baqeqeshwe kwizinto eziyingozi, umzekelo, kwaye iinqwelo-moya zifikelela kwizigidi zeerandi kwiindleko zonyaka zokulimala emsebenzini okunxulumene nemithwalo.
Yongeza koko inxalenye yemisebenzi yabasebenzi abatshekishayo abafaka ithegi kwiibhegi, oomabhalana benkonzo abancedisa abathengi ngemithwalo elahlekileyo, abasebenzi abagcina izixhobo kunye nabaphathi benkonzo yemithwalo.
Umphathi oPhezulu we-US Airways uDouglas Parker uthe ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka ukuba inqwelomoya yakhe ichitha i-250 yezigidi zeedola ekusebenzeni nje ukuphatha imithwalo. Oko bekumalunga ne-11 lepesenti yomvuzo wenkampani yenqwelomoya kunyaka ophelileyo, kwaye isebenza kwinto ekufutshane ne-9 yeedola kwisingxobo ngasinye.
Ukongeza kwiindleko zabasebenzi, iinkampani zeenqwelo moya zithi zichitha izigidi zeedola ngonyaka kwizixhobo zemithwalo, izixhobo kunye neenkqubo zokuhlela, ukuhlawula irenti kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya zamagumbi eebhegi, iicarousels kunye neeofisi kunye nokuthenga iinqwelo, iitrektara kunye nabahambisi. Bakwahlawula ukuhambisa iingxowa ezilahlekileyo kubathengi kwaye bahlawule amabango ezinto ezingazange zifunyenwe. Abaphathi beenqwelomoya bacebisa ukuba kubilisa malunga nesinye kwisithathu ukuya kwisiqingatha kangangoko iindleko zabasebenzi; bonisa enye i-$ 4 ngokumalunga nengxowa nganye.
Ke kukho iindleko zamafutha okubhabha ibhegi. Enye ifomula erhabaxa maxa wambi esetyenziswa kwishishini lenqwelo-moya ukulinganisa iindleko zepetroli kukuba ifuna isi-3 ekhulwini ukuya kwisi-5 ekhulwini sobunzima bento ekwipetroli ukuyibhabha iyure enye. Oko kuthetha ukuba kumaxabiso epetroli angoku, kuya kubiza malunga ne-$1 ukuya kwi-2 yeedola ukubhabha ibhegi yeeponti ezingama-40 kumndilili wohambo lweeyure ezintathu.
Yongeza yonke, kwaye eyona ngqikelelo imalunga ne-15 yeedola ngebhegi nganye kwiindleko zenqwelomoya. Nokuba kwenzeke ngamabona-ndenzile okanye ukubalwa ngocoselelo, iinkampani zeenqwelo moya zahlala nge-$15 njengentlawulo yokubiza ibhegi yokuqala etshekiweyo.
UMerika uthe ukuseta ixabiso kwi-15 yexabiso lebhegi yokuqala "ayikusekwe ngokuchanekileyo kwindleko" kodwa kugxininiswe ngakumbi kwinto ecinga ukuba abathengi baya kuhlawula. Umrhumo wesibini ojongiweyo wawusele ukwindawo yentengiso kwi-25 yeedola, kwaye ngokusengqiqweni sivakalelwa kukuba umrhumo kufuneka ube ngaphantsi koko,” utshilo uTim Smith. Ukujonga iiBags ezimbalwa
Iinkampani zeenqwelo moya zithi le mali sele ibangele abakhweli batshintshe indlela yokuziphatha. Abathengi abambalwa bajonga iibhegi ezininzi; bambalwa abajonga naziphi na iibhegi, enyanisweni. Ukunciphisa kuphuculwe ukuthembeka kokuphathwa kwemithwalo, kunye namazinga aphantsi omthwalo olahlekileyo, kwaye kudala indawo eninzi yomthwalo kwiinqwelomoya. Amaxabiso empahla anengeniso eninzi kakhulu kwiinqwelo-moya kunomthwalo wabakhweli. Kwiinqwelo-moya ezininzi, umzekelo, ubuncinci bentlawulo yenkonzo yempahla yosuku olunye yepasela encinci malunga ne-80 yeedola.
Kodwa isiphithiphithi sokuhlawulelwa kwemithwalo senza abakhweli abaninzi benqwelo-moya bazibuze: Ingaba umthwalo awuyonxalenye yenkonzo oyifumanayo xa uthenga itikiti?
Ekuqaleni, abaphathi abaphezulu be-United bathi bakholelwa ukuba ibhegi enye iya kuhlala ifakwe simahla, emva koko babeke umrhumo kwiingxowa zokuqala zabathengi kwiinyanga ezimbalwa kamva. Ngeli hlotyeni, i-Delta Air Lines Inc. UMlawuli oyiNtloko u-Richard Anderson uthe wayecinga ukuba kulungile ukuba inkampani yeenqwelo moya irhuqe isutikheyisi enye simahla kubakhweli.
Kodwa ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, i-Delta yathi, nayo, izakuqala ukubiza i-15 yeedola ngendlela enye yokutsala ibhegi yokuqala, iyasebenza nge-5 kaDisemba. ukhululiwe kwiintlawulo ezininzi.)
Yintoni etshintshileyo? Abathengi bebehlawula umrhumo kwezinye iinkampani zeenqwelomoya ngaphandle kokubuya umva. IDelta ithe ayifumani nzuzo ngokungahlawulisi. Ngoko kutheni ungayihlawulisi?
