INtlanganiso yeQumrhu Jikelele loNyaka le-IAAI Maharashtra State Unit yaqhutywa nge-20th NgoJulayi 2017 kwiHotele Mirador, Andheri East, Mumbai.
I-AGM yabhengeza ngokungathandabuzekiyo ukuba izifo zanamhlanje ezijongene ne-Travel Agents Fraternity zabangelwa kukuwa kwe-National Carrier eyaqala ngo-2004 yaze ekugqibeleni yakhawuleziswa ukusuka ekupheleni kuka-2008 xa i-Air India iphumeza "i-zero commission" (ngaphakathi kwe-Indiya. ) ukukholisa iiGrand Masters – iQela loManyano lweNkwenkwezi. Ngongenelelo lwepalamente, ikhomishini yesi-3% yabuyiselwa emsebenzini kwaye iMithetho yeeNqwelo-moya ka-1937 – uMthetho we-134 (54A) yalungiswa ukuze ufundeke ngokuthi “ikhomishini njengenxalenye yemali yokukhwela eyenza umrhumo”.
NgoJuni 2012, i-Air India yaphinda yanciphisa ikhomishini ye-3% ukuya kwi-1% kwaye yayalela ii-Arhente zokuHamba ukuba zibuyekeze ilahleko ngokuqokelela iimali zentengiselwano kuluntu oluhambahambayo. Lo myalelo we-AI wawuchasene noMyalelo we-DGCA we-5th Matshi 2010 egunyazisa “ikomishini” njengomvuzo osemthethweni kwii-arhente. Nangona iimeko zoqoqosho nezemali e-Indiya zinganyanzelisi nayiphi na inkqubo yokuhlawula ngeveki, uMthwali wethu weSizwe udlale indima ebalulekileyo ukucutha amaziko okuthenga ngetyala kwii-Arhente zokuHamba.
Kwelinye icala, xa i-Air India yanciphisa ikhomishini yaya kutsho ku-zero, i-Emirates ibonelele nge-5% kwintlawulo eyongezelelweyo kwaye lonke uluntu lwaseIndiya lokuHamba lwabaxhasa ngokuphandle. Kwaye, ngoko, umthwali osuka kuMbindi Mpuma uye waba namandla ngakumbi kunoMthwali weSizwe ngokubamba isikhundla esiphezulu kunye nokusebenza ngeenqwelomoya ze-185 ngeveki ukusuka kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zaseIndiya eziya eDubai nangaphaya.
Ngelixa, kuMthwali wethu weSizwe, imeko iye yaba maxongo kakhulu ngenxa yetyala elikhulu eliqokelelweyo ngenxa yelahleko eqhubekayo kule minyaka idlulileyo apho uRhulumente waseIndiya ugqibe ekubeni 'ngomgaqo' wokungatyali mali ukuze enze i-Air India yomelele.
Kunxibelelwano lwangaphakathi kubasebenzi benqwelomoya, uSihlalo we-Air India kunye noMlawuli oLawulayo u-Ashwani Lohani, uthe 'umgaqo' wokungatyalwa kwemali ngurhulumente "sisisombululo sokuphumelela". UMnu Lohani uqhubekile nokuxelela abasebenzi ukuba 'babhinqe ezinqeni zabo' kwaye basebenze kunye ukuze baqhube iingxaki kunye nokuvuselela i-Air India ukuze iphinde ifumane indawo yayo njengenye yeenqwelo-moya ezihamba phambili kwihlabathi-i-'Maharaja 'yokwenene.
I-AGM ngokudibeneyo ijonge kwi-Air India ukubuyisela umva imigaqo-nkqubo yayo echasene ne-Arhente yokuHamba kwaye ibe ngumzekelo. I-Air India inokuqinisekisa kuphela ukusebenza kwenqwelomoya ukusuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya ukuya kwesinye. Kodwa izihlalo zenqwelomoya kufuneka zizaliswe ziiarhente zokuHamba zemveli kuphela njengoko umthamo wentengiso yewebhu ye-Air India incinci kakhulu.
Ngaphantsi koLawulo olutsha lwe-GST, ii-Arhente zokuHamba zinokuphila kuphela ngekhomishini njengoko kugunyaziswe yi-IATA Resolution 824 (Para 9) kunye noMyalelo we-DGCA we-05 Matshi 2010. Kuya kuzibulala ukuxhomekeka kwiintlawulo zenkonzo njengoko kunokufuneka ukuba kufakwe i-invoyisi ngokwahlukeneyo.
Yiyo loo nto, iAGM yagqiba ngamxhelo mnye ukuba ifune i-5% ikhomishini kwimali eyonyukayo kwaye yonke i-Arhente yee-Travel Community iya kuyixhasa ngentliziyo iphela i-Air India ukuze iphinde ifumane igama layo kunye ne-brand yayo kwaye iya kwenza i-'Maharaja' ibhabhe phezulu njengakwixesha elidlulileyo elizukileyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Lohani went on to tell the employees to ‘gird up their loins' and work together to tide over the problems and rebuild Air India to regain its place as one of the leading airlines in the world – a true ‘Maharaja'.
- Whereas, for our National Carrier, the situation has deteriorated to such an extent because of the huge debt accumulated due to continuous losses over the years that the Government of India has decided on an ‘in principle' disinvestment in order make Air India stronger.
- Hence, the AGM unanimously decided to demand 5% commission on gross fare and in turn the entire Travel Agents Community will wholeheartedly support Air India to regain its name and brand and will make the ‘Maharaja' fly high as in the glorious past.
