Abasebenzi beenqwelo-moya bahlala bethengisa amapasi abawafumana njengezinto eziluncedo kubaqeshi babo. Ukuzithenga kunokuba yintlungu.
Xa uRick Schroeder kunye noJason Chafetz babona iposti ye-Intanethi ethengisa "iipasi zomhlobo," bacinga ukuba bafumene intengiso.
Iinkampani zeenqwelomoya zikhupha iipasi njengezinto eziluncedo kubasebenzi, abazisebenzisayo okanye bazinike abahlobo kunye nosapho ukuba babhabhe ngokulinda ngeqhekeza lexabiso eliqhelekileyo. U-Schroeder no-Chafetz kuya kufuneka bahlawule kuphela iirhafu kunye neentlawulo kwiinqwelomoya zabo, okonga amawaka eedola kwiholide kaJulayi ecwangcisiweyo.
Abahlobo badibana ne-hookup yabo, i-arhente yenkonzo yabathengi base-US Airways, kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saMazwe ngaMazwe e-Philadelphia kwinyanga ephelileyo baza bamhlawula i-$200 nganye, utshilo uSchroeder, wecandelo lesixeko saseFishtown. Ngoko nangoko bafaka isicelo sokupasa ukuya nokubuya eJamani ukuze bafumane i-$282 enye.
Kwiiveki ezintathu emva koko, izicwangciso zesi sibini azizange ziphumelele, kwaye umntu wabo ophakathi wala ukubuyiselwa imali.
“Andina kuphinda ndiyenze le nto,” utshilo uSchroeder kwiveki ephelileyo.
Ishwangusha likaSchroeder kunye neChafetz liqaqambisa ingxaki encinci eyaziwayo abathi iinqwelomoya zilwa mihla le: imakethi yelizwe ephantsi komhlaba ekugqithiseni kwabasebenzi.
Nangona uninzi lwentengiselwano lungabonwa, amagosa eshishini leenqwelomoya athi arhoxile amanani entengiso kule minyaka yakutshanje. Abanye abahambi be-cagey, kuquka i-Schroeder, baye baya kwizikhululo zeenqwelo-moya befuna abasebenzi abazimisele ukwenza isivumelwano.
Nangona kungekho mthethweni, iipasile zokurhweba ngemali ezinkozo zaphula imigaqo-nkqubo yenkampani kwaye zinokukhokelela ekugxothweni komsebenzi.
“Ndiyazi ukuba iinqwelo-moya ziyayigxeka le nto, kodwa ndiye ndancedwa ngabaphathi beenqwelo-moya ukuba ndifumane amapasi,” utshilo uSchroeder. "Ndisebenzise amapasi malunga namaxesha alishumi elinesibini."
"Kufana nokukhupha itikiti," watsho. “Ubona abantu ngaphaya kweWachovia bekhwaza, 'Nifuna amatikiti?' kwaye amapolisa emi apho engenzi nto. "
UDavid Stempler, umongameli weAir Travelers Association, iqela lamalungelo abakhweli, uthe i-Intanethi yenze lula ukuthengisa amapasi omhlobo. Ngaphambili, bambalwa abahambi abeva ngenzuzo yabasebenzi.
Kodwa, uStempler uthe, "Xa ungena kweli lizwe leendawo ezingwevu, abakhweli kufuneka balumke ngakumbi."
Ekutshintshweni kwayo kwe-Intanethi, ukhuseleko lwe-US Airways lwabona umyalezo ofanayo we-craigslist.org owatsala u-Schroeder kunye no-Chafetz kwaye balandelela umqeshwa, ogama lakhe lingenakuchazwa yi-airline. Yayigxotha i-arhente kwaye yabuyisela iindleko zamatikiti amadoda.
Oku kushiye uSchroeder kunye noChafetz, bobabini abaneminyaka engama-33, bekhupha imali abayibhatale umqeshwa weshishini, kunye ne-230 yeedola nganye ngobhukisho lukaloliwe olungabuyiswayo olusuka eMunich ukuya ePrague.
"Abathwali babeka iliso elibukhali kubasebenzi babo ukunqanda imisebenzi yobuqhophololo," utshilo uDavid Castelveter, isithethi soMbutho wezoThutho lomoya, omele uninzi lweenqwelomoya ezinkulu.
Abathengisi nabo baza kuba ngabakhenkethi bahlala bethumela imiyalezo kwiisayithi ze-Intanethi befuna amapasi. Abathengi bakwarhuqa iifandesi ezikwi-intanethi ezinje nge-eBay.
“Ndikhangela ipasi lomhlobo kumqeshwa weAmerican Airlines. . . . Ndiyakwazi ukufikelela kwi-approx. I-$ 250, "ubhale "uChristine" kwisithuba esiqhelekileyo kule nyanga kwiTopix.com.
“Kulungile, andingomsebenzi wokhuseleko weAmerican Airlines,” wongeze watsho kamva.
Abasebenzi beenqwelo-moya banikwa izabelo zokupasa eziphelelwa ekupheleni konyaka ngamnye. Abasebenzi be-US Airways bafumana isibhozo - ngaphezulu kunokuba banokusebenzisa.
Kusenokuhenda ukwenza imali eyongeziweyo, kodwa “ukuba umntu endingamaziyo unokuza kum aze andibuze ukuba ndingamthengisela na ipasi, bendinokuthi hayi,” utshilo isithethi se-US Airways uPhilip Gee. Ukuba kuqhutyiwe, “Ndingatsalwa onke amapasi am, okanye ndingayekiswa,” utshilo uGee.
"Yenye yezinto ezenzeka ngamaxesha ngamaxesha kuzo zonke iinqwelomoya, kwaye abasebenzi abatsha banokuchaphazeleka kuyo," wongeze watsho.
Kukwakho umngcipheko kumkhweli, uGee walumkisa.
Abathengi abasebenzisa iipasi abanazo izihlalo eziqinisekisiweyo, utshilo. Azifakwa kwiindleko zenqwelomoya ukuba inqwelomoya irhoxisiwe. Kananjalo ababuyekezwa ngeengxowa ezilahlekileyo.
Kwaye abahambi abafumana iipasi ngokungafanelekanga ababuyiswa ngamapasi ukuba intengiselwano ifunyenwe kwaye amatikiti abo enqwelomoya arhoxisiwe.
USchroeder kunye noChafetz, waseRadnor, bathi bacinga ukuba iarhente ye-US Airways abasebenzisana nayo ayenzekanga nto ingekho mthethweni.
“Sasicinga ukuba lo mfo wayengenamali ininzi saza sathengisa onke amapasi akhe omhlobo kamsinya nje emva kokuba ewafumene nyaka ngamnye,” uSchroeder wabhalela amagosa e-US Airways.
USchroeder, injineli yokhuseleko lolwazi kwiYunivesithi yasePennsylvania, kunye noChafetz, ongumnini wenkampani yokwakha, babenethemba lokuphucula ukuya kwiklasi yokuqala ngosuku lokubhabha kwabo. I-buddy pass ekugqibeleni ibinokubasindisa umntu ngamnye malunga ne-3,500 yeedola.
Bafumanisa ukuba amatikiti abo ecinyiwe xa bebona ukuba kubuyiswe imali kumakhadi abo okuthenga ngetyala. Inkampani yeenqwelomoya ifumene ugcino lwazo ngokulandela umkhondo wokudlula.
USchroeder uthe ubuyele kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya zase-US kwaye wafumanisa ukuba umsebenzi othengise la mapasi - kwaye igama lakhe angasalikhumbuliyo - ugxothiwe.
Yena noChafetz babengamaxhoba “ngaphandle kwetyala lethu,” wabhalela amagosa e-US Airways. “Ekuphela kwento esiyicelayo kukuba uhambo lwethu lubuyiselwe ngexabiso ebesicwangcise ukulihlawula.
“Andiqondi ukuba kufanelekile ukuba sisohlwaye ngenxa yokunganyaniseki kwalo msebenzi.”
U-Chafetz, udliwano-ndlebe naye kuhambo lweshishini ukuya eThailand, wathi "udanile kakhulu" ukuba inkampani isalile isicelo sabo.
“Ndicinga ukuba luxanduva [lwe-US Airways],” watsho. "Kufuneka bathathe ilahleko."
Kodwa amagosa eenqwelo moya athi ukuthengwa kobuddy kungomnye umzekelo wento ebonakala ilunge kakhulu ukuba yinyaniso- kwaye injalo.
Abathwali "baphaphile ngokupheleleyo," utshilo uCastelveter, woMbutho wezoThutho loMoya.
"Ukupasa koBuddy akwenzelwanga ukufumana inkunzi."
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