I-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ilumkise ukuba isixa-mali semali yenqwelo moya yokubuyiselwa ekhaya evalwe ngoorhulumente inyuke ngaphezulu kwe-25% (i-394 yezigidi zeedola) kwiinyanga ezintandathu ezidlulileyo. Iyonke imali ivaliwe ngoku isondele kwi-2.0 yeebhiliyoni zeedola. I-IATA icela oorhulumente ukuba basuse yonke imiqobo kwiinkampani zeenqwelomoya ezibuyisela imali yazo kwiintengiso zamatikiti kunye neminye imisebenzi, ngokuhambelana nezivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe kunye nezibophelelo zezivumelwano.
IATA is also renewing its calls on Venezuela to settle the $3.8 billion of airline funds that have been blocked from repatriation since 2016 when the last authorization for limited repatriation of funds was allowed by the Venezuelan government.
“Ukuthintela iinqwelo-moya ekubuyiseleni imali ekhaya kunokubonakala kuyindlela elula yokufumana ubutyebi obusele buphelile, kodwa ekugqibeleni uqoqosho lwasekhaya luya kuhlawula ixabiso eliphezulu. Akukho shishini linokugcina unikezelo lwenkonzo ukuba abanakuhlawulwa kwaye oku akwahlukanga kwiinqwelomoya. Amakhonkco omoya ayinto ebalulekileyo yezoqoqosho. Ukwenza ukuba ingeniso ibuyiswe ngendlela eyiyo kubalulekile kulo naluphi na uqoqosho ukuze luhlale luqhagamshelwe kwihlabathi liphela kwiimarike kunye nokubonelela ngeenkonzo,” utshilo uWillie Walsh, uMlawuli Jikelele we-IATA.
Iimali zeenqwelomoya zivaliwe ukuba zibuyiselwe kumazwe angaphezu kwama-27 nakwimimandla.
Iimarike ezintlanu eziphezulu ezinemali evaliweyo (ngaphandle kweVenezuela) zezi:
• Nigeria: $551 million
• Pakistan: $225 million
• Bangladesh: $208 million
• Lebanon: $144 million
• Algeria: $140 million
Nayijeriya
Iyonke imali yenqwelo moya evaliweyo ekubuyiselweni eNigeria zizigidi ezingama-551 zeedola. Imiba yokubuyiswa kwelizwe iye yavela ngoMatshi ka-2020 xa imfuno yemali yangaphandle yelizwe yayingaphaya konikezelo kwaye iibhanki zeli lizwe zingakwazi ukubuyisela imali.
Nangona le mingeni abasemagunyeni baseNigeria baye basebenzisana neenqwelo-moya kwaye, kunye noshishino, basebenzela ukufumana amanyathelo okukhupha imali ekhoyo.
“Nigeria is an example of how government-industry engagement can resolve blocked funds issues. Working with the Nigerian House of Representatives, Central Bank and the Minister of Aviation resulted in the release of $120 million for repatriation with the promise of a further release at the end of 2022. This encouraging progress demonstrates that, even in difficult circumstances, solutions can be found to clear blocked funds and ensure vital connectivity,” said Kamil Al-Awadhi as Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East.
Venezuela
Airlines have also restarted efforts to recover the $3.8 billion of unrepatriated airline revenues in Venezuela. There have been no approvals of repatriation of these airline funds since early 2016 and connectivity to Venezuela has dwindled to a handful of airlines selling tickets primarily outside the country. In fact, between 2016 and 2019 (the last normal year before COVID-19) connectivity to/from Venezuela plummeted by 62%. Venezuela is now looking to bolster tourism as part of its COVID-19 economic recovery plan and is seeking airlines to restart or expand air services to/from Venezuela. Success will be much more likely if Venezuela is able to instill confidence in the market by expeditiously settling past debts and providing concrete assurances that airlines will not face any blockages to future repatriation of funds.
