(eTN) - Ngelixa i-monopoly ye-Swissport njengeyona arhente yokuphatha kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya eziphambili zaseTanzania iye yanyuswa ngokusesikweni, kunye neelayisensi ezimbalwa ezingaphezulu kunyaka ophelileyo, inyaniso yeyokuba ihlala i-quasi-monopoly, ezisa inzuzo enkulu kwaye inzuzo kubanini-zabelo, bonke abaziwa ngokusebenza ngokuphandle okanye ngokufihlakeleyo ekugcineni imeko ekhoyo nokugcina ukhuphiswano lukwixesha elide.
Ulwazi oluvela eDar es Salaam lucebisa ukuba isabelo sonyaka ngesabelo ngasinye siya kuba ngaphezulu kwe-157 yeesheleni zaseTanzania, xa kuthelekiswa nangaphezulu nje kwama-97 kunyaka ophelileyo.
Iinqwelomoya, nangona kunjalo, kuthiwa akonwabanga ngeentlawulo eziphezulu eziqhubekayo, xa kuthelekiswa nento edla ngokucatshulwa eNairobi, apho ezinye iinkampani ze-10 zokuphatha ziye zehlisa amaxabiso kunye neenkonzo eziphuculweyo, njengoko kufuneka kube kuqoqosho oluvulekileyo lwemarike.
Iinqwelomoya ezingena ziphuma kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezibini zaseTanzania, iJulius Nyerere International eDar es Salaam kunye neKilimanjaro International ngaphandle kweArusha, kunyaka ophelileyo zikhule phantse ngekota, kwaye umthamo wemithwalo usanyuswe nge-17 ekhulwini elimangalisayo, konke oko kube negalelo ekwandeni kokuphathwa. ingeniso yeSwissport kunye nokunyuka kwengeniso elandelayo.
Le yindlela efanayo ne-Entebbe, apho inkampani ephetheyo itsala iintambo kwaye igcina iintlawulo ngaphezulu kweNairobi, nayo, ikhuthaza i-Air Uganda kulo nyaka uphelileyo ukuba ifune “isikhundla sokuzibamba” esinqwenelekayo, esisindise loo nkampani phantse i-1 yezigidi zeedola. kwimirhumo kunye neentlawulo ngogcino olutyalwe kwizixhobo zabo, kunye nokudala imisebenzi engaphezulu kwi-U7. Apha, kwakhona, iinqwelomoya ziye zakhalaza malunga nenqanaba leentlawulo, zicaphula amaxesha amaninzi amanani athelekisekayo avela eNairobi, into ethe yanika abalawuli ukutya ukuze bacinge, njengoko bezama ukumema umniki-maxabiso wamazwe ngamazwe ukuba eze kutyalo-mali ekuphatheni umhlaba. e-Entebbe ukwenza isikhululo seenqwelomoya sibe nokhuphiswano ngakumbi.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- While the monopoly of Swissport as the sole handling agent at key Tanzanian airports has officially been lifted, and a few more licenses were granted last year, the reality is that it remains a quasi-monopoly, which is bringing huge profits and benefits to the shareholders, all of whom are known to overtly or covertly work on maintaining the status quo and keeping the competition at arm's length.
- This is a similar trend to Entebbe, where a dominant handling company pulls the strings and keeps charges way above Nairobi, too, prompting Air Uganda last year to seek the coveted “self-handling status,” which saved that company nearly a US$1million in fees and charges with the savings invested in their own equipment, along with creating more jobs at U7.
- Flights in and out of Tanzania's two main airports, Julius Nyerere International in Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro International outside Arusha, have last year grown by nearly a quarter, with cargo volumes still up by a remarkable 17 percent, all contributing to an increase in handling income for Swissport and the subsequent rise in profits.
