Bungwe la International Air Transport Association (IATA) linachenjeza kuti kuchuluka kwa ndalama zandege zobweza zomwe zaletsedwa ndi maboma zakwera ndi 25% ($394 miliyoni) m'miyezi isanu ndi umodzi yapitayo. Ndalama zonse zatsekedwa tsopano pafupifupi $2.0 biliyoni. IATA ikupempha maboma kuti achotse zotchinga zonse zomwe zimalepheretsa ndege kubweza ndalama zawo kuchokera ku malonda a matikiti ndi zochitika zina, mogwirizana ndi mgwirizano wapadziko lonse lapansi ndi mgwirizano.
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.
"Kuletsa ndege kuti zisabweze ndalama kumayiko ena kungawoneke ngati njira yosavuta yopezera chuma chomwe chatha, koma pamapeto pake chuma cham'deralo chidzabweretsa mtengo wokwera. Palibe bizinesi yomwe ingapitirize kupereka chithandizo ngati sangalipidwe ndipo izi sizosiyana ndi ndege. Maulalo amlengalenga ndiwothandizira kwambiri pachuma. Kuthandizira kubweza bwino kwa ndalama ndikofunika kuti chuma chilichonse chikhalebe cholumikizidwa padziko lonse lapansi ndi misika ndi ma chain chain," atero a Willie Walsh, Director General wa IATA.
Ndalama zandege zikuletsedwa kubweza m'maiko ndi madera opitilira 27.
Misika isanu yapamwamba yokhala ndi ndalama zotsekedwa (kupatula Venezuela) ndi:
• Nigeria: $551 million
• Pakistan: $225 million
• Bangladesh: $208 million
• Lebanon: $144 million
• Algeria: $140 million
Nigeria
Ndalama zonse zandege zomwe zaletsedwa kubweza ku Nigeria ndi $551 miliyoni. Nkhani zobwezeredwa kumayiko ena zidayamba mu Marichi 2020 pomwe kufunikira kwa ndalama zakunja mdziko muno kudakulirakulira ndipo mabanki adzikolo adalephera kubweza ndalamazo.
Ngakhale zovutazi akuluakulu a boma la Nigeria akhala akugwira ntchito ndi ndege ndipo, pamodzi ndi makampaniwa, akuyesetsa kupeza njira zothetsera ndalama zomwe zilipo.
“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.
