Ke piʻi aʻe nei nā kālā o nā mokulele mokulele

Ua ʻōlelo ka International Air Transport Association (IATA) i ka nui o nā kālā mokulele no ka hoʻihoʻi ʻia ʻana e nā aupuni ua piʻi aʻe ma mua o 25% ($394 miliona) i nā mahina ʻeono i hala. ʻO ka huina kālā i kāohi ʻia i kēia manawa ma kahi kokoke i $2.0 biliona. Kāhea aku ʻo IATA i nā aupuni e wehe i nā pale āpau i nā mokulele e hoʻihoʻi i kā lākou loaʻa kālā mai ke kūʻai ʻana i nā tiketi a me nā hana ʻē aʻe, e like me nā kuʻikahi honua a me nā kuleana kuikahi.  

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.

"ʻO ka pale ʻana i nā mokulele mai ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana i ke kālā he ala maʻalahi ia e hoʻopaʻa ai i nā waihona kālā i pau, akā i ka hopena e uku ke kumukūʻai kūloko. ʻAʻohe ʻoihana hiki ke hoʻomau i ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka lawelawe inā ʻaʻole hiki ke uku ʻia a ʻaʻohe ʻokoʻa kēia no nā mokulele. ʻO nā loulou ea kahi mea hoʻokele waiwai koʻikoʻi. ʻO ka ʻae ʻana i ka hoʻihoʻi maikaʻi ʻana o nā loaʻa he mea koʻikoʻi no kēlā me kēia ʻoihana e hoʻomau i ka pili honua i nā mākeke a me nā kaulahao hoʻolako, "wahi a Willie Walsh, ka Luna Nui o IATA.

Hoʻopaʻa ʻia nā kālā mokulele mai ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana ma mua o 27 mau ʻāina a me nā teritori. 

ʻO nā mākeke ʻelima kiʻekiʻe me nā kālā i kāohi ʻia (koe ʻole ʻo Venezuela) ʻo:

•             Nigeria: $551 million

•             Pakistan: $225 million

•             Bangladesh: $208 million

•             Lebanon: $144 million

•             Algeria: $140 million

Naigeria 

ʻO ka nui o nā kālā mokulele i pāpā ʻia mai ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana i Nigeria he $ 551 miliona. Ua kū mai nā pilikia no ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana ma Malaki 2020 i ka wā i ʻoi aku ka nui o ka noi no ke kālā ʻē i ka ʻāina i ka lako a ʻaʻole hiki i nā panakō o ka ʻāina ke lawelawe i ka hoʻihoʻi kālā. 

ʻOiai ʻo kēia mau paʻakikī ua hui pū nā luna o Nigeria me nā mokulele a ke hana pū nei lākou me ka ʻoihana e ʻimi i nā hana e hoʻokuʻu i nā kālā i loaʻa. 

“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.