Mokhatlo oa Machaba oa Lipalangoang tsa Moea (IATA) o lemositse hore chelete ea lichelete tsa lifofane bakeng sa ho khutlisa e thibetsoeng ke mebuso e nyolohile ka ho feta 25% (liranta tse limilione tse 394) likhoeling tse tšeletseng tse fetileng. Kakaretso ea lichelete e koetsoe hona joale e haufi le $ 2.0 bilione. IATA e ipiletsa ho mebuso ho tlosa litšitiso tsohle tsa lifofane tse khutlisetsang chelete ea tsona ho tsoa thekisong ea litekete le mesebetsing e meng, ho latela litumellano tsa machaba le boitlamo ba litumellano.
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.
"Ho thibela lifofane hore li se ke tsa khutlisa lichelete ho ka bonahala e le mokhoa o bonolo oa ho bokella matlotlo a senyehileng, empa qetellong moruo oa lehae o tla lefa theko e phahameng. Ha ho khoebo e ka ts'ehetsang ho fana ka lits'ebeletso haeba e sa lefelloe 'me sena ha se fapane le lifofane. Lihokelo tsa moea ke mohlohlelletsi oa bohlokoa oa moruo. Ho etsa hore lekeno le khutlisetsoe ka nepo ke taba ea bohlokoa hore moruo ofe kapa ofe o lule o hokahane le mebaraka le liketane tsa phepelo lefatšeng ka bophara," ho boletse Willie Walsh, Motsamaisi Kakaretso oa IATA.
Lichelete tsa lifofane li thibetsoe ho khutlisetsoa naheng ea habo linaheng le libakeng tse fetang 27.
Limmaraka tse hlano tse holimo tse nang le lichelete tse koetsoeng (ntle le Venezuela) ke:
• Nigeria: $551 million
• Pakistan: $225 million
• Bangladesh: $208 million
• Lebanon: $144 million
• Algeria: $140 million
Nigeria
Kakaretso ea lichelete tsa lifofane tse thibetsoeng ho khutlisetsoa naheng ea Nigeria ke $551 milione. Litaba tsa ho khutlisa li ile tsa hlaha ka Hlakubele 2020 ha tlhokeho ea lichelete tsa kantle ho naha e feta phepelo mme libanka tsa naha li ne li sa khone ho khutlisa chelete.
Ho sa tsotellehe mathata ana ba boholong Nigeria ba 'nile ba sebelisana le lifofane' me, hammoho le indasteri, ba sebetsa ho fumana mehato ea ho lokolla lichelete tse teng.
“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.
