A o alia'e mai le amataga o Auala i Aferika, o lo'o sauni le vaega o auaunaga tau ea a le itulagi mo le lona lima tausaga o le atina'eina o feso'ota'iga fono, o lenei tausaga e talimalo ai Sikhuphe International Airport i Swaziland mai le Me 30-Iuni 1.

O le resitalaina o vaalele o loʻo i le tulaga sili ona maualuga talu ona faʻalauiloa e Routes lana uluaʻi faʻasologa o auala i Aferika, ma o vaʻa e aofia ai South African Airways, South African Express, Kenya Airways, Gabon Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, Egypt Air, ma Spanair ua uma ona lesitala. Na taʻua e Nigel Mayes, le Pule Sili o Routes:

“E ese le manaia o le vaaia o le suiga o kamupani vaalele mai i totonu o le itulagi lava ia, e aofia ai i latou mai fafo atu o le eria o loʻo manaʻo e faʻapipiʻi fesoʻotaʻiga, e pei o Spanair mo se faʻataʻitaʻiga, o loʻo o mai e faʻatatau i malae vaalele a Aferika e ausia sini pisinisi a le kamupani. o le faʻalauteleina o lana 'auʻaunaga i luga o le ea i lenei itulagi."

O le fono o le a aofia ai elemene uma na faʻamoemoeina e sui usufono mai se faʻalavelave faʻapitoa, e aofia ai avanoa faʻapitoa ma fesoʻotaʻiga faʻapitoa, The Routes Africa Strategy Forum ma Route Exchange. O le a iai foi ni mafutaga faaleaoaoga e talimalo ai le ASM i le Aso Sa, Me 30.

O a'oa'oga a le ASM e leai se totogi, mo na'o sui o malae va'alele, o le a va'aia ai sui mai le ASM o lo'o tu'uina mai a latou fa'ai'uga i le fa'atupula'ia ma le tula'i mai o kamupani va'alele a le Fagaloa i Aferika, ae maise o Aferika i Sahara.

Gordon Bevan, sui peresitene o le ASM, faufautua Asia Pacific & Indian Ocean, na faamatala:

"I le avea ai ma kamupani taʻutaʻua i le lalolagi o le atinaʻeina o auala, ua sili atu le agavaa o le ASM e iloilo le tuputupu aʻe ma le aʻafiaga na maua e le au vaʻa o le Gulf i luga o le maketi o auaunaga a le ea a Aferika. O a'oa'oga o lo'o mulimuli mai i a'oa'oga fa'atupuina o auala sa matou faia i Routes Africa i tausaga talu ai nei.

"O le aʻoga muamua o le a faʻaalia ai pe faʻafefea ona faʻaogaina e le maketi a Aferika nofoaga faʻa-Europa e maua ai fesoʻotaʻiga ma le lalolagi, ae o lea ua suia i le Gulf hubs mo le tele o mafuaʻaga. O le a matou suʻesuʻeina mafuaʻaga, o le aʻafiaga i numera o feoaiga, ma le fua o loʻo maua mai e nei kamupani vaalele mai le maketi.

O le mafutaga faaleaoaoga lona lua, na faia foi i le Aso Sa, o le a vaʻavaʻai ai i le faʻatupulaia o galuega a le Arabian Gulf hub i le mauaina o le maketi a Saina ona o se taunuuga tuusaʻo o le faʻateleina o fefaʻatauaiga i le va o itulagi e lua. Ose autu talafeagai lea mo kamupani vaalele o loʻo taumafai e ulufale atu i Aferika ma Saina, ma o le faʻamoemoe o le ofo atu i pule o malaevaalele a Aferika se fuafuaga mo le faʻaogaina o lenei tulaga ma faʻamautinoa atili ai tupe maua mo le kamupani vaalele.

Mo nisi fa'amatalaga e uiga i le mea na tupu ma lesitala e auai, asiasi www.routesonline.com.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

“It is interesting to see the trend amongst airlines shifting from those within the region itself, to include those from outside of the area wishing to set up links, like Spanair for example, who are coming to target African airports to achieve the carrier's business objectives of expanding its air service network in this region.
This is a timely topic for airlines seeking to access Africa and China, and the aim is to offer African airport managers a plan for capitalizing on this trend and thereby secure further revenue streams for the airport operator.
The second workshop, also held on the Sunday, will look into the rise of Arabian Gulf hub operations accessing the Chinese market as a direct result of the increased trade links between the two regions.