The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the amount of airline funds for repatriation being blocked by governments has risen by more than 25% ($394 million) in the last six months. Total funds blocked now tally at close to $2.0 billion. IATA calls on governments to remove all barriers to airlines repatriating their revenues from ticket sales and other activities, in line with international agreements and treaty obligations.
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.
”ايئر لائنز کي فنڊ واپس ڪرڻ کان روڪڻ شايد ختم ٿيل خزانن کي گڏ ڪرڻ جو هڪ آسان طريقو ٿي سگهي ٿو ، پر آخرڪار مقامي معيشت وڏي قيمت ادا ڪندي. ڪو به ڪاروبار خدمت مهيا ڪرڻ کي برقرار رکي نٿو سگهي جيڪڏهن اهي ادا نه ٿي سگهن ۽ اهو ايئر لائنز لاءِ مختلف ناهي. هوائي رابطا هڪ اهم معاشي ڪيٽيلسٽ آهن. آمدني جي موثر واپسي کي چالو ڪرڻ ڪنهن به معيشت لاءِ عالمي سطح تي مارڪيٽن ۽ سپلائي زنجيرن سان ڳنڍيل رهڻ لاءِ اهم آهي ، ”آئي اي ٽي اي جي ڊائريڪٽر جنرل ولي والش چيو.
ايئر لائن فنڊز کي 27 کان وڌيڪ ملڪن ۽ علائقن ۾ وطن واپسي کان روڪيو پيو وڃي.
مٿين پنج منڊيون بلاڪ ٿيل فنڊن سان (وينزويلا کانسواءِ) ھي آھن:
• Nigeria: $551 million
• Pakistan: $225 million
• Bangladesh: $208 million
• Lebanon: $144 million
• Algeria: $140 million
نائجيريا
نائيجيريا ۾ وطن واپسي کان بلاڪ ڪيل ڪل ايئر لائن فنڊ 551 ملين ڊالر آهن. واپسي جا مسئلا مارچ 2020 ۾ پيدا ٿيا جڏهن ملڪ ۾ پرڏيهي ڪرنسي جي طلب سپلائي کان وڌي وئي ۽ ملڪ جا بئنڪ ڪرنسي جي واپسي جي خدمت ڪرڻ جي قابل نه هئا.
انهن چئلينجن جي باوجود نائجريائي اختيارين ايئر لائنز سان مصروف آهن ۽ آهن، صنعت سان گڏ، موجود فنڊ جاري ڪرڻ لاء قدمن کي ڳولڻ لاء ڪم ڪري رهيا آهن.
“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.
وينز ويلا
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.
