Ukuhamba ngezingane ? Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuhamba kwezindiza kuye kwehla eminyakeni yamuva. Izindaba ezimbi? Izinkokhelo zezindiza zinokwedlula okwenzelwe noma yikuphi ukulondolozwa okungenzeka. Lezi zinsuku, kufanele ucabangele intengo yakho yamathikithi nje nje ngentengo eyisisekelo yokuthola kusuka ku-A ukuya ku-Z. Noma yini enye oyifunayo-izihlalo ezingcono, isikhwama esibhekiwe, ukuphazamisa i-wi-fi, njalonjalo-kungenzeka ukuthi inkokhelo eyengeziwe.
Ngokusho kocwaningo lwe-Ipsos Public Affairs olukhishwe ngo-2016, abantu ababili kwezintathu babika ukuthi bakhetha ukuthenga amanani amathikithi e-la carte -lapho abagibeli bekhokhela khona amasevisi abafuna-phezu kwamanani amancane.
Futhi ngenxa yokuthi amaphesenti angu-86 alabo abacwaningiwe athi intengo yayiyisici esibaluleke kunazo zonke lapho kunquma ukuhamba, ngombono we-no-frills fares anika la maklayenti amandla okukhetha ukuthi yiziphi izinkonzo ezibaluleke kakhulu kubo.
Kodwa ukuze ugcine izindleko zakho phansi, ukukhohlisa ukukhetha ubuthi bakho futhi ugweme yonke imali yezindiza ongayenza. Lezi zeluleko zingakusiza ukuba ulahle izindleko ezingafuneki.
Khetha i-airline efanele. Uma kuziwa ezimali, akuzona zonke izindiza ezindizayo ezilinganayo. I-Southwest Airlines ibonakala sengathi yiyona kuphela yendiza engayikhokhisi imithwalo yempahla yezikhwama ezimbili zokuqala ezihloliwe.
Udinga ukuguqula ithikithi lakho lenye indiza? Iningizimu-ntshonalanga ayifuni imali yokushintshwa komklomelo, okuyinto abanikazi befa elikhulu abakukhokhisa imali engu-$ 150 yokuguqula izindiza ezifuywayo.
Khokha ngekhadi lesikweletu elifanele. Uma unamakhadi amaningi esikweletu, zama ukuvumelanisa inkokhelo yakho ku-airline oyikhethile ukuze ugweme izimali ezikhokhwayo ngokukhetha ikhadi elifanele elihambisana nekhadi lesikweletu.
Isibonelo, uma uhamba nge-United noma i-Continental, ungathola isikhwama esisodwa samahhala esikhokhelwayo kanye nokubhalwa kokugibela kokuqala kuqala uma ukhokha nge-OnePass Plus MasterCard ka-Chase. Ukuhamba nge-Delta? Khokha ngekhadi le-Delta SkyMiles kusuka ku-American Express futhi uthola isikhwama esisodwa samahhala esikhishwe wena nabangani abayisishiyagalolunye.
Ziphathe ngokwakho. Kule minyaka embalwa edlule, izindiza zezindiza ziye zafaka imali ehambelana nabagibeli abaphendukela kummeli womuntu lapho kungenzeka ukuphatha ukuthengiselana nge-intanethi noma esikhungweni sezindiza. Izibonelo ezijwayelekile zifaka phakathi ukungena kwendiza, ukuphawula kokupaka amabhasi, nokuhlola izikhwama. Imali yokubhuka ifoni ingeza i-$ 15 kuya ku-$ 45 ezindleko zakho.
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Ungadluli. Imali yemithwalo yinto enkulu. Ukuhlola nje isikhwama kuzokubiza phakathi kuka-$ 40 no-$ 70 roundtrip (ngaphandle uma uhamba neNingizimu-ntshonalanga, okukuvumela ukuthi uhlole izikhwama ezimbili mahhala). Uma isikhwama sakho sidlula umkhawulo wesisindo (ngokuvamile amakhilogremu angu-50), ungangezela i $ 50 kuya ku-$ 400. Ngokufanayo, uma isikhwama sakho sikhululekile (ngaphezu kwamasentimitha angama-62 ububanzi obukhulu, kulinganiswa i-L x W x H), uzokhokha imali eyengeziwe engu-$ 100 kuya ku-$ 600 esikhwameni ngasinye.
Uma uhamba ngendiza yebhajethi , ungase ukhokhiswe ngezikhwama zokuhamba. Ngo-2010, i-Spirit Airlines yaqala ukushaja abagibeli ngezikhwama ezithwala ezitholakala ebhodini elingaphezulu. Kusukela manje izinkokhelo zenkampani yenethiwekhi $ 35 zesikhwama esithwalayo uma ukhokha lapho ubeka ibhanoyi yakho enkundleni, kodwa uma ulinda uze ufike esikhumulweni sezindiza, imali ibuyele ku-$ 100.
Cabanga ngezinhlelo zakho ngaphambi kokubhuka. Amathikithi abuyiselwayo angcono kakhulu kepha aqinisekisiwe ukuthi ayamanani.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukubhuka ithikithi elingabuyiselwa imali futhi ukuliguqula kungadala imali. Imali yokushintsha amathikithi ngokuvamile i-$ 100 ngayinye indlela yezindiza zasekhaya futhi ingahamba kakhulu.
Ungakugwema kanjani ukukhokha? Ungashintsha ithikithi mahhala kungakapheli amahora angu-24 wokubhuka, ngakho-ke qaphela ngokucophelela ukubuyekeza izinsuku zakho zokuhamba nezikhathi phakathi nalesi sikhathi. Uma ulahlekelwa iwindi lamahora angu-24, uzokhokha imali yokushintsha kanye nokwahlukana kwentengo yamathikithi amasha. Njalo yenza lezi zibalo. Njengoba izimali zokushintsha zihamba kakhulu, ngezinye izikhathi kungabizi ukuthenga izindleko zetikithi lokuqala bese uqala ngaphezulu.
Khokha phambili ukuze uthole okungaphezulu. Ngezinye izindiza ezindizayo, intengo yezingeza iya phezulu uma ulinde ukukhokha. Isibonelo, i-Spirit Airlines inkokhelo yokukhokha okubiza imali engu- $ 25 uma ukhokha ngesikhathi sokubhuka; linda kuze kube usuku lokuhamba kwakho futhi intengo ikhuphukela ku-$ 100.
Ngokufanayo, uma uyazi ukuthi ufuna ukusebenzisa i-inflight wi-fi, ukhokha phambili ukuze uthole inzuzo engcono.
Yondla abasebenzi bakho ngaphambi kokuba ugibele. Izinsuku lapho izindiza ezidla ukudla ku -board ziphelile. Namuhla, abathwali abaningi baphawula amabhokisi amancane futhi ukudla okubhalwe nge-bistro ngamanani angasebenzisa u- $ 10 umuntu ngamunye.