Iyini isigaba sokuhamba?

Uma kuziwa ezindizeni, amakilasi aya phambili kakhulu kwebhizinisi nomqeqeshi.

Lapho abantu abaningi becabanga nge "ekilasini" ngokuhamba ngezindiza, bacabangela iklasi yesevisi, njengokuqala, ibhizinisi noma umqeqeshi. Kodwa izindiza zezindiza zihlela amakilasi ngesakhiwo esiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, ngezinhlamvu ezimelela "isigaba sokuhamba," hhayi nje igaraji. Lezi zincwadi zivame ukuboshwa ekilasini elithile lezinsizakalo, kodwa ikakishi ngalinye lizoba namakilasi amaningi okugibela amahhashi abelwe, ngencwadi ngayinye emele intengo umgibeli okhokhele isihlalo sakhe.

Uma usanda kuqalisa ngamamayela namaphoyinti, kusengaphambili ukuqala ukukhathazeka ngezigaba zokuhamba, kepha uma kungenjalo manje, uzodinga ukufunda ngezinye izikhathi.

Ukwenza izinto zidideke nakakhulu, izindiza ezindizahlukene zisebenzisa izinhlamvu ezahlukene ukumela amazinga ahlukene. K, isigaba esiphakeme-esaphuthumayo esikoleni e-United, singase siboshwe ibhakede elincane lomunye othintekayo. Kodwa ngaphesheya kwebhodi, izindiza eziningi zisebenzisa uF ukumelela ithikithi yokuqala yezinga eliphezulu (okubiza kakhulu), futhi J inikezwe ibhizinisi eligcwele futhi i-Y lixhunywe kumnotho wezezimali ogcwele. Ukusuka lapho, izinto zithola kakhulu, zidideka kakhulu.

Amakilasi angama-fare yisinye sezizathu zokuthi omunye umgibeli kungenzeka ukuthi ukhokhelwe kakhulu indiza kunokuba ikhasimende elihlezi eceleni kwakhe. Ezinye izinkampani zidinga abasebenzi babo ukuthi bathenge amathikithi abuyele ukukhokhelwa (full-fare), kodwa ngisho nabagibeli abathile bezokuzilibazisa bakhokhela ngaphezulu isihlalo esifanayo kunabanye. Ngokuvamile, izindiza zezindiza zikhulula inani elithile lezintambo ezijulile zokunciphisa indiza ngayinye.

Uma lezo zithengiswa, uhlelo lokukhipha umklomelo luhambisa ama-alfabhethi ekilasini elilandelayo. Ngokufanayo, uma nje amathikithi amabili aphansi-atholakalayo futhi ucinga ezine (ukugcina umndeni wakho ngokubhuka okulodwa), uhlelo luzobuyela ekilasini lokuqala ngezihlalo ezine ezikhona. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ungagcina imali ngokubeka izihlalo ngabanye emva kokuthola indiza enendawo eyanele yokuhlala neqembu lakho.

Ngaphambi kokubhuka ithikithi, kufanele futhi ufanise isigaba sokungena esitholakalayo eshadini lokuzuza lezinhlelo zakho eziningi. Kwezinye izimo, isigaba sakho sokuhamba angase singabi namalungelo okuthola amamayela, kodwa cishe yonke imali ekhokhelwe ngezindiza ezisekelwe e-US ithola okungenani imitha elilodwa nge-mile egijima. Izindiza zezindiza zomhlaba jikelele angeke zikunikeze noma yikuphi ama-mileage ngamathikithi aphansi-Isaphulelo, noma kunjalo, futhi uhlelo lwakho olusekelwe e-US angeke linikeze umklomelo wamamayela emakilasini athile okuhamba ngezindiza ezindizeni zezakwethu, ngisho noma indiza isebenza njenge-code-share. Isibonelo, uma ubhala indiza ngokusebenzisa i-United eqhutshwa yi-Austrian, noma ngabe isigaba sokuhamba singafanelekela i-mileage uma kuyi-United flight, uhlelo lwakho lokufiphaza njalo luzokweleta ngokusekelwe ku-airline yokusebenza.

Amakilasi amasha abuye asetshenziselwe ukumela ithikithi lokuthola ithikithi. Ngokuvamile, uma imali ephansi-isaphulelo ayitholakali ngendiza enikeziwe, ngeke ukwazi ukubhuka isihlalo somklomelo ezingeni eliphansi kakhulu lokuhlengwa. Amathikithi ebhizinisi namakilasi okuqala aphathwa ngendlela efanayo, ngakho-ke uma kuphela ukukhokhelwa kwezinga lokuqala kutholakala u-$ 15,000 roundtrip ngomzila ophethe imali ekhokhelwa isamba esingu-$ 10,000 esaphuthumayo, ungahle ube nokubhuka umklomelo. Abasebenzisi abathuthukile bangasebenzisa amakilasi ehamba phambili ukuze kuzuze ithuluzi elifana ne-ExpertFlyer.com.

Lapho, ungabona amakilasi atholakalayo ezindizeni eziningi, okwenza kube lula ukucinga izihlalo zesikhombisi izinsuku eziningana ngesikhathi.