Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika kanye nabanye abantu emhlabeni wonke bangase bakwazi ukuhamba ezikhumulweni zezindiza maduze ngaphandle kokudinga iphasipoti noma ibhodi yokugibela ephathekayo.
Lokhu kushiwo yi-International Air Transport Association (IATA), ekhishile imiphumela yezivivinyo eziningi zobunikazi bedijithali .
Lezi zivivinyo zenziwa ngokubambisana nezinkampani zezindiza, izikhumulo zezindiza, ohulumeni kanye nabahlinzeki bezobuchwepheshe eYurophu nase-Asia-Pacific.
Isimo sezulu sanamuhla: Izivunguvungu ezinamandla kanye nokushisa okukhulu kulindeleke ezweni lonke
Imiphumela ikhombise ukuthi ukuhamba kwamazwe ngamazwe okusekelwe ku-biometric kanye nobuchwepheshe bokuthintana okungelona (contactless) sekuvele kusebenza futhi akuseyona into yesikhathi esizayo kuphela.
I-IATA ichaze ukuthi abagibeli bangasebenzisa iphasipoti yedijithali ephephile egcinwe kumakhalekhukhwini abo, kuyilapho ubuso noma ezinye izindlela ze-biometric zisetshenziswa ukuqinisekisa ubunikazi babo ngesikhathi behamba esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi abagibeli ngeke besadinga ukukhombisa amadokhumenti abo kaningi ezindaweni ezahlukene ngesikhathi sohambo lwabo.
Ngokwe-IATA, lezi zivivinyo zibonise ukuthi izinhlelo zobunikazi bedijithali zingakwazi ukuhlinzeka uhambo olungenazithiyo, ngisho noma kunezinkampani zezindiza eziningi noma ama-wallet edijithali ahlukene.
Ezinye zalezi zinhlelo zifaka phakathi Digital ID ku-Apple Wallet kubanikazi bamaphasipoti aseMelika, Google ID Pass kubanikazi bamaphasipoti ase-UK nase-US, kanye nezinhlelo zikazwelonke ezifana ne-Digi Yatra yaseNdiya.
Lezi zivivinyo zakhiwe zisekelwe kumazinga e-IATA One ID, i-Contactless Travel Directory, kanye namazinga omhlaba athuthukiswe yi-ISO, OpenID kanye ne-W3C.
“Sesikufakazele ukuthi ubunikazi bedijithali bokuhamba kwamazwe ngamazwe busebenza ngokuphepha nangempumelelo,” kusho uWillie Walsh, uMqondisi Jikelele we-IATA.
Wanezela ngokuthi ukuze abantu bazuze kulokhu, ohulumeni kufanele basheshise ukwamukela ama-Digital Travel Credentials (DTCs), okuyizinguqulo zedijithali zamaphasipoti.
Le ndlela izoletha izinzuzo ezinkulu ezifana nokuphepha okukhulu, ukuhamba okulula, kanye nokusebenza kahle.
Izivivinyo ziphinde zakhombisa ukuthi abagibeli bangabelana kuphela ngolwazi oludingekayo ngaphambi kohambo, ngemvume yabo.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi izinqubo zokuhlola zingaqedwa ngaphambi kokufika esikhumulweni sezindiza, okuzosiza ukunciphisa imigqa nokubambezeleka.
Ukuqinisekiswa nge-biometric kungakwazi futhi ukuthatha indawo yokuhlolwa ngesandla, kudale isipiliyoni esilula esibizwa ngokuthi “tap-and-go”.
UWalsh ugcizelele ukuthi amaphasipoti edijithali azokwenza ukuhamba kube kuphephe kakhulu futhi kusheshe noma ngabe umuntu uya kuphi.
“Ngokwabelana ngolwazi kusenesikhathi, izinqubo zingaqedwa ngaphambi, kuncishiswe ukuhlolwa kwamadokhumenti kanye nemigqa,” kusho yena.
Umkhakha wezokundiza usuvele ukhombisile ukuthi lobu buchwepheshe buyasebenza, futhi manje sekusezandleni zohulumeni ukwenza imithetho efanele.
Le ndlela ilandela iziphakamiso ezenziwa yi-International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ngonyaka odlule.
Ngokuka-Andy Smith wase-SITA, ubuchwepheshe sebusondele kakhulu ekusetshenzisweni futhi buzoletha uhambo olulula kubagibeli.
“Ngaphambi kokuthi uhambe uye esikhumulweni sezindiza, uzobe usuwazi ukuthi zonke izinqubo seziphelile,” kusho yena.
Lokhu kuzoholela ekutheni abantu bahambe kalula futhi bathole isipiliyoni esingcono lapho befika ezindaweni zabo.
I-IATA iphinde yathi ohulumeni kufanele baqale ukwakha izinhlelo zomthetho, zobuchwepheshe kanye nokusebenza ukuze bamukele lobu buchwepheshe.
Nokho, kubalulekile ukuthi izindlela zendabuko zamaphepha zihlale zikhona, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi wonke umuntu uyakwazi ukuhamba ngaphandle kwezithiyo.
