UNgqongqoshe wezeziMali waseDashi u-Wopke Hoekstra umemezele ukuthi usizo lwe-KLM olungafika kuma-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezine ($4 billion) luzofika njengenhlanganisela yeziqinisekiso zombuso kanye nemalimboleko yasebhange. Inkampani yezindiza ihlaselwe kakhulu yinkinga ye-COVID-4.32 futhi iningi lezindiza zayo zisamile.
Lesi simemezelo size ngemuva nje kokuthi iParis ithembise u-€7 billion ku-Air France, okuyinkampani engumzali we-KLM.
"Izindiza ze-Air France zimisiwe, ngakho-ke sidinga ukweseka i-Air France," kusho uNgqongqoshe wezeziMali waseFrance uBruno Le Maire.
Iphakethe losizo laseFrance lizofika ngendlela yemalimboleko eqondile yama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu evela kuhulumeni, kanye nemalimboleko eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezine zama-euro ahlinzekwa yinhlangano yamabhange ayisithupha aseFrance nawamazwe ngamazwe. Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye emalimboleko yesibili azoqinisekiswa wumbuso futhi.
Usizo lwe-Covid-19 luzoza nezimo ezithile, okuhlanganisa nalokho "I-Air France kumele ibe yinkampani enobungani kakhulu nemvelo emhlabeni,” kuphawula uLe Maire.
Imboni yezindiza ichithwe ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19, njengoba isidingo sokuhamba kwabagibeli sehla phakathi nokuvalwa kwezindawo kanye nemikhawulo yokuhamba ebekwe amazwe emhlabeni jikelele.
Iqembu le-Air France-KLM alihlukile, futhi amasheya enkampani ehle ngamaphesenti angama-55 kuze kube manje kulo nyaka.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The French aid package will come in the form of a direct €3 billion loan from the state, and a €4 billion loan provided by a consortium of six French and international banks.
- The Dutch national flag carrier, KLM, will also receive up to €4 billion from the government of the Netherlands.
- The Covid-19 aid will come with certain conditions, including that “Air France must become the most environmentally friendly company on the planet,” Le Maire noted.
