Abashayeli bezindiza baseBritish bazovota ukuthi bazophuma yini ngaphandle kwezinhlelo zamabhanoyi zokuqalisa ibhizinisi elingaphansi, kumenyezelwe namhlanje.
IBritish Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) ithe bonke abashayeli bezindiza beBA abangu-3,200 bazovotelwa ukuthi bazoteleka yini kulokho abakubona kuyisistimu entsha esezingeni eliphambili lapho i-OpenSkies iqala ukusebenza ngoJuni.
Inyunyana ikholelwa ukuthi ukwethulwa kwehlumela, elizonikeza izindiza ezihamba phambili kusuka ezwenikazi i-Europe kuya eMelika kodwa kube nezindleko zokusebenza eziphansi kune-BA, kungavula indlela yokukhokha futhi nemibandela ye-BA iphonselwe inselelo.
UBalpa uthe inkampani entsha ingaba namazinga okuphepha ebuthakathaka futhi ingadinga abashayeli bezindiza kwa-OpenSkies ukuthi baqhubeke nezifundo ukuze badlulisele ku-BA. Ifuna ukubona izinga elijwayelekile lesipiliyoni elilindelwe kulo lonke ibhodi "ngokufinyelela okuvulekile" phakathi kwemisebenzi ezinkampanini.
Ibuye isebenzise ingozi ye-Boeing 777 yesonto eledlule esikhumulweni sezindiza saseHeathrow ukunxusa i-BA ukuthi iyeke izinhlelo zayo - ithi iqiniso lokuthi akekho olimalile likhombisa isidingo sabashayeli bezindiza abanolwazi olunzulu abanamathela ezindinganisweni ezifanayo.
I-BA ithe namazinga okuphepha azofana enkampanini entsha yezindiza.
UBalpa ufuna ukuthi abashayeli bezindiza bezindiza ezimbili basebenze njengomzimba owodwa, noqeqesho olufanayo nohlelo olulodwa lwesikhundla, lapho ubukhulu buxhunyaniswa nenani leminyaka kule nkampani.
UJim McAuslan, uNobhala Jikelele kaBalpa, uthe: “Siyathemba ukuthi ubuholi beBA busazocabanga futhi. Lokhu akumayelana nemali futhi akuphathelene nokuphepha. Silungiselelwe ukwamukela ukuthi insizakalo izodinga izindleko eziphansi ukwakha ibhizinisi nokuthi uBalpa uzokwazi ukwenza lo msebenzi ukuhlangabezana necala lebhizinisi le-BA. Kepha asizimisele ukubona indikimba yokushayela ihlukaniswe ngendlela i-BA ehlela ngayo futhi imangele ukuthi kungani bengazukusebenzisa abashayeli bezindiza be-BA.
"Kunokwesaba, okufakazelwa wukungenami kwe-BA, ukuthi inhloso yangempela ye-BA ukuqala uhlelo lokukhishwa kwabasebenzi oluzogcina luphoqa izimo ze-BA zokushayela."
Ukwethulwa kwe-OpenSkies kumenyezelwe kule nyanga, kusetshenziswa imithetho emisha yenkululeko elawula imakethe yezokuvakasha ngendiza phakathi kweYurophu neMelika.
Inkampani yezindiza, eqanjwe ngesivumelwano esivumele ukwakhiwa kwayo, izovumela iBA ukuba incintisane ngqo nezinkampani zaseYurophu.
Okhulumela i-BA uthe: “Sidumele ngokuthi iBalpa isiqinisekisile inhloso yayo yokuvota amalungu ayo ukuze athathwe yizimboni ngezinhlelo zethu zebhanoyi lethu elisha elisizayo, i-OpenSkies. Alukho ushintsho emigomeni nemibandela yabashayeli bezindiza be-BA, okuphakathi kokuhamba phambili embonini.
“Sitshele uBalpa ukuthi sizonikezela ngokuxhaswa kubashayeli bezindiza beBA abafisa ukusebenzela i-OpenSkies, nezimpesheni zabo kanye nobudala babo buvikelwe. Sicele uBalpa ukuthi amele abashayeli bezindiza enkampanini entsha yezindiza.
“Sinikeze abakwaBalpa iziqinisekiso zokuthi i-OpenSkies ngeke ibe nomthelela omubi kubashayeli bezindiza beBA. Siyethemba ukuthi lezi ziqinisekiso zizomvimba uBalpa ukuthi aqale isenzo esizodala ukuphazamiseka kwamakhasimende futhi silimaze ibhizinisi lethu. ”
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