I-Orbitz Worldwide Inc. ithumele ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kwekota yesibili phakathi kwemiphumela eqinile yamazwe ngamazwe kanye nemizamo yokususa ukugxila ekubhukheni kwezindiza.
Amasheya e-Orbitz ehle ngoMsombuluko ngesikhathi inkampani ithi izobambezela ukukhishwa kwemiphumela yayo yekota kuze kube uLwesine, ithi izitatimende zayo zezimali bezingakaphothulwa.
Le nkampani idalule ngoLwesithathu ukuthi izophinda ichaze imiphumela ukuze ilungise ukuthi okunye ukuthengiselana kwe-Travelport Ltd. namarisidi ekhadi lesikweletu emisebenzini yangaphandle kwahlukaniswa kanjani. Izinguquko zithinta kuphela izitatimende zomlando zezinto ezimbalwa ze-balance sheet, okuhlanganisa nokugeleza kwemali nokulingana nokheshi.
I-ejenti yezokuvakasha ku-inthanethi ibike ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kwezigidi ezingu-5 zamaRandi, noma amasenti angu-6 isabelo, uma kuqhathaniswa nokulahlekelwa konyaka odlule kwezigidi ezingu-32 zamaRandi. Ngonyaka odlule izibalo zesabelo ngasinye azizange zinikezwe.
Imali engenayo inyuke ngephesenti elilodwa laya ku-$1 million.
Izilinganiso ezimaphakathi zabahlaziyi abavotwe ngabakwaThomson Reuters bekungokokulahleka kwesabelo ngasinye ngamasenti ama-3 emalini engenayo eyizigidi ezingama- $ 234.
Ukubhukha okuphelele kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-4 kuya ku-$3 wezigidigidi, kanti ukubhukha kwamazwe ngamazwe kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-41 ngenxa yokwenyuka kwemisebenzi nezintengo. Ingxenye manje isibalelwa kumaphesenti angama-23 emali engenayo, isuka kumaphesenti angama-20 ngonyaka odlule.
Ukubhukha kwasekhaya kwehle ngamaphesenti angu-1 phakathi kobuthakathaka benkampani yezindiza, kodwa izivumelwano ezintsha zezikhangiso nokusebenzisana kufanele kusize unyaka wonke futhi "kusize ukulungisa noma yimuphi umthelela wokungaqiniseki kwamanje kwezomnotho nemboni yezokuvakasha," kusho uMongameli kanye Nesikhulu Esiphezulu uSteven Barnhart. Imizamo enjalo ihlanganisa isivumelwano seminyaka eminingi ne-Microsoft Corp. sokusebenza njengomhlinzeki wezokuvakasha ku-inthanethi wezingosi zokuvakasha ze-MSN.com e-US nase-UK.
I-Orbitz, eyavela esidlangalaleni ngonyaka odlule, yaqala njengempendulo yemboni yezindiza empumelelweni yezindawo zokuvakasha eziku-inthanethi. I-Continental Airlines Inc., i-Delta Air Lines Inc., i-Northwest Airlines Corp. kanye ne-UAL Corp.'s United zahlangana ukuze zidale isayithi, zitshala imali eyizigidi ezingu-145 zamaRandi ukuze kwethulwe inkampani ngo-1999. Le sayithi yangena ku-inthanethi ngoJuni 2001.
Kusukela lapho, isiza sibone ukuncintisana okukhulayo okuvela kubathengisi abaqondile okuhlanganisa i-AMR Corp.'s American Airlines kanye ne-Marriott International Inc., njengoba bayanda kakhulu ukunikeza abathengi amanani aphansi afanayo kanye nezinzuzo ezifana namamayela okundiza njalo namahhotela. Abathengi abathengayo bangasesha kalula inketho yabo eshibhe kakhulu ngosizo lwezinjini ze-metasearch, ezisesha izinsiza zokuhamba kodwa ezingakuvumeli ukuthi ubhukhe ngokuqondile.
Amasheya e-Orbitz avaliwe ngoLwesibili ngo-$5.75, futhi kwakungekho ukuhweba kwangaphambili kwemakethe.
