Naphezu kokuba khona kwe-Korean Air kanye ne-China Southern, umfelandawonye i-Skyteam usaqhubeka nokungabonakali e-Asia, ukuphawula okubonakala kungamthokozisi uPierre Gourgeon, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Air France-KLM, amandla aqhuba umfelandawonye.
“Lokhu akulona iqiniso! Sinamandla amakhulu eKorea, Japan, naseChina, ikakhulukazi nozakwethu i-Korean Air kanye ne-China Southern Airlines,” esho esithangamini sabezindaba muva nje eParis. Kodwa-ke, uyashesha ukuqaphela ukuthi i-Skyteam ihlala ibuthakathaka ezimakethe ezifana neningizimu ye-Asia (India) naseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia.
Unyaka ka-2010 kufanele ulethe izinguquko ezamukelekayo. UGourgeon uyaqinisekisa ukuthi iVietnam Airlines izongenela umfelandawonye ngonyaka ozayo esiza iSkyteam ukuthi ifinyelele kabanzi eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia kusukela kuzo zombili izizinda zaseVietnam eHo Chi Minh City naseHanoi. I-Vietnam Airlines manje isingene ohlelweni lwesimanje ngaphambi kokuba ibe yilungu elisemthethweni ngoJuni 2010. Kusukela ngo-2007, inkampani yezindiza iye ya-oda ama-36 Airbus A-321, ama-Airbus A-350 900XWB amabili, 16 Boeing B787 Dreamliners, kanye ne-11 ATR 72. -NgoNovemba, inkampani yezindiza yamemezela inhloso yayo yokuthenga i-Airbus A380 emine kanti inkontileka izophothulwa ngekota yokuqala ka-2010. I-Vietnam Airlines njengamanje inenqwaba yezindiza ezingu-52 ezindiza imizila engu-19 yasekhaya kanye ne-25 yamazwe ngamazwe enenani eliphelele labagibeli. izigidi eziyisishiyagalolunye. Ilindele ukuphinda kathathu imikhumbi yayo nabagibeli ngo-2020.
Inethiwekhi yezinkampani zezindiza iphinde yahlelwa kabusha ukuze ifinyeze isikhathi sokuthutha futhi ithuthukise ukudluliselwa esikhumulweni sezindiza i-HCM City, futhi isanda kwandisa inombolo yezindiza zayo zamasonto onke eziya e-Paris CDG, isikhungo esikhulu se-Air France-KLM eYurophu. I-Vietnam Airlines manje indiza izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili ngesonto, ikhuphuka ngamafrikhwensi amabili. I-Europe imele inzuzo yezigidi ezingu-165 zama-euro ngo-2008 ngezindiza ezintathu eziya eRussia, eJalimane, naseFrance. “Njengamanje sisebenzisana sonke ukuletha uhlelo lwe-IT lwe-Vietnam Airlines ezingeni le-Skyteam,” kusho uGourgeon.
Uzakwethu omusha ozoqinisekiswa ngokusemthethweni maduze inkampani yenethiwekhi yase-Indonesia i-Garuda. "Sijabule kakhulu ukusekela ukhetho lukaGaruda, umlingani wethu osekuyisikhathi eside e-Asia," kuchaza uPeter Hartman, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-KLM. “Emhlanganweni wethu wokugcina, sinqume ukweseka inqubo kaGaruda abe yiSkyteam ngokubambisana neKorea Air kanye neDelta Air Lines. Ngikholwa nokho ukuthi lolu hlelo luzothatha unyaka kuze kungene uGaruda ngokusemthethweni,” echaza. Unyaka wezi-2011 nawo ubonwa njengosuku lokungena okungenzeka ngabaphathi be-Garuda njengoba kusanda kuqinisekiswa ukuthi kunqunyelwe kuphela. eTurboNews ngu-Emirsyah Satar, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Garuda. “Ngokushesha, kungcono. Manje sisebenzela ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lwethu lokubhukha futhi sibheke ukwandisa imikhumbi yethu isuka ezindizeni ezingama-66 iye kweziyi-116 ngo-2014,” kusho uSatar.
I-Air France nayo ibhekisise iJapan Airlines. Izwa ngezinkinga zezimali zenkampani yezindiza, i-Air France-KLM ijoyine i-Delta Air Lines kanye ne-Skyteam ukuze ifake isicelo se-US$1.02 billion yezimali ukuze konge inkampani yezindiza. Isiphakamiso se-Delta kanye ne-SkyTeam sihlanganisa, phakathi kokunye, umjovo we-equity wama-US$500 wezigidi ezivela kwa-SkyTeam kanye nesiqinisekiso semali engenayo esingu-$300 sezigidi ezivela kwaDelta. Inkampani ethwala impahla yaseJapan isanda kuthola imvume kuhulumeni yokubolekwa kwemali elinganiselwa ku-yen 100 billion evela eBhange Lokuthuthukiswa KwaseJapan ukuze izigcine isebenza ngemva kokugunyazwa uhulumeni. UGourgeon uhlala eqaphile ngomphumela. “Ngeke ngikwazi ukusho okwengeziwe ngayo. Konke kuncike [emiphumeleni] yezingxoxo phakathi kukahulumeni wase-Japan nabaphathi be-JAL. Namanje asazi ukuthi uhulumeni waseJapan uzokuvumela yini ukuthi kungene umthwali wangaphandle kubunikazi be-JAL, ”kusho yena.
E-India, i-Air France ibonakala iwushiye okwesikhashana umqondo wokuxhuma nenkampani yenethiwekhi yaseNdiya. "Imakethe yezokuvakasha ngendiza okwamanje inzima kakhulu namathuba ambalwa amahle okuthola umlingani," kusho uGourgeon ngokuqaphela.
