ISTANBUL, Turkey (eTN) – Indiza yombuso yaseTurkey iTurkish Airlines (THY) isibe inkampani yesikhombisa ngobukhulu eYurophu, idlula i-Alitalia yase-Italy ngabagibeli abathwalwa ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa zokuqala zonyaka.
I-THY ithwale abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-12.16, okuwukukhuphuka ngamaphesenti angu-15.7 esikhathini sikaJanuwari-Julayi, futhi yakhuphukela endaweni yesi-7, ngokwezibalo ezinikezwe i-Association of European Airlines.
I-THY ithwale abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-14.9 kusukela ngoMasingana kuya ku-Agasti, okuwukukhuphuka konyaka ngamaphesenti angu-15.4. Inkampani yezokuthutha yaseTurkey ithe ihlose ukukhulisa ukuhamba kwabagibeli ku-23.5 million ngo-2008, kusukela kubagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-19.6 ngonyaka odlule naphezu kwezimo ezibucayi emkhakheni womhlaba.
ITHILE ibambe isikhundla sendiza yase-Italy ekhathazekile u-Alitalia njengoba inkampani yezindiza yase-Italy yayinezinkinga zezimali futhi yabona lehla ngamaphesenti angu-17.4 enanini labagibeli laya ezigidini ezingu-11.8. I-THY ikleliswe kwabayisishiyagalombili ngo-2007 ngabagibeli bayo abangu-10.5 million. I-Lufthansa yaseJalimane ihamba phambili ohlwini njengenkampani yezindiza enkulu yaseYurophu enabagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-32.2. I-Air France, endiza abantu abayizigidi ezingu-29.6, ibe ngeyesibili kanti iBritish Airways iphume isithathu ngabagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-18.7.
Eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo, i-THY ekhula ngokushesha kulindeleke ukuthi igxumele kwezinhlanu zokuqala ohlwini lwezinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu zaseYurophu.
Inkampani ephethe ifulegi yaseTurkey ibheke ngamathuba okuthenga esifundeni futhi ihlela ukuqhubeka nokukhula kwayo okungamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-20 ngonyaka, kusho isikhulu esiphezulu sale nkampani engxoxweni.
I-THY, enye yezinkampani zezindiza ezikhula ngokushesha kakhulu eYurophu, ikhule ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-20 minyaka yonke kule minyaka emihlanu edlule naphezu kokuwohloka kombono wembulunga yonke ngalo mkhakha nokuncintisana kwasekhaya kwanda. Inkampani ihlose ukugcina ijubane ngo-2008.
Inkampani yenethiwekhi yaseTurkey nayo kubikwa ukuthi ibheke phesheya ukuthola izinto ezingase zibe khona. Iqinisekise izintshisekelo zayo ku-Austrian Airlines kanye ne-Bosnia-Herzegovina Airlines. Kodwa-ke, i-THY yeqiwe umnqamulajuqu wokubamba iqhaza kuthenda yokwenza okuyimfihlo yokubamba iqhaza ku-Austrian Airlines. Izikhulu zaseBosnia kumele ziqedele ukuhlola kwazo mayelana nesicelo senkampani yezindiza ekupheleni kukaSepthemba.
I-International Air Transport Association, emele lo mkhakha onamalungu angaba ngu-230, ilinganisela ukuthi ukulahlekelwa komhlaba wonke ngo-2008 kungaba ngu-$5.5 billion. I-CEO ye-THY u-Temel Kotil uthe: “Inqubomgomo ye-THY phakathi kwesimo esibi kangaka 'iyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuvikela icala.' Sifuna ukusivulela indawo emakethe. Ngakho sibona lesi [simo esingesihle] njengethuba.” Ngokusho kwakhe, i-THY ihlose ukufinyelela abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-40 kanye nokuthengiswa okuphelele kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-10 ngo-2013.
U-Kotil wengeze ngokuthi i-THY ingenye indlela ebalulekile kwezinye izindiza, ngakho-ke abagibeli abavela eRussia, Europe, Middle East nase-Asia Ephakathi baya ngokuya bethanda inkampani ephethe ifulegi laseTurkey ezindizeni zabo zokuhamba. Isibalo sabagibeli bezokuthutha senyuke ngamaphesenti angama-42.9 safinyelela ku-802,166 ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa zokuqala zonyaka.
“Kulo nyaka umgomo wethu uwukufinyelela kubagibeli abangu-1.5 million. Uma sinezinga lokukhula elingamaphesenti angama-50 ngonyaka ozayo, lingadlula izigidi ezi-2, ”kusho uKotil, wengeza cishe amaphesenti angama-26 abagibeli be-THY abandizela e-Istanbul ngabagibeli bezokuthutha.
U-Kotil uphinde waqinisekisa ukuthi ubulungu benkampani yezindiza i-Star Alliance bube nesandla ngamaphesenti angu-10 kulesi zinga lokukhula.
