I-Kenya Airways izwakalise ukukhathazeka ngezinhlelo zokukhulula isibhakabhaka sase-Afrika ithi lesi sinyathelo sizoba nomthelela omkhulu ekukhuleni kwayo.
Inkampani yezindiza ithi lesi sivumelwano, esisayinwe ekupheleni kukaJanuwari nonyaka, sishiya inkampani yezindiza isengozini enkulu yokuncintisana namazwe asazovula indawo yawo yezindiza.
Ngesikhathi sesivumelwano sangoMasingana zingama-28 e-Addis Ababa, e-Ethiopia, izinhloko zezwe zase-Afrika ezingama-23 zanezela ukusayina kwazo eMakethe yezokuthutha zase-Afrika yase-Singe efuna ukwakha inqubomgomo evuleleke emoyeni yendawo yomoya yase-Afrika.
Ngokusayina lo mthethosisekelo, amazwe angamalungu kulindeleke ukuthi anikeze ontanga yawo indawo yomoya ngaphandle kwemibandela eqinile. Abathintekayo bezindiza banethemba lokuthi ekugcineni izophinda ifane ne-European Common Aviation Area.
Kodwa-ke, uMqondisi Ophethe weKenya Airways uSebastian Mikosz uthe lesi sivumelwano kungenzeka sihlanganise isu lokuvuselela le nkampani yezindiza.
“Noma yiluphi uhlobo loxhaso nanoma yiluphi uhlobo loxhaso lwangaphandle luqashwe ngeso lokhozi, ukuze ungabibikho abantu abandiza ngokukhululekile, kodwa bangabi nazo izinhlobo zebhizinisi ezifanayo. Bheka izimbangi zethu ezinkulu e-Afrika futhi ubheke ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lokusekelwa abanalo nokuvikelwa kombuso abanalo ezimakethe,” kusho uMikosz.
Uthe iKenya Airways icwaninga ngomthelela wesivumelwano esibophezela amazwe ase-Afrika emakethe eyodwa ewaphoqa ukuthi ahlukane nemigomo yokuvikela izindiza zase-Afrika.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi iKenya iyisimanje ngokwedlulele kulokho, ngoba siyimakethe evulekele kakhulu eyenza izinkampani eziningi zezindiza zindize ziye eNairobi. Kuyasiza kakhulu, kodwa kufanele siqaphele,” kusho yena.
UMikosz uthe inkampani yezindiza enohulumeni waseKenya njengabanikazi bamasheya abaningi abanamasheya angu-49%, ihlela ukuthenga izindiza ezengeziwe ukuze zikwazi ukunwebeka, nezinye izinhlelo zokwethula izindiza eziya ngqo eKapa naseMauritius.
“Izindiza eziqondile [yikho] abagibeli abakubukayo. Uma uthatha imephu yamanethiwekhi emhlabeni, konke ukuthambekela kungukudala ukuxhumana kwephoyinti nephuzu, ukuze abantu bangadluli kuma-hubs, kodwa kunalokho ukuxhumana okuqondile, ”kuphawula.
Inkampani yezindiza, eshintshe unyaka wayo wezimali kusukela ekupheleni kukaMashi kuya kuZibandlela, ikhiphe ukulahlekelwa kwengqikithi ka-R6.1 billion ebikusola ngokukhuphuka kukaphethiloli kanye nomthelela omubi wesikhathi eside sokhetho.
UMikosz uthe umthelela ogcwele wezezimali womzila omusha wase-US uzozwakala ngo-2019, wengeza izici zokukhushulwa kwemali engenayo phakathi kwamaphesenti ayi-8 kuya kwayi-10. Inkampani yezindiza yehlise ukulahleka okuphelele isuka kusheleni wezigidigidi ezingama-25 ngonyaka wezi-2015 ukuze ithumele inzuzo yokusebenza engusheleni webhiliyoni elingu-1.3.
UMikosz uqhube wathi inkampani yezindiza yehlise ukulahlekelwa kwayo ngemuva kwentela isuka ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10 ngo-2016 yaya ku-6.1 billion ngonyaka odlule.
“I-Kenya Airways ayilona nje ibhizinisi, futhi akufanele ibonakale njengebhizinisi. I-Kenya Airways iyingxenye yomnotho waseKenya. Igalelo layo ku-GDP, iletha imisebenzi kubantu baseKenya, futhi iletha nekomkhulu eKenya,” kusho uMichael Joseph, usihlalo wale nkampani yezindiza.
"I-Kenya Airways kufanele ibhekwe ngendlela ehlukile kunebhizinisi elijwayelekile lenzuzo noma ibhizinisi elikhiqiza izabelo," kusho uMichael.
