I-SUBANG - I-Malaysia Airlines kanye ne-Air Mauritius bandise isivumelwano sabo sokwabelana ngekhodi, bavule izindawo eziningi zamazwe ngamazwe zabagibeli be-Air Mauritius.
Ngaphansi kwalesi sivumelwano, i-Air Mauritius izokwengeza ikhodi yayo ezindizeni zeMalaysia Airlines eziya ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zamazwe ngamazwe okuhlanganisa nokuya phambili okuya eSydney, eMelbourne, ePerth, eShanghai, eBeijing, naseBangkok. Ukuxhumana nezindawo zasekhaya e-Malaysia ku-Malaysia Airlines kuhlelelwe ukuqala ngekota yokuqala ka-2009.
Umqondisi ophethe iMalaysia Airlines kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu, uDato' Sri Idris Jala uthe: “Sijabule ngale ntuthuko ebudlelwaneni bethu obukhona ne-Air Mauritius. Lokhu kuhambisana nesu lethu le-hub-and-spoke lokuthuthukisa ukugcwala kwe-feeder emizileni yethu emikhulu ukuze sikhulise imali yethu engenayo.
“Kulo nyaka uwodwa, imali esiyitholayo ngesabelomali sekhodi inyuke ngamaphesenti angama-20 yafinyelela ku-R4 million. Ngokunwetshwa kwalokhu kwabelana ngamakhodi, siyaqiniseka ukuthi ibhizinisi lizoqhubeka nokukhula kancane.”
Lezi zinkampani ezimbili zezindiza zabelane ngekhodi kusukela ngoJanuwari 2002. Isivumelwano ngaphambilini besisebenza kuphela ezinsizeni eziphakathi kweKuala Lumpur neMauritius. Ukunwetshwa kwale codeshare kuzoqinisa i-Kuala Lumpur njengesango labahambi.
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Air Mauritius, uManoj RK Ujoodha uthe, “Ukuqiniswa kobambiswano lwethu olunesikhathi eside kufike ngesikhathi esihle ezinhlanganweni zethu ezimbili zezindiza njengoba sizama ukunikeza amakhasimende ethu ukukhetha okwengeziwe nokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezintsha ezivela eThailand naseChina, ekuqaleni. Isivumelwano sizophinde sisenze sikwazi ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha eMauritius kusukela ezimakethe ezingakasetshenziswa.”
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amakhasimende angaphinde abheke phambili ezinhlelweni zokundiza njalo zazo zombili izindiza ezixhunywayo, okuvumela amalungu azo zombili izinhlelo ukuthi azuze futhi ahlenge amamayela lapho ehamba ngazo zonke izindiza ezisetshenziswa yinoma iyiphi inkampani yezindiza. Lokhu kulindeleke ukuthi kutholakale ngekota yesibili ka-2009.
