Emasontweni ambalwa adlule, amahemuhemu nolwazi olungamanga mayelana nokuguqulwa okungenzeka kwenethiwekhi ye-Air France-KLM emfushane/ephakathi nendawo ibe umsebenzi obiza kancane kwanda kangangokuthi abaphathi benkampani yenethiwekhi yezwe laseFrance banquma ukudalula isu elisha ngaphambi kwalokho okwakuhleliwe. . Ngomhla ziyi-12 kuNovemba, i-Air France yagqamisa isakhiwo sayo esisha semizila yayo emifushane nephakathi. Ngomhla ziyi-18 kuLwezi, u-Pierre Gourgeon, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Air France-KLM Group sinikeze imininingwane egcwele mayelana nemibono yenkampani yezindiza yesikhathi esizayo. “Sibone ukuguguleka kancane kwemali engenayo yamayunithi kusukela ngo-2002 emizileni emifushane nephakathi. Naphezu kwezinguquko nezinguquko esizenzile ngo-2003/4 ikakhulukazi ngemali yokugibela eqhudelana kakhulu, siyaqhubeka nokubona imali engenayo yeyunithi yethu yehla ifinyelela kumazinga angabonakali iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi. Kwadingeka sisabele ngokuqinile,” kuchaza uPierre Gourgeon.
I-Air France izobeka kabusha umkhiqizo wayo kusukela ngo-April 2010. Umkhiqizo uzokwenza lula ube izingxenye ezimbili ezintsha zokubhuka: i-Premium ne-Voyageur. I-Premium izohlanganisa kokubili Ikilasi Lebhizinisi kanye nezindleko zomnotho eziguquguquka ngokugcwele futhi i-Voyageur izophakamisa amanani aphansi emnothweni ngokuguquguquka okuncane kokushintsha. Okubaluleke kakhulu, i-Air France izokwehlisa amanani ayo okugibela manje ngo-5% iye ku-20% ngezindleko zayo eziphansi futhi ngo-19% iye ku-29% amathikithi ayo abiza kakhulu. “I-Premium izobe isinikeza ukuguquguquka okugcwele kanye nezinqubo ezisheshayo kubagibeli. Ngokuphambene, i-Voyageur iklanyelwe abahambi abanolwazi, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi sizobona ukuguquka okusheshayo njengoba sizothola amasheya emakethe futhi e-Europe ngenxa yezindleko zethu eziphansi kuzo zombili izingxenye zokungcebeleka nezamabhizinisi ” kubikezela uGourgeon.
Ingabe i-Air France ilingisa izindiza zebhajethi? “Sibheke ukuncintisana kakhulu. Nokho, umqondo wethu uwukufanisa izidingo zamakhasimende ethu—ikakhulukazi ama-SME nabavakashi bezokungcebeleka- kodwa hhayi ukufanisa nganoma iyiphi intengo imodeli yebhajethi yezindiza. Lapho sibuza abagibeli bethu ngalokho abakulindele kumkhiqizo wethu wesikhathi esifushane/omaphakathi, iningi ligqamisa ukuthi bafuna imali yokugibela eqhudelana nesevisi elula kodwa ngaphandle kokuba umsebenzi wenkampani yezindiza ebiza kancane. Siyabalalela futhi senze ngokufanele,” kusho uGourgeon.
Ezinye izinyathelo zifaka phakathi ukulinganisa kwenethiwekhi yedonsa elide, nokunikezwa okungcono ngokwengxenye yomkhiqizo. “Nge-Economy Premium, sivala igebe phakathi kwesigaba somnotho esijwayelekile kanye nesigaba samabhizinisi. Sizobuka ukuthi i-Premium Economy ingena kanjani emakethe: uma sibona abahambi bebhizinisi behlisa imikhuba yabo yokuhamba, singabe sesinciphisa amakhono esigabeni samabhizinisi noma sinciphise izihlalo zesigaba somnotho uma sibona ukuthuthukiswa kwemikhuba yokuvakasha kusukela ngemuva indlu,” kusho uGourgeon.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Airbus A380 kuzosiza futhi ekwehliseni amaza ngenxa yamandla amakhulu. Indiza eyodwa yansuku zonke ye-A380 eya eNew York izongena esikhundleni sezindiza ezimbili zansuku zonke ze-Air France eziqala ngoNovemba 23, kulandelwe indiza eyodwa yansuku zonke eya eGoli ngoFebhuwari. “Silinganisela ukuthi i-Airbus A380 izonciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwethu kwe-CO2 ngomgibeli ngekhilomitha ngo-20% futhi isisize ukonga u-€ 15 wezigidi ngendiza ngayinye,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu se-Air France-KLM.
I-Air France izoqhubeka nokwenza lula ukusebenza ezindaweni zayo ezimbili ze-Paris CDG kanye ne-Amsterdam Schiphol. Ngokusho kukaPierre Gourgeon, inkampani izoqhubeka nokusebenzisa uhlelo oluhle kakhulu lokuxhuma eYurophu. “Sinohlelo lokuxhumana olungcono kakhulu, olunamathuba angu-19,727 okuxhumana eCharles de Gaulle kanye nokuxhumana okungu-6,675 eSchiphol, okungenani okuphindwe kabili kunanoma iyiphi enye inkampani yezindiza eYurophu. Izizinda ziba yimpendulo enkingeni yezomnotho. Njengoba ithrafikhi ithintwa ukungaqiniseki kwezomnotho, sibona imizila eqondile emincane engenanzuzo iba buthaka bese iyanyamalala. Ngaleso sikhathi, ama-hubs andisa isabelo sazo njengoba izinkampani zezindiza zikhetha ukugxilisa ibhizinisi lazo ezisekelweni ezinkulu,” kugqamisa isikhulu esiphezulu se-Air France.
Sekukonke, izindlela ezehlukene zokuhluza kufanele zisize i-Air France-KLM ukuthi ijike futhi ikwazi ukugqashuka futhi ngo-2010-2011.
