Ilinganiselwa ku-400 imisebenzi engase ingene enkampanini yezindiza yesibili ngobukhulu e-Australia, i-Virgin Blue, ngemuva kokudalula izinhlelo zokumisa izindiza ezifika ezinhlanu ngenxa yokuwa komnotho emhlabeni.
IQantas iphinde yamemezela ukwehliswa kwezinsiza zayo zamazwe ngamazwe, kanti abantu base-Australia baxwayiswe ngokuphela kwezindleko zasekhaya ezehliswe kakhulu njengoba imboni yezindiza ibhekela ukwehla okukhulu.
Esitatimendeni esithunyelelwe i-Australian Securities Exchange izolo, uVirgin Blue uthe kuzothatha izindiza ezifika kwezinhlanu ezingasasebenzi ngonyaka wezimali ka-2009-10 futhi zisetshenziswe njengezipele zokusebenza. Lesi sinyathelo sizonciphisa amandla enkampani yezindiza cishe ngamaphesenti angu-8 futhi sithinte izikhundla ezilinganayo zesikhathi esigcwele ezingafika ku-400. Kodwa-ke, i-Virgin ithi izocabangela ukudlulisela abasebenzi kunkampani yayo entsha yezintambo ezinde, i-V Australia, ehlinzeka ngamatoho, ukwabelana ngemisebenzi kanye nokuhamba ngaphandle kwenkokhelo.
Abaphathi bayacelwa ukuthi babheke ububanzi bokuncishiswa kwabasebenzi. Kodwa kukholakala ukuthi Virgin ngeke ngokuphelele ukuhoxa kunoma iyiphi imizila.
Ememo kubasebenzi izolo, isikhulu esiphezulu seVirgin Blue, uBrett Godfrey, uthe inkampani yezindiza izongena "kwimodi ephephile nevikelekile" iminyaka emibili ezayo. Wayengenalo ithemba kodwa wayenemibono mayelana nokuwohloka komnotho.
NgoDisemba, uMnu Godfrey uxwayise abasebenzi ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ithwele abasebenzi abaningi kakhulu kodwa weluleka ngokuthi bangalaleli “imibono yabezindaba” mayelana nokuncipha kwemisebenzi.
Isimemezelo sayizolo silandela isexwayiso sikaMnu Godfrey ngoMsombuluko sokuthi ukwehliswa kwenani lokugibela kungabangela ukuphela kwezindleko zokugibela ezehliswe kakhulu. “Okwamanje sijabule kakhulu ukwehliswa, kodwa imali ehlisiwe izoba nzima ukuyigcina ngezinga esinalo.”
Okungeza osizini, inkampani entsha ye-Virgin yamazwe ngamazwe, i-V Australia, izosuka endizeni yayo yokuqala yezohwebo ngesonto elizayo.
Ukwehliswa kohambo lwebhizinisi sekuholele ekutheni iQantas inqamule izinsiza zayo iye eChina futhi iphinde yethule imisebenzi yasekhaya eNew Zealand isebenzisa inkampani ephethe isabelomali iJetstar.
Izinsizakalo zeQantas' Melbourne-to-Shanghai kanye neSydney-to-Beijing zizonqanyulwa phakathi nezinyanga kulandela ukwehla ngamaphesenti angama-20 kohambo lwebhizinisi kusukela ngo-Okthoba. Inkonzo entsha yansuku zonke esuka eSydney iya eShanghai, ezoqala ngoMashi 31, izohlose ukuthola isidingo esisele. IQantas iphinde yahoxisa izindiza eziqondile ezisuka e-Australia ziya eMumbai kusukela ngoMeyi, nezindiza eziya eNdiya manje ezizosuka eSingapore.
Isikhulu esiphezulu seQantas u-Alan Joyce utshele iThe Age ukuthi izinsiza zasekhaya zale nkampani eNew Zealand zizodluliselwa kwaJetstar kusukela ngoJuni 10 ngenhloso yokwehlisa izindleko nokuhlinzeka ngemali yokugibela eshibhile.
"Besibona ukusebenza kwethu njengokwenza ukulahlekelwa emakethe yasekhaya yaseNew Zealand," kusho uMnu Joyce.
“Kuke kwaba nezikhawu lapho siye sacwila enzuzweni ukuze siqhubeke nokusebenza. Sazizwa siyindlela engcono kakhulu yokwenza imbuyiselo futhi indlela engcono kakhulu yokuncintisana kakhulu kuleyo makethe kwakuwukugxila ku-Jetstar kunalokho bese sabelane ngemakethe ne-Qantas. Okuhlangenwe nakho kweJetstar kusebenze eChristchurch ukuya e-Australia. IQantas ibingenzi kahle kulowo mzila futhi manje iJetstar yenza kahle kakhulu kuwo.”
Lezi zindaba ezivela ezinhlanganweni zezindiza zase-Australia zifike ngemuva kosuku iSingapore Airlines iqinisekise ukuthi izokwehlisa umthamo ngamaphesenti ayi-11 kusukela ngo-Ephreli. Izophinde yehlise ukusebenza kwezindiza eziyi-17.
