(eTN) – I-Singapore yenze izivumelwano ezintathu zamazwe amabili ze-Open Skies (OSA) namazwe aseScandinavia, ahlanganisa iDenmark, iNorway neSweden.
Ngalawa ma-OSA, izindiza ze-Singapore kanye namazwe ase-Scandinavia zizokwazi ukundiza phakathi kwe-Singapore nanoma iyiphi indawo e-Scandinavia, zidlule noma nangale ziye kunoma yiliphi izwe lesithathu, ngaphandle kwemikhawulo yomthamo, imvamisa noma uhlobo lwendiza. Ama-OSA akhululekile nakakhulu kunama-OSA avamile, njengoba ehlinzeka ngamalungelo angenamkhawulo “wokugoqa” ezinkampani zezindiza ezithwala impahla zaseSingapore kanye namazwe aseScandinavia. Njengomfanekiso, inkampani yezindiza ethwala impahla yase-Singapore izovunyelwa ukuthi imise indiza yayo kunoma iyiphi indawo e-Scandinavia futhi isebenzise lokhu njengehabhu ukuze isebenze kunoma yiliphi elinye izwe, ngaphandle kokukhawulelwa endaweni, imvamisa yesevisi noma umthamo. Okufanayo kusebenza kubathwali baseScandinavia.
UMnu Lim Kim Choon, umqondisi-jikelele kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu, i-Civil Aviation Authority yaseSingapore, uthe, “Ukuphethwa kwalezi zivumelwano kukhombisa ukuzibophezela okuqinile kwezinhlangothi zombili ekusunguleni uhlaka lwezinsiza zezindiza ezikhululekile ngokuphelele. Lezi zivumelwano zizophinde zikhiqize izinzuzo ezidlulela ngale komkhakha wezokundiza, zikhuthaze ukuhwebelana okukhulu nokutshalwa kwezimali phakathi kweSingapore neScandinavia.”
Njengamanje, i-Singapore Airlines isebenza ngezinsizakalo ezintathu zamasonto onke zabagibeli phakathi kweSingapore neCopenhagen eDenmark. I-Singapore Airlines Cargo iphinde isebenzise izinsiza ezinhlanu zeviki zonke zezimpahla phakathi kweSingapore neCopenhagen ngamaphoyinti aseMpumalanga Ephakathi naseYurophu.
Ngokuphothulwa kwalawa ma-OSA, iSingapore izoba nezinhlelo zesibhakabhaka esivulekile namazwe angaphezu kuka-20, kuhlanganise nayi-13 namazwe e-European Union.
Umthombo: I-Civil Aviation Authority yase-Singapore
