CAIRO, Egypt – Ungqongqoshe wezamabhanoyi e-Egypt uthi inkampani yezindiza yezwe ilahlekelwe imali elinganiselwa ku-1.3 billion wamapondo aseGibhithe, noma cishe u-$185 million, onyakeni wezimali odlule.
UWael El Maadawi izolo uthe ukulahlekelwa yi-EgyptAir kulo nyaka ophela le nyanga kudalwe ikakhulukazi ukunyuka kwamanani kaphethiloli, ukwehla kwamandla emali yaseGibhithe kanye neziteleka eziqhubekayo enkampanini. Ukulahleka konyaka odlule bekuphindwe kabili izibalo zika-2012-2013.
NgoLwesine, abashayeli bezindiza bahlele ukuhlala amahora angu-10 esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe saseCairo befuna izinguquko zabaphathi kanye nezinkokhelo zamabhonasi, babambezeleka izindiza ezingu-22.
Lezi zibalo zikhuphukela ngaphezu kuka-7bn pounds, noma cishe u-$1bn, isamba sokulahlekelwa inkampani ethintekayo kusukela ekuvukeleni kuka-2011 okwaketula u-Hosni Mubarak. Ukucwila kwezokuvakasha kuphinde kwathinta inkampani yezindiza.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Wael El Maadawi said yesterday that EgyptAir’s losses for the year ending this month were mainly due to an increase in fuel prices, the devaluation of the Egyptian currency and continuous strikes within the company.
- The figures push to more than 7bn pounds, or nearly $1bn, the total losses the carrier has suffered since the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
- A plunge in tourism has also hit the airline.
