I-Emirates ibambisene neStar Alliance Airline SAA

I-Emirates, kanye neLungu le-Star Alliance I-South African Airways (SAA), inkampani ephethe ifulegi laseNingizimu Afrika, bandisa ukusebenzisana kwabo kwamasu ngokuthuthukiswa kwesivumelwano sabo se-codeshare, bavule izindawo ezintsha kumakhasimende e-Emirates nawakwa-SAA.

I-Emirates ayiyona ingxenye yanoma yimuphi umfelandawonye wezindiza zamazwe ngamazwe.

Kusalinde ukugunyazwa kukahulumeni, i-SAA kanye ne-Emirates basayine ubudlelwano bezohwebo obuthuthukisiwe obuzobona ubudlelwano phakathi kwalezi zinkampani ezimbili bukhula futhi buqinise isivumelwano sabo se-codeshare esesivele siphumelele esasayinwa ngo-1997, ezindaweni eziningi zokuthintwa kwezentengiselwano namakhasimende.

“Lesi sivumelwano sikhombisa igxathu elibalulekile ekwenziweni kwesu lethu nasekuguquleni ibhizinisi lethu. Kuzosenza sikwazi ukuhlola futhi sisebenzise ama-synergies phakathi kwethu ebudlelwaneni obuthuthukisiwe benzuzo efanayo. Inethiwekhi yethu yomzila kanye ne-Emirates iyahambisana. Ukwandiswa kobambiswano lwethu kuzophinde kuqinise imikhakha ebalulekile esizogxila kuyo ekuqaliseni uhlelo lwethu lokulungisa izinto,” kusho isikhulu se-SAA uVuyani Jarana.

“Sizibophezele ngokujulile ebudlelwaneni bethu beminyaka engamashumi eminyaka ne-SAA, futhi ukwandiswa okuzayo kwesivumelwano sethu sokwabelana ngekhodi kuyintuthuko ethokozisayo futhi kuyingqophamlando ebalulekile emlandweni wethu eNingizimu Afrika,” kusho uSir Tim Clark, uMongameli we-Emirates Airline.

“Sibone impumelelo enkulu esivumelwaneni se-codeshare, esivumele ukuxhumana okuthe xaxa kumakhasimende e-SAA ne-Emirates, ngokunikeza ukukhetha okwengeziwe, ukuguquguquka kanye nokuxhuma kalula emadolobheni anhlobonhlobo nge-Dubai nakwezinye izindawo eziningi eNingizimu Afrika. Ukwandisa ububanzi besivumelwano sethu kusekela amabhondi aqinile esiwabelana ne-SAA kanye nenkolelo yethu yokuthi lobu budlelwano obuthuthukisiwe buzokwenza impumelelo nenzuzo eyengeziwe ezinkampanini zezindiza kanye namakhasimende azo”.

Ngo-2017/18, isivumelwano se-codeshare phakathi kwe-Emirates ne-SAA sabona abagibeli abangaba ngu-90,000 behlomula ekuhambeni okungenazihibe kanye nokuxhumana okwengeziwe, kulo nyaka kuphela. I-Emirates yethula ukusebenza eNingizimu Afrika ngo-1995 ngezindiza phakathi kwe-Dubai ne-Johannesburg. Ubudlelwano phakathi kwe-SAA ne-Emirates buthatha iminyaka engaphezu kuka-20 kusukela ngoJuni 1997 ngokusayinwa kwesivumelwano sokuqala se-codeshare se-Emirates, lapho ikhodi ye-SAA yaqala ukubonakala ezindizeni eziqhutshwa yi-Emirates ziya e-Dubai.

I-SAA iyakwazi ukunikeza amakhasimende ayo izihlalo ezindizeni eziyisishiyagalombili zansuku zonke ezisetshenziswa yi-Emirates phakathi kweNingizimu Afrika ne-Dubai (izindiza ezine zansuku zonke ezisuka eGoli okuhlanganisa nendiza yayo eyingqophamlando i-A380, izindiza ezintathu zansuku zonke ezisuka eKapa kanye nendiza eyodwa yansuku zonke esuka eThekwini).

Isivumelwano esithuthukisiwe sisho ukuthi i-codeshare izonwetshwa kuwo wonke amanethiwekhi ezinkampani zenethiwekhi.

Lezi zinkampani ezimbili zezindiza zizosebenzela ukuletha ukusebenzisana okwengeziwe kunethiwekhi yazo ngokulandelana kwazo, izindawo zokuthintwa kwamakhasimende, izinsizakalo zezimpahla ezithwala impahla kanye nezinhlelo zendiza ukuze zikwazi ukuxhumana kalula futhi zithuthukise ukuhamba kwabagibeli. Ukuxhumana kuzothuthukiswa ngokulungisa izikhathi zokuxhuma eGoli, kugxilwe ngokukhethekile ezimakethe zezifunda ezidumile.

Okufakwe esivumelwaneni esisha izinhlelo zokuthuthukisa izinhlelo zamaflaya ezivamile, i-Emirates' Skywards kanye neVoyager by SAA. I-Emirates yaba nguzakwethu wendiza ye-Voyager ngo-2000, okusho ukuthi amalungu e-Voyager ayakwazi ukuzuza futhi ahlenge ama-Miles ezindizeni eziqhutshwa yi-Emirates; futhi ngokufanayo, amalungu e-Skyward ayakwazi ukuzuza futhi ahlenge ama-Miles ezindizeni eziqhutshwa yi-SAA.

Izinkampani zezindiza zizosebenza ngokuhlukene kwezinye izindawo zokubambisana kwamazwe amabili kanye nokushintshisana kwemikhuba emihle kuyo yonke imisebenzi eminingi yendiza.

Emirates eNingizimu Afrika

I-Emirates yethula izinsiza eNingizimu Afrika ngo-1995 ngezindiza eziya eGoli, futhi kusukela lapho isikhule isizinda sayo ezweni eliya eKapa naseThekwini. I-Emirates isebenza ngezindiza zansuku zonke eziyisishiyagalombili eziya eNingizimu Afrika (ezine ziya eGoli, ezintathu eziya eKapa kanye neyodwa eya eThekwini) okuhlanganisa ne-A380 yayo edumile eya eGoli.

Ucwaningo lwango-2016 olulinganisa umthelela we-Emirates emnothweni waseNingizimu Afrika lubonise isamba somnikelo wezomnotho we-Emirates Group sifinyelela ku-$417 million/ZAR 5.81 billion, sisekela imisebenzi engu-12,989 ngo-FY 2014/15. Kusukela lapho i-Emirates isikhulise izihlalo zayo ukuya eNingizimu Afrika isuka ku-2,572 yaya ku-3,101 yezihlalo zansuku zonke, nokwandisa umthelela we-Emirates emnothweni nasekuqashweni.

I-Emirates ithwala abavakashi bebhizinisi nezokungcebeleka abavela emhlabeni wonke babayise 'endaweni eya eNingizimu Afrika' ngesikhungo sayo sase-Dubai, exhuma iNingizimu Afrika nezindawo eziyi-121 kunethiwekhi yayo yamazwe ngamazwe. Ngo-FY 2017/18, i-Emirates yathwala abagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.7 ukuya nokubuya ezindaweni zayo ezintathu eNingizimu Afrika, kanye namathani angaphezu kuka-61,800 wempahla enenani eliphakeme - okuhlanganisa ukudla kwasolwandle, izithelo nemifino, inyama esanda kufakwa neqhwa, iwayini, imithi kanye negolide. Bangaphezu kuka-1,000 abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abaqashwe yi-Emirates Group, okuhlanganisa nabashayeli bezindiza abangaphezu kuka-250 kanye nabasebenzi abangu-500.