I-Etihad Aviation Group, umnikazi wenkampani yezindiza kazwelonke yase-United Arab Emirates, kanye I-Air Arabia, iMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye neNyakatho Afrika okuyinkampani yokuqala nenkulu kunazo zonke engabizi kakhulu, namuhla imemezele ukusayinwa kwesivumelwano sokwethula i-'Air Arabia Abu Dhabi', inkampani yokuqala yenkampani ethwala izindleko eziphansi.
I-Etihad kanye ne-Air Arabia bazosungula inkampani ezimele ehlanganyelwe ezosebenza njengendiza yabagibeli ebiza kancane enesikhungo sayo esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe sase-Abu Dhabi. Umthwali omusha uzohambisana nezinsiza ze-Etihad Airways evela e-Abu Dhabi futhi uzobhekelela ingxenye ekhulayo yemakethe yezokuvakasha ebiza kancane esifundeni.
UTony Douglas, oyi-Group Chief Executive Officer, i-Etihad Aviation Group, uthe: “I-Abu Dhabi iyisizinda samasiko esiphumelelayo esinombono ocacile wezomnotho owakhiwe phezu kokusimama nokuhlukahluka. Ngokuheha okuhlukahlukene kwe-emirate kanye neminikelo yokwamukela izihambi, ukuvakasha nezokuvakasha kudlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuleni komnotho wenhloko-dolobha kanye ne-UAE. Ngokubambisana ne-Air Arabia kanye nokwethula inkampani yenethiwekhi yokuqala ebiza kancane yase-Abu Dhabi, sisebenzisa lo mbono wesikhathi eside”.
Ubuye wengeza wathi: “Lobu budlelwano obujabulisayo busekela uhlelo lwethu lwenguquko futhi kuzonikeza izivakashi zethu inketho entsha yokuhamba ngezindleko eziphansi ukuya nokubuya e-Abu Dhabi, kwenezela ezethu izinsiza. Sibheke ngabomvu ukwethulwa kwenkampani yezindiza entsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi”.
U-Adel Al Ali, Isikhulu Esiphezulu Seqembu, i-Air Arabia, uthe: “Ekhaya kumuntu othwala izindleko eziphansi esifundeni se-MENA, i-UAE ithuthuke eminyakeni edlule ukuze ibe isikhungo esihamba phambili kwezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. Sijabule kakhulu ukusebenzisana ne-Etihad ukusungula i-Air Arabia Abu Dhabi ezoqhubeka nokusebenzela ingxenye ekhulayo yokuvakasha ebiza kancane endaweni kanye nesifunda ngenkathi isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuzohlinzekwa yi-Air Arabia ne-Etihad”.
Ubuye wengeza wathi: “Lesi sinyathelo sibonisa amandla omkhakha wezokundiza e-UAE futhi sisebenzisa umbono othuthukisa ukukhula kwawo. Sibheke ngabomvu ubudlelwano obuyimpumelelo kanye nokwethulwa kwenkampani entsha yenethiwekhi”.
Isekelwe e-Abu Dhabi, inkampani entsha izosebenzisa imodeli yebhizinisi ebiza kancane. Ibhodi layo labaqondisi, elihlanganisa amalungu aqokwe yi-Etihad kanye ne-Air Arabia, izoqondisa isu elizimele lenkampani kanye negunya lebhizinisi.
Umkhakha wezokuvakasha nokuvakasha we-UAE unikela ngaphezu kuka-13.3% we-GDP yezwe futhi ujabulela ukuma okuvelele njengesikhungo sezindiza emhlabeni wonke, ngenxa yengqalasizinda yesimanjemanje ye-UAE, umkhakha wezinsizakalo ezithuthukile kanye nezokuthutha zasemoyeni ezisezingeni eliphezulu.
Imodeli yokuhamba ngendiza eshibhile ye-MENA yethulwa okokuqala e-UAE ngo-2003 futhi ibikhula ngokushesha kusukela lapho. Namuhla, imakethe yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi ijabulela ukuzuza okuphezulu kwesithathu kwezinga lokungena lenkampani yenethiwekhi elibiza izindleko eziphansi. Abathwali bezindleko eziphansi babe nesabelo esingu-17% somthamo wezihlalo ukuya nokubuya eMpumalanga Ephakathi ngo-2018, uma kuqhathaniswa nama-8% kuphela ngo-2009.
Ulwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana nebhizinisi elisha elihlanganyelwe lizokwaziswa maduze nje.
