I-Delta, i-American drool phezu kwemizila yase-JAL yase-Asia

I-ATLANTA — I-Japan Airlines akuwona umklomelo wangempela empini ephakathi kwe-Delta Air Lines ne-American Airlines yokuthi ubani ozosebenzisana nenkampani yenethiwekhi enenkinga.

Balandela imizila yase-JAL yase-Asia - kanye nabagibeli abaphambili abahamba nabo.

Owinile uthola inzuzo enkulu, amandla engeziwe okusiza ekulolongeni izinketho zamakhasimende aphesheya kwezilwandle nezintengo zamathikithi, kanye namandla okuthi ngolunye usuku indize indiza yakhe nabagibeli emizileni ye-JAL.

Kungakho lezi zinkampani ezimbili zenethiwekhi zase-US zizoqhubekela phambili nokuphishekela i-JAL naphezu kokufaka kwayo ngokuqothuka, ihlela ukunciphisa isevisi kanye nesithombe esibi esithumele abahambi kwezinye izinkampani zenethiwekhi.

Ukukhula e-Asia ngeke kwelaphe konke okuhlupha izindiza ezinkulu zase-US, kodwa kuzohlinzeka ngokuthuthuka okudingeka kakhulu. Izinkampani zezindiza zingathola imali yokugibela ephezulu yezihlalo eziya e-Asia ngoba abahambi bebhizinisi bamazwe ngamazwe bavame ukuchitha imali engaphezu kwamaflaya ezokungcebeleka. Abahambi bebhizinisi bandiza kakhulu, futhi ngokuvamile ngomzuzu wokugcina, okusho ukukhokha imali yokugibela ephakeme.

Ukuhamba usuka eNyakatho Melika uya esifundeni saseMid-Pacific, okuhlanganisa iJapan neNingizimu Korea, kumele amaphesenti angu-5.8 engqikithi yokuhamba kwezindiza yamazwe ngamazwe aphambili ngoNovemba kodwa amaphesenti angu-12 ayo yonke imali engenayo, ngokusho kwedatha yakamuva ye-International Air Transport Association.

Umthamo usuwonke wabagibeli phakathi kweNyakatho Melika kanye nesifunda sase-Asia/Pacific kulindeleke ukuthi ukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-3.8 ngo-2010 kanye namaphesenti angu-5.6 ngo-2011, ngokocwaningo lwezinkampani zezindiza olwenziwe yi-IATA. Phakathi kweYurophu nesifunda sase-Asia/Pacific, kulindeleke ukuthi inyuke ngamaphesenti angu-4.4 ngo-2010 kanye namaphesenti angu-6.1 ngo-2011.

“Ilapho imali ikhona ngempela kulezi zinsuku,” kusho umxhumanisi wezindiza iCharles River Associates uMark Kiefer nge-Asia.

I-American kanye nabalingani bayo bomfelandawonye we-oneworld, okuhlanganisa ne-Japan Airlines, okwamanje banamaphesenti angaba ngu-35 esabelo semakethe sase-US-Japan. Lokho kuzokwehla kufinyelele kumaphesenti ayisi-6 uma i-JAL ishiya izwe elilodwa futhi inciphisa imali engenayo yaseMelika esifundeni. I-American, edlulisela cishe abagibeli abangu-400,000 minyaka yonke e-Japan Airlines esikhumulweni sezindiza saseNarita ngaphandle kwase-Tokyo, ayikhiphi imali engenayo yonke e-Japan noma esifundeni sase-Pacific.

I-American, ababambisene nayo kanye nenkampani ezimele yezokuhwebelana banikele ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.4 ku-Japan Airlines ukuze bahlale kumfelandawonye we-oneworld. I-American, iyunithi ye-AMR Corp., izinze eFort Worth, eTexas.

I-Delta Air Lines Inc., ezinze e-Atlanta, iyingxenye yomfelandawonye we-SkyTeam, ohlanganisa i-Air France-KLM. I-SkyTeam njengamanje ilawula amaphesenti angama-30 esabelo semakethe sase-US-Japan, ngokusho kweDelta. Lokho kuzokwenyuka kube ngamaphesenti angama-54 uma i-JAL ijoyina i-Sky-Team, kusho uDelta. I-Delta ithwala amakhasimende ayizigidi ezingu-3.7 ngonyaka ukusuka e-US ukuya eJapane.

I-Delta kanye nozakwethu benze umnikelo ka-$1 bhiliyoni ku-JAL. Kodwa mhlawumbe okubaluleke kakhulu ku-JAL, banikeza ukufinyelela kunethiwekhi yabo enkulu yomhlaba wonke yabagibeli nemizila. I-Delta iyinkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.

Akukacaci ukuthi izothinteka kanjani imali yokugibela uma iDelta noma iMelika iwina impi ye-JAL. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi umnotho wase-US usanda kuqala ukusimama kusukela ekuwohlokeni okujulile, ngakho izinkampani zezindiza zingaba sengcupheni yokulahlekelwa amakhasimende ngokukhuphuka izintengo. Isivumelwano sakamuva se-US-Japan Open Skies siphinde sishiye umnyango uvulekile wezinkampani zezindiza ezintsha ukuthi zingene emakethe esikhathini esizayo, ezingase zilawule amanani.

Abandiza njalo bazogcina amamayela abo omvuzo ebhange lase-American kanye ne-Delta, nakuba amandla abo okusebenzisa leyo miklomelo ukuze abhukhe izindiza ezindizeni ze-Japan Airlines angase ashintshe uma uzakwethu we-JAL wase-US eshintsha.

I-American kanye ne-Delta bafuna ukuhambisana ne-Star alliance, ehlanganisa i-United Airlines, i-Continental Airlines kanye nezimbangi ze-JAL i-All Nippon Airways. Inkanyezi inamaphesenti angama-31 esabelo semakethe sase-US-Japan, kusho u-American. Umkhulumeli we-Continental akazange asiphikise leso sibalo.

I-United, Continental kanye ne-All Nippon Airways bafake isicelo sokugonywa kwe-antitrust ukuze basebenzisane eduze kakhulu ezindizeni ezinqamula iPacific. I-Delta izofaka esayo isicelo uma ithola iJapan Airlines. I-American ifuna ukufaka isicelo sokugonywa kwe-antitrust nge-JAL uma i-JAL ihlala iyingxenye yezwe elilodwa.

Ibhizinisi elihlanganyelwe livumela izinkampani zezindiza ukuthi zabelane ngezindleko nemali engenayo ezindizeni ezithile kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi inkampani yezindiza ephethe noma endizisayo. Ihlukile esivumelwaneni sokwabelana ngekhodi, lapho inkampani yezindiza eyodwa ithwala zonke izindleko kodwa enye inkampani yezindiza ingase ithole ingxenye yemali engenayo yokubhuka ikhasimende.

Abahambi baseJapan bebesuka e-JAL baye ku-All Nippon Airways ngemva kokuba isithombe se-JAL sonakaliswe ukwehla kwezokuphepha, kusukela eminyakeni emihlanu edlule.

Ukufaka isicelo sokuqothuka izolo kweJapan Airlines, esikhombise isikweletu sika-$25.6 billion, kungase kuqhubekisele amakhasimende engeziwe ku-ANA.