ROME – Umphathi oyisipesheli wakwa-Alitalia uzokwenza umzamo wokugcina ukudayisa inkampani yezindiza elahlekelwe yimali yase-Italy ngoMsombuluko ngethenda yomphakathi ngaphambi kokubiza abadayisi ngemuva kokubhuntsha kwebhidi lokutakula.
U-Alitalia ubhekene nokuqedwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuwa kwecebo lokuhlenga inkampani yabatshalizimali base-Italy ngesonto eledlule ngesikhathi izinyunyana zenqaba ukwamukela imibandela yayo. Izindiza ziqhube njengokujwayelekile ngempelasonto kodwa zingamiswa esikhathini esingangesonto.
Njengoba uNdunankulu uSilvio Berlusconi, owenza isithembiso sokhetho sokuhlenga inkampani yezindiza, evuma ukuthi akukho nkampani yezindiza yangaphandle eyayizongenela nokuthi u-Alitalia angase alahlekelwe yimali, indali ibonakala ingokomthetho nje.
"Sizoqhubeka nesicelo somphakathi (sokunikezwayo)," umphathi okhethekile, u-Augusto Fantozzi, etshela i-Il Messagero nsuku zonke emibhalweni eshicilelwe ngeSonto. "Kuzokwenza kube ngokusemthethweni engangikwenza - ngaphandle kwemiphumela kuze kube manje naphezu kwayo yonke imizamo yami - mayelana nempahla eyinhloko."
Ihlushwa amanani entengo kaphethiloli aphezulu kanye nokuwohloka komnotho okuhlasele imboni yezindiza emhlabeni wonke, i-Alitalia sekuphele iminyaka isonqenqemeni lokuwa njengoba ukugxambukela kwezombusazwe kanye nezinxushunxushu zabasebenzi zimopha ukheshi nokubangele ukuthi inqwabelene nezikweletu.
Njengoba ukukhathazeka mayelana nekhono lika-Alitalia lokukhokhela uphethiloli kwanda, yabhekana nokushaqwa kwempahla yayo yokuqala lapho i-Israel Airports Authority ishaqa ama-akhawunti ayo asebhange ngaphezu kwesikweletu esingu-$500,000.
Umbiko wephepha lakwa-Israel, obungeke uqinisekiswe, uthe inkantolo yaseTel Aviv iphinde yayalela ukuthi kuthathwe ezinye izimpahla zasendaweni yakwa-Alitalia njengezimoto zenkampani.
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UBerlusconi waphikisana nesicelo sikahulumeni wangaphambilini kwesokunxele sokuthengisa ingxenye yezwe engamaphesenti angama-49.9, okuhlanganisa nesipho esivela ku-Air France-KLM, ethi kumele ihlale ezandleni zase-Italy.
Isikhulu sabezindaba sibuyele emandleni ngoMeyi sithembisa ukuyihlenga futhi sasebenzisa ithonya laso ukuhlanganisa amaqembu amabhizinisi angu-16 ku-CAI consortium. Kepha i-CAI isihoxisile isiphakamiso sayo ngesonto eledlule ngemuva kokuthi abashayeli bezindiza kanye nabasebenzi bekhabethe benqabile ukwamukela ukuncishiswa kwemisebenzi nezinkontileka ezintsha.
Uhulumeni ukhipha olunye usizo lukahulumeni noma, njengoba abanye abanxele bephakamisa, ukuguqulwa kabusha kwe-Alitalia. I-Italy isivele isenkingeni ngeKhomishini yaseYurophu ngemali ebolekiwe yama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-300 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-435.2) ukuze igcine inkampani yezindiza indiza.
"Akunakwenzeka ukuthi kube nelinye ibhidi lokuhlenga ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi i-Alitalia yethu iphokophele ezinqubweni zokuqothuka," kusho uBerlusconi ngoMgqibelo.
UFantozzi uhlangana neziphathimandla zezindiza ngoMsombuluko ukuze abone ukuthi i-Alitalia ingakwazi yini ukuyigcina ilayisense yayo yokusebenza, futhi kufanele anqume ukumemezela ithenda yomphakathi yezimpahla zika-Alitalia.
Iziphathimandla zithi uma lungekho uhlelo lokuhlenga olungenzeka, izindiza zika-Alitalia zizomiswa phakathi nesonto kuya ezinsukwini eziyi-10.
U-Fantozzi ugcizelele ukuthi akazange athole izethembiso ngokusebenza kwenkampani yezindiza, ubenentshisekelo ethile kuphela ekulungiseni izinto ezinzima, ezimpahleni, ekuphatheni nasekudleni kanye nesikhungo sezingcingo.
Uphinde wathinta i-Air France, iLufthansa kanye neBritish Airways mayelana nokuthenga i-Alitalia noma impahla yayo, kodwa wathi: “Akekho osephumele obala.”
UNgqongqoshe wezokuThutha u-Altero Matteo ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi ngaphandle uma izinyunyana zishintsha imiqondo yazo mayelana nezimo ze-CAI, "ezinsukwini ezimbalwa sizomisa izindiza zika-Alitalia njengoba umthetho udinga".
