- I-Emirates ne-South African Airways bebelokhu besebenzela ukukhulisa ukuqondanisa phakathi kwemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo.
- Lesi sivumelwano sifaka phakathi imizila enamakhodi e-SAA ne-Emirates phakathi kweNingizimu Afrika ne-Dubai ngethikithi elilodwa.
- I-Emirates izophinde ibeke ikhodi ye-SAA emizileni emikhulu ye-trunk phakathi kweNingizimu Afrika ne-Dubai.
Njengoba iSouth African Airways (SAA) iqala ukusebenza kabusha, i-Emirates ibisebenza ngokubambisana neSAA ukuvuselela ubambiswano lwayo olunesikhathi eside oluhlose ukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende nokunikeza inani elithe xaxa kubahambi lapho behamba ngazo zombili izithuthi. Lesi sinyathelo sisiza nasekuqiniseni ukuma kweSAA futhi sizokwakha umfutho wokukhula njengoba inkampani yokuqala iqala ukubuyisela izindiza ezindaweni eziyisithupha zase-Afrika.
Emirates futhi SAA bezilokhu zisebenzela ukukhulisa ukuqondanisa phakathi kwemikhiqizo, izinsizakalo kanye nokwenza kusebenze kabusha ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezinhlelo zokwethembeka, futhi ekuqaleni kuzoqala ngamalungiselelo okuhweba ahambisanayo. Lesi sivumelwano sifaka phakathi imizila enamakhodi e-SAA kanye ne-Emirates phakathi kweNingizimu Afrika ne-Dubai ngethikithi elilodwa, okwenza abahambi bakwazi ukubheka izikhwama zabo ngaphandle komthungo ezindaweni zabo zokugcina kusukela ngo-Okthoba 1. I-Emirates izophinde ibeke ikhodi ye-SAA emizileni emikhulu yemigwaqo emikhulu phakathi kweNingizimu I-Afrika ne-Dubai.
U-Adnan Kazim, Isikhulu Esiphezulu Kwezebhizinisi, Emirates Airline, uphawule ngokuvuselelwa kobambiswano: Siyayazisa iminyaka yethu engaba ngu-25 yokusebenzisana ngempumelelo ne-SAA futhi sisebenza kanzima ukuze sithathe izinyathelo ezikahle ukuze siqhubeke nokukhulisa ubudlelwano bethu futhi sinikeze amakhasimende ethu ukuxhumana okwengeziwe esikhathini esizayo. ”
Isikhulu Esiphezulu se-SAA uThomas Kgokolo uthi, “Njengoba iSAA iqala ukwakha kabusha, ukusebenzisana osekunesikhathi eside ne-Emirates kuyabaluleka futhi kubalulekile ezinhlelweni zethu zokukhula esikhathini esizayo. Sabelana ngombono ofanayo wenkonzo yamakhasimende engenamthungo, esebenza kahle futhi enhle kakhulu ngokuxhuma ezindaweni eziningi. Siyathemba ukuthi lobu budlelwano buzoholela ekwengezeni ezinye izindlela zokuhamba nezindlela zokuhamba, ikakhulukazi kulo lonke elase-Afrika njengoba sobabili siqaphela amandla ezomnotho, ezohwebo nezokuvakasha leli zwekazi elinalo nendima yethu ebalulekile njengabasizi. ”
Ezinyangeni ezizayo, izinhlelo ziyaqhubeka zokwandisa ukubambisana nokuqinisa ubambiswano ngisho nangaphezulu emaphuzwini amaningi asekhaya nasezifundeni zase-Afrika njenge South African Airways yandisa ukusebenza kwayo, kuyilapho i-Emirates izophinda futhi ifake ezinye izinketho zamakhasimende e-SAA ukuze axhumane ukuze akhethe izindawo ngaphakathi kwenethiwekhi kuhambo olulodwa.
Ubambiswano lwe-Emirates SAA luqale ngonyaka we-1997, kanti kule minyaka eyishumi edlule abagibeli abangaphezu kwesigidi baye bandiza kwinethiwekhi ehlangene yezindiza zombili, ezikhule zaba izindawo eziyi-110 ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane.
Ngokubuyiselwa kobudlelwano beSAA, umkhondo we-Emirates eningizimu naseningizimu ye-Afrika unikeza amakhasimende izinketho eziningi kulo lonke izwekazi.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- In the coming months, plans are underway to expand cooperation and solidify the partnership even further on more domestic and regional points in Africa as South African Airways expands its operations, while Emirates will also reciprocally add more options for SAA customers to connect to select destinations within its network on one itinerary.
- We are confident this partnership will lead to the addition of more route and destination options, particularly across Africa as we both recognize the economic, trade and tourism potential the continent has and our key role as enablers.
- We value our nearly 25 years of successful partnership with SAA and we are working hard to take more positive steps forward to continue to grow our relationship and provide our customers with even more connectivity in the future.
