TOKYO – IJapan Airlines Corp. iqinisekise izingxoxo ezizohlangana nabakwamanye amazwe yathi izonciphisa abasebenzi bayo ngo-14% njengoba le nkampani edonsa kanzima izama ukubalekela ukugula kwayo okude.
I-Delta Air Lines Inc. kanye nomzali we-American Airlines u-AMR Corp. bebesezingxoxweni ezihlukene ne-JAL emasontweni asanda kwedlula ukuze kwakhiwe ubuhlobo obuqinile futhi okungenzeka kutshalwe amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi enkampanini yezindiza engenzi nzuzo, ngokusho kwabantu abajwayelene nalolu daba.
Ekhuluma kafushane ngoLwesibili, Isikhulu Esiphezulu se-JAL u-Haruka Nishimatsu wenqabile ukudalula omazisi babanye abathwali kodwa wathi ulindele umnqamulajuqu wamaphakathi no-Okthoba wokuphothula izingxoxo. Uthe inkampani yakhe kungenzeka ikhethe uzakwethu oyedwa kuphela, wengeza ngokuthi lo uzakwethu ngeke abe umnikazi wamasheya omkhulu we-JAL.
UMnu. Nishimatsu uphinde wathi inkampani yakhe izofuna ukunciphisa abasebenzi bayo abangu-48,000 ngabasebenzi abangu-6,800 emzuliswaneni wakamuva wokuncishiswa kwemisebenzi. Wengeze ngokuthi i-JAL izophishekela ukuhlelwa kabusha “okunamandla” kwemizila yayo, nakuba enqabile ukudalula imininingwane.
Ukuphawula kukaMnu. Nishimatsu kuza ngemuva kokuhlangana nethimba elizimele elakhiwe umnyango wezokuthutha waseJapan ukuze lengamele ukuvuselelwa kwenkampani yezindiza. Le nkampani ethwala imali - ehlukumezeke kanye nezinye izindiza ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni wonke kanye nokwehla kwezinga lokuhamba kwabantu - kulindeleke ukuthi imemezele uhlelo lokuvuselela kabusha ekupheleni kwale nyanga.
Esithangamini sokuchaza okwadingidwa emhlanganweni nethimba elizimele, isikhulu somnyango wezokuthutha sithe le nkampani ifuna ukwehlisa isilinganiso sezindiza zayo zamazwe ngamazwe zibe ngaphansi kuka-50% wezindiza ezikhona manje.
Uhlelo lokuhlela kabusha luyisihluthulelo se-JAL ukuze ithole imali entsha ebolekiwe emabhange, njengoba kuzofanele yenze ababolekisi bamaseke ukuthi ingakwazi ukuphindela ezimeni zayo. Abahlaziyi balinganisela ukuthi i-JAL ingase idinge imali efinyelela kuma-yen ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-150, noma ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.65, emalini entsha engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka wayo wezimali kuze kube uMashi, ngaphezu kwemali mboleko yama-yen eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-100 exhaswe uhulumeni eyayithola ngoJuni.
Engxenyeni yayo yokuqala yezimali yaphela ngoJuni, i-JAL ibike ukulahlekelwa okungaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1 zamaRandi ngamanani okushintshaniswa kwamanje njengoba umnotho othambile wengeza osizini oludala oluhlanganisa izindleko eziphezulu kanye nokuncintisana okuqinisayo. Ibikezela ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kwe-yen eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-63 unyaka wonke webhizinisi ophela ngoMashi.
I-International Air Transport Association ngoLwesibili ithe imboni yezindiza emhlabeni wonke ibhekene nokulahlekelwa okungamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-11 kulo nyaka, okungaphezu kwalokho obekubikezelwe, njengoba ukuhamba kwezamabhizinisi kusalokhu kuncipha futhi amanani kaphethiloli enyuka.
I-JAL iyakhanga njengozakwethu wemizila yayo enenzuzo enqamula-Pacific nase-Asia, engaba usizo olukhulu emifelandawonye yezindiza eziyizimbangi iDelta ne-AMR ezingaphansi kwayo. Imifelandawonye enjalo isibalulekile, njengoba ivumela izinkampani zezindiza ukwabelana ngabagibeli kanye nezindleko zokusebenzisa izindiza nezinkonzo zaphansi. I-JAL isivele iyilungu lomfelandawonye we-oneworld, kanye ne-AMR yaseMelika.
Kodwa imikhawulo kahulumeni ikhawulela ukutshalwa kwezimali kwabantu bakwamanye amazwe cishe kungxenye eyodwa kwezintathu, kanti ezinye izinkampani zezindiza zibhekana nezivunguvungu zazo futhi ngeke zithole imali eyanele ukuze ziguqule ingcebo yenkampani yezindiza.
I-JAL isivele idilizile ngandlela thize - inqubo ebuhlungu ikakhulukazi ezinkampanini zaseJapan, lapho ukudilizwa kungathandwa ngokwepolitiki. Abasebenzi bakhona babalelwa ku-54,000 abasebenzi eminyakeni emihlanu edlule. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ikwazi ukusika umthamo, njengoba ilinganiswa nezihlalo zezindiza ezindizayo, ngo-15% njengoba ikhansele imizila, yehlisa izindiza futhi yashintshela ezindizeni ezinezihlalo ezimbalwa.
UMnu. Nishimatsu, isisebenzi senkampani isikhathi eside, ube nempumelelo ethile ekunyakaziseni isiko lenkampani yezindiza. Kepha lowo owayephethe ifulegi laseJapan elibuswa nguhulumeni useke wabhekana nezikhathi ezinzima selokhu adubula yedwa eminyakeni engaphezu kwamashumi amabili edlule. Ngaphezu kokwehla kwethrafikhi emhlabeni jikelele, ibhizinisi layo liphinde lahlupheka ngenxa yokushelela kwezomnotho okude kwe-Japan kanye nokuncintisana okwandayo okuvela ku-All Nippon Airways Co. nezinye, izimbangi zezindiza. Emazweni omhlaba, ukuvelela kwayo kwehlile njengoba abahambi bebhizinisi ngokuya bephendukela eChina nakwamanye amazwe akhula ngokushesha ase-Asia.
Inkampani yezindiza ibingenanzuzo iminyaka emine kweyisikhombisa edlule. Ngonyaka wezimali odlule, yandizela abagibeli abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-83.49, okuyisilinganiso esivamile semboni yezimoto. Eminyakeni emine ngaphambili, yandizela ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-102.
