I-JetBlue izothenga i-Spirit ngemuva kokuwa kwesivumelwano se-Frontier

Isikhulu Esiphezulu seJetBlue, uRobin Hayes, umemezele namuhla ukuthi inkampani yezindiza ivumile ukuthenga iSpirit Airlines ngemuva kokwehluleka kwemizamo yale nkampani yokuhlangana neFrontier Airlines.

Ngaphambili, umoya Airlines iphakamise ukuthi abanikazi bamasheya bayo bagunyaze isipho esiphansi esivela ku-Frontier, ixwayisa ngokuthi abalawuli base-US maningi amathuba okuthi baphikise ibhidi le-JetBlue, ngenxa yokwephulwa kwemithetho yokungathembeki okungenzeka.

Ekuhlanganiseni okungadala inkampani yezindiza yesihlanu ngobukhulu uma kuvunywe abalawuli, JetBlue izothola iSpirit Airlines ngo-$3.8 billion.

Inkampani yezindiza entsha ehlangene, ezobe izinze eNew York futhi iholwa yi-JetBlue CEO uHayes, izoba noxhaxha lwezindiza ezingama-458.

Isivumelwano sisadinga izimvume zokulawula ezidingekayo zase-US kanye nokuqhubekela phambili kubanikazi bamasheya be-Spirit. Izinkampani zezindiza zilindele ukuphothula inqubo yokulawula futhi zivale isivumelwano ngaphambi kwengxenye yokuqala yonyaka ozayo.

"Le nhlanganisela iyithuba elijabulisayo lokwehlukanisa nokwandisa inethiwekhi yethu, ukwengeza imisebenzi kanye namathuba amasha kubasebenzi, nokwandisa inkundla yethu yokukhula okunenzuzo." Isikhulu seJetBlue sisho esitatimendeni.

I-JetBlue Airways ne-Spirit Airlines izoqhubeka nokusebenza ngokuzimela kuze kube kuvalwa umsebenzi.

IJetBlue imemezele namuhla ukuthi izokhokha u-$33.50 ngesheya ngalinye le-Spirit Airlines, okuhlanganisa nokukhokha kusengaphambili kuka-$2.50 ngesheya ngalinye elikhokhwayo uma abanikazi bamasheya be-Spirit Airlines sebekugunyazile lokho okwenziwayo. Kukhona nemali yokumaka engu-10 cents ngenyanga kusukela ngoJanuwari 2023 kuze kuyovalwa.

Uma umsebenzi uqedwa ngaphambi kukaDisemba 2023, isivumelwano sizoba ngu-$33.50 ngesheya ngalinye, sikhuphuke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi sifinyelele ku-$34.15 ngesheya ngalinye, uma kwenzeka umsebenzi uvala ngedethi yangaphandle ngoJulayi 2024.

Uma isivumelwano sihluleka ngenxa yokwephulwa kwe-antitrust okungenzeka kube khona, i-JetBlue izokhokhela i-Spirit imali ehlehlisiwe yokuhlukana engu-$70 million kanye nabanikazi bamasheya be-Spirit imali ehlehlisiwe yokuhlukana engu-$400 wezigidi ngaphansi kwanoma yiziphi izimali ezikhokhelwa abanikazi bamasheya be-Spirit ngaphambi kokuqedwa.

I-JetBlue iphrojekthi engu-$600-700 wezigidi ekongeni ngonyaka uma isivumelwano ne-Spirit Airlines sesivaliwe. Imali engenayo yonyaka yenkampani yezindiza ehlanganyelwe kulindeleke ukuthi ibe cishe ku-$11.9 billion, ngokusekelwe emalini engenayo yango-2019.