Ukutshalwa kwezimali okusha okukhulu nokubambisana phakathi kweStar Alliance Carrier Ethiopian Airlines neZambia Airways kungashintsha indlela i-Aviation e-Afrika ezothuthuka ngayo. Isivumelwano se-Ths sinethuba lokuthi iZambia ibe yindawo entsha yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha nezokuthutha ezwenikazi lase-Afrika.
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Thina, uMphathi Omkhulu Weqembu le-Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), uMnu Mateyo C. Kaluba, kanye noMphathi Omkhulu Weqembu le-Ethiopian Airlines (ET), uMnu Tewolde GebreMariam, senze umcimbi wokusayina ngomhlaka 19 Agasti 2018 e ILusaka ukumaka isivumelwano sethu njengabaninimasheya eZambia Airways.
Njengabalingani bokulingana kwezamasu kuphrojekthi yezindiza kazwelonke yaseZambia, i-IDC izobamba ukulingana okungama-55% kumphathi, kuthi i-Ethiopian Airlines ibambe ama-45%. Utshalomali lokuqala njengoba siqala inkampani ethwala izwe kuzoba yi-US $ 30 million. Ngokusobala, njengoba sisebenzisa inkampani yezindiza, sizokwenza lula ukuxhaswa ngezimali okudingekayo ukuxhasa ukukhula kwayo. Kulindeleke ukuthi le ndiza entsha isebenzise izindiza eziyi-12 futhi ithwale abagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.9 ngonyaka ka-2028.
Njengabaninimasheya, sinomuzwa ocacile wesiqondiso esidinga ukusithatha ukuze siqinisekise inhlanhla nokukhula okuvikelekile kwebhanoyi likazwelonke. Sizotshala isiko eliqhutshwa ukusebenza ngokusebenzisa izinhlaka zokubusa eziqinile futhi senze iZambia Airways isebenze ngokuhweba.
IZambia Airways izokwethula imizila yasendaweni neyesifunda ngenkathi imizila yamazwe ahlukahlukene ehlanganisa iYurophu, iMiddle East, ne-Asia izokwengezwa kungekudala.
Kwa-Ethiopian Airlines lolu tshalomali luhambisana ne-Vision 2025 Multiple Hubs Strategy yethu e-Afrika. Njengenkampani yezindiza yendabuko futhi eyiPan-African ngempela, sikholwa ukuthi abathwali base-Afrika bazothola kuphela isabelo sabo esifanele embonini yezindiza kanye nemakethe yase-Afrika ngokubambisana nabanye abathwali base-Afrika.
Kwa-IDC lolu tshalomali lumele ukuzibophezela kwethu ekujuliseni nasekuqiniseni ezemboni zaseZambia. Ukusungulwa kwebhanoyi likazwelonke kuzokhuthaza ukukhula emkhakheni wezokuvakasha futhi kuzoba nomthelela omkhulu ekuphindaphindeni kwamathuba emisebenzi ngamabhizinisi ahlukahlukene asenkampanini yezokundiza njengamahhotela, izindawo zokudla, izinhlaka zezokuvakasha, umshicileli nabanye.
Ngomkhankaso kaHulumeni waseZambia wokwakha ingqalasizinda yezokuthutha kusuka ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezintsha, ukuxhumana okuhle kwemigwaqo, futhi manje yinkampani yezindiza, siqinisekile ukuthi iZambia ihloselwe ukuba yisizinda sezindiza saseNingizimu ne-Afrika.
Silangazelela ukukhulisa lobu budlelwano kusuka ekuqiniseni kuya ekuboneni iZambia Airways inyukela esibhakabhakeni kulo nyaka.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ukusungulwa kwenkampani yezindiza kazwelonke kuzogqugquzela ukukhula emkhakheni wezokuvakasha futhi kuzoba nomthelela ophindaphindekayo ekwakhiweni kwamathuba emisebenzi ngokusebenzisa amabhizinisi ahlukene ochungechungeni lokuhlinzekwa kwezindiza njengamahhotela, izindawo zokudlela, izikhungo zezokuvakasha, abashicileli, nabanye.
- Njengabanikazi bamasheya, sinomuzwa ocacile wendlela okudingeka siyithathe ukuze siqinisekise ingcebo kanye nokukhula okuphephile kwenkampani yezindiza kazwelonke.
- Ngomkhankaso kaHulumeni waseZambia wokwakha ingqalasizinda yezokuthutha kusukela ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezintsha, imigwaqo emihle, kanye manje nenkampani yezindiza, siyaqiniseka ukuthi iZambia imiselwe ukuba yisizinda sezindiza zesifunda sase-Afrika eseNingizimu kanye nezokuthutha.
