I-Allegiant kanye ne-Viva Aerobus namuhla bamemezele ukuthi i-Federal Economic Competition Commission (i-COFECE) igunyaze ngokungenamibandela Isivumelwano Sokubambisana Kwezohwebo phakathi kwezindiza zombili ezamenyezelwa ngoDisemba 2021.
Le mfelandawonye ihlanganisa nokutshalwa kwezimali kokulingana kwe-Allegiant enkampanini yezindiza yase-Mexico.
Lesi sivumelwano, esokuqala sohlobo lwayo embonini yezindiza phakathi kwezinkampani zenethiwekhi ezimbili ezibiza kakhulu (ama-ULCC), sizofuna ukunweba isevisi yemali yokugibela ephansi phakathi kwe-Mexico ne-United States. Ekugcineni, lo mfelandawonye uzonikeza umphakathi ukufinyelela kwezokuthutha eziphephile nezithembekile phakathi kwamazwe womabili ngokugxila ekunikezeni izindawo okuyiwa kuzo okwamanje ezinganikezi isevisi engami.
"Ukugunyazwa kwe-COFECE kuyisinyathelo esisodwa esiya phambili ekwakheni umbimbi oluzoqinisa indawo yokuncintisana ngomnikelo omkhulu phakathi kweMexico ne-U.S.," kusho uJuan Carlos Zuazua, oyi-CEO ye-Viva Aerobus. "Ngokusebenza njengeqembu, sizothuthukisa ukuhamba ngezindiza nezokuvakasha ngenkathi sithola izinzuzo zezomnotho ezihlobene nemboni yezokuvakasha."
Lesi sivumelwano esihlanganiswe ngokugcwele sizokwenza i-Allegiant ne-Viva Aerobus babe nokusebenza okuhlukahlukene phakathi kwezinhlelo zabo zokwethembeka, ukwabelana ngekhodi, amasistimu okuthengisa kanye namanethiwekhi emizila ukuze baqhube izindiza kanye nazo zonke izinzuzo nezinzuzo zazo zombili izinkampani zezindiza. Ngalolu mbimbi, i-Allegiant, okwamanje engayisebenzisi iMexico, izokwazi ukungena ngokushesha futhi yandise emakethe, kuyilapho i-Viva izokwazi ukukhulisa ubukhona bayo ezimakethe eziningi zase-U.S.
“Lesi sigunyazo siyisinyathelo esilandelayo esibalulekile sokuzuza umfelandawonye oyingqopha-mlando noyingqayizivele phakathi kwezinkampani zenethiwekhi ezimbili ezingabizi kakhulu emakethe yezindiza enamandla kakhulu emhlabeni,” kusho uJohn Redmond, oyi-CEO ye-Allegiant. “Sisonke, sizokwenza ukuthi abantu abengeziwe bakwazi ukundiza futhi bajabulele isiko eliyingqayizivele, amasiko kanye nezindawo ezinhle zokuvakashela amazwe womabili.”
Isicelo esihlanganyelwe esicela ukugunyazwa kanye nokugonywa kwe-antitrust komfelandawonye sisalinde ukugunyazwa uMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-U.S. (DOT).
