Ukuhamba kwesifunda kuzoba nzima kakhulu njengoba ukushoda okukhulu komshayeli kuholela ekwehleni emizileni, ngezibikezelo "zokugeza igazi" phakathi kwezindiza zesifunda.
Umshayeli wendiza oyisikhulu sakwaRex uChris Hine uxwayise ukuthi isimo sizoba sibi kakhulu kulo nyaka njengoba zontathu izindiza ezinkulu zasekhaya - iQantas, iJetstar neVirgin Blue - ziqala ukukhulisa imikhumbi enolaka.
“Ngilindele ukubona ukuchitheka kwegazi phakathi kwabasebenzi bezifunda ezinyangeni ezizayo. Ngibona abashayeli bezifunda abaningi bengaphumeleli ngo-2008,” kusho yena.
Izinkampani zezindiza, kanye nenkampani entsha i-Tiger Airways, ziheha abashayeli bezindiza ezinsizeni zesifunda.
U-Rex, ngesaziso sekwephuzile, kudingeke ukuthi akhansele izindiza ngezikhathi ezithile eNingizimu ne-Australia nasezifundeni ezisempumalanga lapho abashayeli bezindiza abagula bengakwazanga ukushintshwa.
Manje sekuphoqeleke ukuthi ihoxe kweminye imizila ngenxa yokushoda kwabashayeli bamabhanoyi.
URex uzomisa izindiza zaseMelbourne-Griffith kusukela ngoFebhuwari 25, anciphise isibalo sezindiza ezisuka eSydney ziye eGriffith, ahlehlise ukuqala kabusha kwezinsizakalo zaseSydney-Cooma kuze kube uJuni 6 futhi ahlehlise izindiza zaseMaryborough-Brisbane, obekumele ziqale kabusha ngoMashi, kuze kube uSepthemba " ekuqaleni”.
"Ayikho inkampani yezindiza emhlabeni engamelana namaphesenti angama-60 ngonyaka wamandla omshayeli wayo ngaphandle komonakalo omkhulu," kusho uMnu Hine.
Uthe kungenxa yokuzinikela kwabasebenzi okwenza ukuthi uma kuqhathaniswa nemizila embalwa imisiwe.
U-Rex useqale isikole sokulinga futhi iqoqo lokuqala lama-cadet ayi-16 lizophela ngoJulayi, lilandelwe amanye angaba ngu-20 njalo ezinyangeni ezintathu.
Kodwa lokhu kudla kwabashayeli bezindiza abasha kuza njengoba izinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu ziqhubeka nokuqasha abashayeli bazo abanolwazi.
“Akuzona zonke izindiza zesifunda ezinekhono likaRex lokuxhasa ngezimali uhlelo lwazo lwe-cadet kanye ne-flying academy,” kusho uMnu Hine.
URex usebenzisa uxhaxha lwezindiza ezingama-37 Saab 340 ezindizeni eziyi-1300 ngeviki eziya ezindaweni ezingama-24 ezisuka eSydney, eMelbourne nase-Adelaide.
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