“Lesi sinqumo esinzima sibonisa ubunzima benkinga ye-A350 futhi kuhloswe ukuthi sibe yisinyathelo sesikhashana sokusisiza ekulinganiseni izidingo zethu zezentengiselwano. Akusho ukwethulwa kabusha unomphela kwemikhumbi yethu i-A380, eyayisekelwe ekuvumeni indiza eyonga uphethiloli, enenjini ekabili ekuqaleni kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19.
“Enye yezimpahla ezinkulu zeQatar Airways imikhumbi yethu eguquguquka kakhulu yezindiza ezihlukahlukene. Lokhu kusho ukuthi asincikile ohlotsheni oluthile lwendiza, futhi kusenza sikwazi ukulinganisa izidingo zethu zezentengiselwano nemithwalo yethu yemfanelo yokugcina imikhumbi egcina imvelo ngaso sonke isikhathi.
“Uma sibheke phambili, sisazibophezele ekutholeni ezinye izixazululo zokusekela isidingo samakhasimende nokugcina amazinga aphezulu okusimama kanye nolwazi lwamakhasimende kubagibeli bethu.
"Siyaqhubeka nokunxusa i-Airbus ukuthi ibeke phambili uphenyo lwayo ngembangela ewujuqu yodaba oluthinta uhlobo lwendiza i-A350, futhi siqinisekise ukuthi iphakamisa isixazululo saphakade ngokushesha okukhulu ukuze kulungiswe umonakalo futhi kulungiswe imbangela ewumsuka."
Umthwali kazwelonke we-State of Qatar uyaqhubeka nokwakha kabusha inethiwekhi yayo, okwamanje emi ezindaweni ezingaphezu kwe-140. Ngokungezwa kwamafrikhwensi engeziwe kumahabhu ayinhloko, i-Qatar Airways inikeza ukuxhumana okungenakuqhathaniswa kubagibeli, okwenza kube lula ngabo ukuxhuma endaweni abayikhethayo, ngaphandle komthungo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “We continue to strongly urge Airbus to prioritize their investigations into the conclusive root cause of the issue affecting the A350 aircraft type, and ensure it proposes a permanent solution at the earliest opportunity to repair the damage and correct the underlying root cause.
- This means we are not dependent on a specific aircraft type, and enables us to balance our commercial needs with our responsibilities to maintain an environmentally sustainable fleet at all times.
- It does not signify a permanent reintroduction of our A380 fleet, which were grounded in favor of more fuel-efficient, twin-engine aircraft at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
