I-BANGKOK, Thailand (eTN) - Ezikhathini zobunzima, okungabukeka njengempahla yokusekelwa uhulumeni kuvele kube umthwalo ku-Thai Airways International njengoba inkampani yezindiza ingakwazi ukujwayela ngokushesha isimo ezikhathini ezineziyaluyalu.
I-athikili ku-Bangkok Post idale ilukuluku emibuthanweni yezokuthutha ngendiza e-Thailand. Engxoxweni ende, isikhulu se-Bangkok Airways uDkt Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth uzwakalise ukukhathazeka kwakhe ngekusasa lenkampani yezindiza yezwe laseThailand. Umsunguli wenkampani yezindiza yesifunda iBangkok Airways ugxeke inkampani yezindiza yezwe, wabikezela ukuthi ingase iphazamiseke ngonyaka ozayo uma lungekho uguquko olwenziwayo. Ekhuluma nentatheli engumakadebona kwezokundiza u-Boonsong Kositchotethana, uPrasert uveze ukuthi ukukhula kwezinkinga zezimali, ukubusa okuhlobene nokushoda kobuholi nezinsolo zokugxambukela kwezombusazwe kanye nenkohlakalo yikona okuyimbangela yokuma okubi kwenkampani yezindiza.
Inkohlakalo nokugxambukela kwezombusazwe akuyona into entsha e-Thailand njengoba ikhona cishe kunoma yiliphi ibhizinisi eliqhutshwa e-Thai, okuhlanganisa cishe ne-Bangkok Airways. Kodwa kumxoxi we-Bangkok Post u-Boonsong Kositchotethana, umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwe-Bangkok Airways ne-Thai Airways uhlala eqinisweni lokuthi inkampani yenethiwekhi kazwelonke isaxhaswa ngemali yomphakathi, okuyenza iphendule ngokwengeziwe ezenzweni zayo.
I-Thai Airways okwamanje ibhekana nokwehla okukhulu kwethrafikhi yayo, okubhebhethekiswa ukungaqiniseki kwezombusazwe eMbusweni. Kodwa izici zangaphandle aziyona nje imbangela yakho. Ezikhathini ezinzima, ukungqubuzana kwezinsolo zenkohlakalo, ukwenzelela ngezihlobo kanye nokungakwazi ukwenza kahle kwebhodi labaqondisi nakho kubalimaza kakhulu ikusasa le-Thai Airways. Futhi amazwi aphikisayo aqala ukuzwakala ngaphakathi kwenkampani yezindiza ezinye izikhulu zicabanga ukuthi i-Thai Airways ingena odongeni.
Sekungamashumi eminyaka, uhulumeni, ongumnikazi wamaphesenti angama-51 awo wonke amasheya ngoMnyango Wezezimali (amaphesenti angama-70 awo wonke amasheya asezandleni zomphakathi uma kuhlanganisa nabanye abaninimasheya), uye wabheka i-Thai Airways njengethoyizi layo lodumo. Kodwa-ke, noma yisiphi isinqumo simisiwe ngokuvumelana nentando yebhodi labaqondisi, iningi labo okungabaqokwe kwezombusazwe.
“Abanolwazi olutheni kwezokuthutha ngamabhanoyi kanti uma i-CEO yethu ibaphikisa, uzoxoshwa ngokushesha. I-CEO yethu iyahlomula futhi ngokusekelwa okusezingeni eliphezulu,” kuchaza isikhulu seThai Airways, esikhulume ngaphansi kombandela wokudalulwa.
Ukungabibikho kolwazi kuhumushele eminyakeni edlule kuzinqumo ezingajwayelekile njengokudlulisa izindiza zasekhaya ziye emadolobheni amaningi esifundazwe zisuka eSuvarnabhumi ziya esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Don Muang, kunqamule amakhasimende ethubeni lokuxhuma kunethiwekhi yamazwe ngamazwe ye-TG. Esinye isikhulu sangaphambilini, esabuzwa ngaleso sikhathi mayelana nokufaneleka kanye nobungcweti besinqumo esinjalo sebhodi labaqondisi, siphendule ngobuhlakani “akukho mazwana”.
Inkampani yezindiza isaqhubeka nokundiza imizila engenzi nzuzo ngomkhiqizo osekhulile. Kuncane osekwenziwe kuze kube manje ukubhekisisa inethiwekhi. “Ukubuyekezwa kwemizila ngokwehliswa kwenkampani yezindiza njengalokho okwenzeka eminyakeni embalwa edlule e-Garuda noma e-Malaysia Airlines kuyinto engenakwenzeka nge-Thai Airways,” kuvuma umphathi ongaziwa.
Empeleni, i-Thai Airways ilungisa kuphela amaza ukuze ifune kulobu busika, isizini ephezulu yase-Thailand enamandla akhuphuka ngamaphesenti amabili nje kuphela.
I-TG futhi ayikwazanga ukusebenzisa kahle inkampani engaphansi kwayo enezindleko eziphansi, i-Nok Air (amaphesenti angama-39 awo wonke amasheya), njengengxenye yemisebenzi yayo. Zombili izindiza zisalokhu zingqubuzana nanamuhla ngesu lentuthuko efanayo ne-Nok Air ezama ukuxazulula izinkinga zezimali. Izisebenzi ezingaphezu kwezingu-20,000 zangaleso sikhathi), izinsiza zabantu ezimbi njengoba izisebenzi eziningi ze-PNC noma zasendlunkulu zithola umsebenzi esikhundleni sokuxhumanisa nezombusazwe kunamakhono azo angempela zingezinye zezinkinga inkampani yezindiza engakwazi ukuzilungisa.
Kungashiwo okufanayo mayelana nokungakwazi kwe-TG ukutshala isikhathi enkampanini entsha eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Izinqumo mayelana nokuvela kwemikhumbi ziye zabambezeleka izikhathi eziningi eminyakeni edlule ngenxa yezinguquko zikahulumeni. Isilinganiso seminyaka yemikhumbi ye-Thai Airways sifinyelela ngaphezu kweminyaka eyi-11 uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka engu-6.6 e-Singapore Airlines. Ukuba khona kwe-Airbus A17 engu-300 kanye ne-18 Boeing 747-400 isisindo esinzima emalini kaphethiloli yenkampani yezindiza. Kulo nyaka, isikweletu sikaphethiloli kufanele sifike ku-US$200 million, amaphesenti angama-35 wezindleko zenkampani yezindiza.
Abanye abaphathi be-TG bakhononda nangokuthi ukusabela kancane kwe-TG ukwehlisa intela yayo kaphethiloli njengoba uwoyela wehla wenza inkampani yezindiza ingakwazi ukuncintisana kakhulu ezimakethe eziningi. “Ezindaweni zezimoto ezihamba ngezinyawo ezimele ingxenye enkulu yebhizinisi lethu, inani likaphethiloli lehle ngamaphesenti amahlanu laya ku-5 ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba njengoba amanani kawoyela asevele ehle ngamaphesenti angama-10 ngokwesilinganiso. Lokhu kuncane kakhulu. Ukugcina inhlawulo kaphethiloli iphezulu kangaka isikhathi eside ukuze nje senze imali eyengeziwe kuyisu elingalungile njengoba esiqhudelana nabo behlisa kakhulu izindleko zabo ezengeziwe. Abaningi bethu abangaba abagibeli sebevele beyile emqhudelwaneni ngenxa yokushesha ukusabela kwethu,” kwengeza isikhulu se-TG esibuziwe.
I-Thai Airways kuleli sonto imemezele ukwehliswa okwengeziwe, kulokhu ngamaphesenti angama-30 emizileni eminingi enqamula amazwekazi kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi sekuphuzile ukuthwebula ezinye izimakethe.
Ngokusho kukaKrittaphon Chantalitanon, umqondisi wesifunda seThai Airways eThailand, Indochina naseMyanmar, i-Airbus A340-600 esanda kuthola kanye nokulethwa kwe-Airbus A330 eyisishiyagalombili ngonyaka ozayo kuzonikeza inkampani yezindiza impumuzo. Ukulawulwa kwezindleko kuye kwaphoqelelwa futhi ezindlekweni zokuhlola imithwalo, ukudla kwangaphakathi endizeni namanzi athwalwa emkhunjini ngendlela yokunciphisa isisindo.
I-TG kulindeleke ukuthi ibone ukulahlekelwa kwayo konyaka kufinyelela ngaphezu kwe-9.5 billion baht kulo nyaka (US$ 270 million). Engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Bangkok Post, uDkt. Prasert waqhathanisa isiThai nesiguli esinomdlavuza obulalayo, esinethemba elincane lokululama maduze. Ubona ukutakulwa kwenkampani yenethiwekhi kazwelonke ngokusebenzisa ukugcinwa kwangasese okuphelele nokufanelekile ukugwema ukuwa.
"Ngeke kwenzeke njengoba izintshisekelo eziningi zezepolitiki zingena esimeni," kusho isikhulu seThai Airways ngokudabukisa.
Libukeka kanjani ikusasa? Uhulumeni waseThailand uzoqhubeka nokutakula inkampani yezindiza mayelana nombuzo wokuvelela njengoba kungaba ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kuhulumeni waseThailand ukuthola inkampani yayo yezindiza ukuthi ibanjwe noma ibe yimfihlo. Kodwa lokhu kuhlonishwa kuzobiza kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi kuhumusheke ekubeni yinkampani yezindiza emile engenasu elicacisiwe. Okuwukuphela kwenduduzo encane engxoxweni kaDkt. Prasert ne-Bangkok Post: I-Thai Airways akuyona yodwa egxekwa nguye. Wahlulela i-Airports Authority of Thailand (AOT) njengekhohlakele futhi engasebenzi kahle njengenkampani yenethiwekhi kazwelonke.
