I-Virgin America kanye ne-Alaska Airline baba eyodwa.Lokhu manje sekuyabiza.
I-Virgin Group ngesonto eledlule iwine icala layo lophawu lokuthengisa elibhekene ne-Alaska Airlines Inc ngemali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-USD160, ijaji laseLondon linqume ukuthi inelungelo lokuthola izinzuzo nakuba inkampani yezindiza yaseMelika ingasalusebenzisi uhlobo lwe-Virgin.
I-Virgin Aviation TM Ltd kanye ne-Virgin Enterprises Ltd baphikisana ngokuthi i-Alaska inesibopho sokukhokha cishe u-$8 million "wemali encane" njalo ngonyaka kuze kube ngu-2039.
Ithe isivumelwano selayisense yophawu lwentengiso lwango-2014 phakathi kweVirgin kanye neVirgin America Inc, esatholwa yinkampani engumzali wase-Alaska ngo-2016, sidinga inkokhelo yonyaka ngisho noma i-Alaska yayeka ukusebenzisa uphawu lwayo. "kwakuyimali ekhokhwayo ekhokhelwa ilungelo lokusebenzisa uphawu lwe-Virgin, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lelo lungelo liyathathwa noma cha".
Umkhulumeli we-Virgin uthe ukuthengwa kwe-Alaska kwe-Virgin America kuhlanganisa "isivumelwano sophawu esihlala kuze kube ngu-2039 esinezibopho ezicacile", wengeza ngokuthi: "Siyajabula ukuthi inkantolo ivumelene nezingxabano zethu."
Umkhulumeli we-Alaska uthe leli cala "alinasizathu futhi sihlose ukusidlulisela phambili isinqumo".
I-Virgin inikeze i-Virgin America ilayisense yophawu lokuhweba ukuze isebenzise uhlobo lwayo mayelana nokusebenza kwenkampani yezindiza yasekhaya yase-US ngaphambi kokuba i-Alaska Air Group Inc. iqedele ukuthengwa kwayo kwe-Virgin America ngamabhiliyoni angu-USD2.6.
I-Alaska ihlanganise ukusebenza kwayo ne-Virgin America ngo-2018 futhi yayeka ukusebenzisa uhlobo lwe-Virgin ngonyaka olandelayo. U-Virgin watshela iNkantolo Ephakeme yaseLondon ngo-Okthoba ukuthi i-Alaska, njengendlalifa esemthethweni ye-Virgin America Inc, ibophekile ukuba yenze inkokhelo yonyaka.
Okuthunyelwe I-Virgin iwina u-USD160 million embangweni yophawu lokuhweba ne-Alaska Airlines ivele kuqala Travel Daily.
