UWalsh: Imithetho evimbela ubunikazi bamazwe angaphandle bezindiza zaseYurophu "ayinangqondo"

Imithetho yezindiza evimbela ubunikazi bamazwe angaphandle ezinkampanini zezindiza zaseYurophu "ayinangqondo" futhi kunesidingo sokuhlanganisa emkhakheni ukuze kuthuthukiswe imali, ngokusho kukaWillie Walsh, isikhulu esiphezulu seBritish Airways nomnikazi we-Iberia u-IAG.

Imifelandawonye yezindiza efana ne-Oneworld, i-IAG engumholi wayo, ikhona kuphela ngenxa yemikhawulo ekuhlanganisweni kwamaqembu amathathu amakhulu omhlaba futhi "angabambeli abampofu", kusho uMnu Walsh engqungqutheleni yezindiza yamazwe omhlaba ebibanjelwe eCAPA eCo Wicklow, obekukhona futhi nomphathi we-Aer Lingus uChristoph Mueller, isikhulu esiphezulu seDublin Airport Authority uKevin Toland kanye nenhloko yezokuphatha i-US uJetblue, uDave Barger.

"Lo mfelandawonye ukukunikeza ukusebenzisana okuhle kwemali engenayo, kodwa ukuhlanganisa kukunikeza ukusebenzisana kwezindleko nezimali," kusho uMnu Walsh.

IAG yakhiwa ngenhlanganisela yeBA ne-Iberia ngo-2011 futhi selokhu yathenga i-BMI eLufthansa, yagoqa othwala yangena ebhizinisini layo lase-UK ukwengeza izindawo zokusebenzela esikhumulweni sezindiza saseLondon iHeathrow ngenkathi ibala inani elibalulekile.

NgoLwesithathu, inkampani yezindiza yaseSpain iVueling ivumile ukwamukela isicelo esivela kwa-IAG sokuthola ama-54pc enkampani engenayo.

Ukukhathazeka

UMnu Walsh - owayengumphathi omkhulu we-Aer Lingus - uthe ngaphezu kwemingcele yobunikazi be-IAG ngale kwe-European Union, imithetho ye-bloc ehlola izivumelwano zezindiza kanye nokuhlangana ngokuya ngezikhundla zokuncintisana zabathwali ezindaweni ezithile nakho kuyakhungathekisa.

"Ukukhathazeka okukhulu engingaba nakho ngenqubomgomo yokuncintisana e-EU ukuthi kubheke imakethe yase-Europe, hhayi emhlabeni jikelele," kusho yena.

"Yiphutha elikhulu lelo."

NgoFebhuwari, i-European Commission yavimba umzamo wakamuva weRyanair wokuthola i-Aer Lingus, icaphuna ukuncintisana nezinye izizathu. URyanair uzosidlulisa leso sinqumo.

I-BA isebenze njengomxhasi wokuqashwa kweQatar Air muva nje kumfelandawonye we-Oneworld. Leso yisikhathi sokuqala somthwali omkhulu weGulf ojoyina umfelandawonye womhlaba jikelele.

UMnu Walsh uthe izimbangi zakhe zaseYurophu ziyaqhubeka, ucaphuna isivumelwano se-Air France-KLM Group esabelana nge-Etihad yase-Abu Dhabi nezingxoxo zabo ngesivumelwano esijulile.

"Lokho kubo kufana nokukhuluma nosathane," kusho uMnu Walsh. "Kuyisibonakaliso sangempela soshintsho imboni yethu edlula kulo."

UMnu Walsh uthe usekela ukuqhamuka kweGulf-carrier kanye neqhaza elibanjwe ohulumeni bakhona ekugqugquzeleni ukukhula, okuthwelwe ngabathwali okubalwa i-Air France-KLM neLufthansa yaseGermany phambilini obekuyisisekelo sombuso.

"Esikhundleni sokuvimba intuthuko yabo bakwenze kwaba lula ukuthuthuka kwabo," kusho inkosi yeBA.

"Kimi, yileyondlela imboni yethu okudingeka ithuthuke ngayo."

I-Etihad iphethe cishe i-3pc ye-Aer Lingus.