I-Air France-KLM ngoDisemba 11 yafaka isikhalazo kuKhomishini YaseYurophu mayelana nezimo lapho iLufthansa ihlose ukuthatha ngaphansi kwayo inkampani ephethe ifulegi lase-Austria i-Austrian Airlines.
I-Air France-KLM ibambe iqhaza ngesikhathi sokuwa kwenqubo yokuqala yokubhida eholela ekuhwebeni kwe-Austrian Airlines kodwa ngeshwa yafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi yayingekho esimweni sokuhambisa isiphakamiso sezimali ngokuvumelana nemiyalelo ebekwe yi-Österreichische. I-Industrieholding AG (IsiNgisi: I-Austrian industry-holding stock corporation).
Iqembu lezindiza iFranco-Dutch lithi isivumelwano esafinyelelwa ngoDisemba 2008 phakathi kweziphathimandla zase-Austria kanye neLufthansa asiyilandeli imiyalelo ebekwe ngesikhathi sokubhida ku-Air France-KLM, futhi sibekwe ikakhulukazi ekusulweni kwezikweletu zama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-500 yinkampani. Isifunda sase-Austrian futhi sisekelwe enanini elinamandla lehliswe lenani lomnikazi wamasheya wombuso. Isivumelwano esisayinwe yiLufthansa kanye nezikhulu zesikhungo esizimele sikahulumeni wase-Austria sinikeza inkampani yaseJalimane isabelo esingamaphesenti angama-41.56 ku-Austrian Airlines. Leso sivumelwano sinenani lentengo lama-€366,000 (US$465,000) kodwa sibona kusengaphambili izinkokhelo ezengeziwe ezingafika ezigidini ezingu-euro162 kuye ngokuthi, futhi ngezinga elingakanani, i-Austrian iphenduka ibe inzuzo futhi. I-Lufthansa iphinde yathembisa ukuthenga yonke i-Austrian Airlines nge-euro4.44 ngesheya ngalinye elibanjwe esidlangalaleni.
Lena akuyona yodwa i-Air France-KLM okwadingeka ibhekane neLufthansa empini yokulwela isibhakabhaka sase-Europe. Imibiko yakamuva ikhombisa ukuthi izinyunyana zase-Italy kanye nosopolitiki babonakala bephakamisa isikali eLufthansa futhi beshiya i-Air France-KLM ngemuva phezu kwe-Alitalia.
I-CAI, umfelandawonye wosomabhizinisi abaphezulu base-Italy, yasiza u-Alitalia ngokuthenga ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-427 wempahla yayo engcono kakhulu ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuthi inkampani yenethiwekhi iqedwe.
Ngemuva kwamasonto amaningi okungabaza, u-Alitalia wagcinwa endizayo ngemuva kokuthi abashayeli bezindiza kanye nabasebenzi basekhebhini benqume ukusekela isiphakamiso sokuhlenga se-CAI. Kepha izinyunyana ezinamandla zase-Italy zisengaphazamisa isivumelwano nenkampani yezindiza yangaphandle. Izinyunyana ezinkulu ezifana ne-CISL kanye ne-CGIL zithi zithanda iLufthansa ngenxa yesu layo lokuhlanganisa izindawo eziningi.
I-CAI ithe i-Air France-KLM kanye neLufthansa basalwela ukubamba iqhaza elingafinyelela kumaphesenti angama-25 e-Alitalia. Yize kunemibiko yabezindaba yokuthi i-Air France-KLM isivele isisivalile isivumelwano, isikhulu esiphezulu se-CAI uRocco Sabelli uthe umqhudelwano usavuliwe. Isinqumo sizothathwa ekupheleni konyaka, ngenhloso yokuthi kube nozakwethu wangaphandle lapho u-Alitalia ephinda yethulwa njengenkampani encane ngoJan. 12, esho.
I-CAI iphinde yaphothula ukuthengwa kwenkampani yezindiza encane yase-Italy i-Air One, imisebenzi yayo izosongwa ibe yile ye-Alitalia. Iphinde ihlose ukwehlisa isilinganiso seminyaka yemikhumbi ye-Alitalia iye eminyakeni eyi-8.6 ngo-2009 isuka kweyi-12.4.
IBritish Airways nayo isemathubeni okuba nguzakwethu, kodwa i-CAI ithe ivuna i-Air France-KLM noma iLufthansa ngoba ithanda ukubamba iqhaza enkampanini yezindiza kazwelonke yase-Italy, kuyilapho i-BA ifuna ubambiswano lwezohwebo kuphela.
UNdunankulu wase-Italy uSilvio Berlusconi, umkhankaso wakhe wokusindisa u-Alitalia okhuthaze ukusungulwa kweqembu le-CAI, uthe angathanda imbangi yangaphandle ukuthi ishaye umfelandawonye wezohwebo no-Alitalia kunokuba athenge isiteki sezabelo.
UNdunankulu u-Berlusconi usememezele ukuthi i-Lufthansa iyisinqumo sakhe asikhethayo ngemuva kokusho ukuthi isivumelwano esihlulekile se-Air France-KLM, acabanga ukuthi sifuna ukuthola i-Alitalia ngemali eshibhile. Izwa isikhulu esiphezulu esizizwayo se-Air France-KLM, yandizela e-Rome futhi yavuma ukusekela izinqumo ze-CAI kumahabhu kanye nenethiwekhi uma zenza inzuzo.
I-Lufthansa, ehola iphakethe emkhakheni wezindiza zase-Europe, ivumile ukuthenga i-Brussels Airlines futhi isezingxoxweni zokuthola i-SAS nayo. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi u-Alitalia angazuza ngokuzihlanganisa nozakwethu omkhulu kunokuba alinde ukubona ukuthi isele kuphi ekugcineni.
Manje ukuhlelwa kabusha kwangempela kuzogxila eNyakatho Yurophu yiLufthansa, uma sekuqediwe I-Air France-KLM ingakwazi ukucosha okusele njenge-Olympic Airlines kanye ne-Malev Izindiza ezibukeka sezivuthiwe.
I-Lufthansa ifuna i-Alitalia ukuze izimbangi zingabi nayo imakethe yase-Italy futhi ngokubambisana kwe-Alitalia bakwazi ukugcwalisa ama-Airbus A15 angu-380 ewa-odile.
Kepha, u-Alitalia usalokhu ethengiswa okunzima uma kubhekwa umlando wayo wesenzo sabasebenzi kanye nemizamo yokuhlela kabusha ehlulekile. Kodwa-ke futhi bayothenga emakethe yomthengi futhi kuzodingeka bathathe noma yini abangayithola.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The Franco-Dutch airline group claims that the agreement reached in December 2008 between the Austrian authorities and Lufthansa does not follow the instructions imposed during the bidding process on Air France-KLM, and is in particular conditioned to a €500 million debt cancellation by the Austrian state and based on a potentially lowered equity price for the state shareholder.
- Air France-KLM has taken part during Fall to the initial bidding process leading to the privatization of Austrian Airlines but had unfortunately to come to the conclusion that it was not in a position to submit a financial proposal in accordance with the instructions imposed by the Österreichische Industrieholding AG (English.
- IBritish Airways nayo isemathubeni okuba nguzakwethu, kodwa i-CAI ithe ivuna i-Air France-KLM noma iLufthansa ngoba ithanda ukubamba iqhaza enkampanini yezindiza kazwelonke yase-Italy, kuyilapho i-BA ifuna ubambiswano lwezohwebo kuphela.
