I-Lufthansa kanye ne-TAP Air Portugal basondele ngoLwesibili ekubhekaneni nesiteleka sezinyunyana zabashayeli bamabhanoyi, njengoba iBritish Airways ibheke ukumisa umsebenzi okwesibili esikhathini esingangesonto nje izinkulungwane zabasebenzi bayo.
Uma igagasi leziteleka zezindiza lisabalala noma liqhubeka ehlobo, lingase licekele phansi inkathi yezivakashi ezayo lapho amazwe aseningizimu yeYurophu - ahlaselwe kakhulu yinkinga yezimali - athembele ekuthuthukiseni ukululama kwawo.
UNgqongqoshe Wezomnotho wasePortugal uJose Vieira da Silva uxwayise ngokuthi isiteleka sabashayeli bezindiza be-TAP Air Portugal sizolimaza kakhulu imboni yezokuvakasha.
“Umkhakha wethu wezokuvakasha uphuma enkingeni enkulu kakhulu. (Lesi siteleka) asisihle kuso,” kusho uda Silva.
Imbangela eyinhloko yeziteleka izinkinga zezezimali imboni ebhekene nazo kanye nezinyathelo zokunciphisa izindleko izindiza okuye kwadingeka zisebenzise kuzo emzamweni wokugcina ukuncintisana.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-1990, izindiza zaseYurophu zatshala imali eningi ezindizeni ezintsha ukuze zigweme izimbangi ezikhula ngokushesha - njenge-Emirates ezinze eDubai noma i-Etihad evela kwamakhelwane i-Abu Dhabi - futhi zigweme ukwehliselwa esikhundleni samandla endiza yezinga lesibili.
Lokhu bekuhambisana negagasi lokutholwa noma ukuhlanganiswa nezinye izinkampani zenethiwekhi zase-Europe emzamweni wokuthola isabelo semakethe nokukhamulela abazimele abasele emakethe.
Kepha ukwehla komnotho kanye nokuwa okuhambisana nokuhamba kwabagibeli, okunciphise imali engenayo ngamaphesenti ayi-10-15 ezwenikazi lonke, kushiye abathwali bezama ukuvimba ukuqothuka ngokunciphisa izindleko kanye nezinsizakalo ezincishisiwe.
I-Lufthansa, okuyinkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke e-Europe, ithole ezinye izindaba ezimbi ngoLwesibili, lapho ingqungquthela yaminyaka yonke ye-International Association of Airline Pilots Associations ye-International Association of Airline Pilots Association ivotela ukusekela ukuvinjwa komsebenzi kwabashayeli bezindiza.
"Sithulela isigqoko indlela eyisibonelo yamalungu enyunyana (yeLufthansa) Cockpit akhombisa ubumbano oluqinile emingceleni yezinkampani emzabalazweni wawo wokulondoloza amathuba abo, imisebenzi kanye nezimo ezanele zokusebenza," kusho isitatimende seqembu lezambulela zabashayeli bezindiza emhlabeni.
Abashayeli bezindiza bateleka ngenyanga edlule, kodwa uhlelo lokuhamba lwezinsuku ezine lwanqanyulwa ngemuva kosuku nesivumelwano sokuthi kuqhutshekwe nezingxoxo.
Inyunyana yamaCockpit ibize ukuhamba kuzo zonke izindawo zaseJalimane kusukela ngo-Ephreli 13-16. Lithe umbango umayelana neholo, izimo zokusebenza nokuvikeleka komsebenzi. Inyunyana ithe ikhipha isexwayiso kusenesikhathi ukuze kugwenywe ukuphazamiseka kumakhasimende ngesikhathi samaholidi ePhasika nokwenza abaphathi benkampani yezindiza babuyele etafuleni lezingxoxo.
ILufthansa iphendule ngokuthi isiphakamiso sayo sakamuva kwinyunyana yamaCockpit bekuwukubhekana nezinkinga zokuphepha kwemisebenzi. Isikhulu sezingxoxo zabaphathi u-Roland Busch uthe lesi sicelo “sifanele isimo senkampani kanye nesimo somnotho,” nokuthi iLufthansa kudingeka igweme ukwenyuka kwezindleko ukuze igcine ikwazi ukuncintisana.
Ingxabano iphinde ithinte iLufthansa Cargo kanye nesabelomali sayo esingaphansi kweGermanwings.
Khonamanjalo, eLondon, iBritish Airways ithe isebenzela ukubuyisela ukusebenza kwesijwayelekile ngoLwesibili kulandela isiteleka sezinsuku ezintathu sabasebenzi basemakhazeni le nkampani yezindiza ethi ibize cishe amapondo ayizigidi ezingama-21 ($31.5 million).
Inkampani yezindiza ibheke ukuhamba okwesibili kule mpelasonto - kulokhu okwezinsuku ezine kusukela ngoMgqibelo - ngabasebenzi abamelwe yinyunyana ye-Unite. Azikho ezinye izingxoxo ezimenyezelwe.
