I-Nok Air ibonakala isisitholile isikhundla sayo futhi isilungele ukusebenzisana nomnikazi wamasheya oyinhloko, i-Thai Airways, i-CEO yakwaNok Air, u-Patee Sarasin, etshela i-eTN engxoxweni ekhethekile.
Cabanga ngenkampani yezindiza yakhelwa inhloso yesu lokubhekana nokukhuphuka kokuncintisana kwezindiza ezishibhile. Lokhu bekuyinhloso ye-Thai Airways ngenkathi yethula inkampani engaphansi kwayo enezindleko eziphansi, i-Nok Air, ngo-2005. Nokho, i-Nok Air ayizange iyisebenzele ngempela le njongo, njengoba kule minyaka emithathu edlule iphikisana nomnikazi wayo omkhulu wamasheya. Kuze kube kuleli hlobo, lapho ekugcineni isivumelwano esisha esisayinwe phakathi kwe-Nok Air ne-Thai Airways sivula indlela yokubambisana okuvuselelwe kanye nezinhloso ezifanayo zokumaketha.
eTN: Uchaza kanjani ukuthi bekunzima kangaka kuNok Air ukusebenzisana nabanikazi bayo abakhulu iThai Airways?
U-Patee Sarasin: Siyingcwabile ngempela i-hatchet ne-Thai Airways njengoba singekho esimweni sokulwa kule ndawo yamanje. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi esikhathini esidlule saba nobunzima bokubambisana njengoba sasingenawo umbono ofanayo. I-Thai Airways iyinkampani yezindiza okuyinkampani yoMbuso futhi lapho ipolitiki idlala indima ebalulekile. Inkinga ukuthi bekumele sixoxe ngaso sonke isikhathi nozakwethu abasha bese kuba nzima ukugcina inqubomgomo efanayo. Kodwa ngokufika kuka-Wallop Bhukkanasut, usihlalo wekomidi eliphezulu lebhodi, manje sinomlingani oqinile ozinzile okumele sixoxe ngakho futhi savumelana ngezindaba eziningi.
eTN: Ngabe kusho ukuthi iThai Airways neNok Air zizogcina zibambisene futhi zibe nesu elifanayo?
USarasin: Sizosebenzisana nakanjani futhi sibeka ithimba elibheka isu elivamile lokumaketha. Asiqhudelani kodwa siyaphelelisana kangcono, ikakhulukazi njengoba sindiza sisuka esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Bangkok Don Muang, kuyilapho i-Thai Airways [TG] indizela yonke imizila yayo yasekhaya isuka esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Suvarnabhumi. Isibonelo, siqine kakhulu ezimakethe ezifana ne-Nakhon Si Tammarat noma i-Trang engasetshenziswa yi-Thai Airways. Sikholwa-ke ukuthi i-TG iyasisiza ukuthi sidayise kangcono izindiza ze-Nok Air phesheya. Sicabanga ukujoyina futhi nohlelo lwamaflaya oluvamile lwe-TG I-Royal Orchid Plus -mhlawumbe cishe ngo-Okthoba-kanye namaholide e-Royal Orchid. Sibheke ngempela ukuqondisa ubudlelwano bethu ngendlela efanayo kuneJetstar neQantas Airways.
eTN: Ungazifingqa kanjani izifiso zakho zokubambisana okungcono ne-Thai Airways?
U-Sarasin: Uqale kabusha nje, ngigcizelela ukubambisana kwethu nale misebenzi elandelayo: ukuhlela ukuhlela; ukusabalalisa kokusabalalisa; ama-synergies wohlelo lokwethembeka; amaholide amaphakheji ajwayelekile; ukumaketha okuvamile. Ngikholwa ukuthi kuningi esingakuzuza ngezinjongo ezincane okungafinyelelwa kalula ngazo womabili amaqembu.
eTN: Uke wandiza emazweni omhlaba. Ingabe kusepulani lakho futhi uzosebenzisana kanjani ne-Thai Airways?
USarasin: Ngaphambi kokuhlelwa kabusha kwethu, savula izindiza eziya e-Bangalore nase-Hanoi. Naphezu kwezimo eziphakeme zomthwalo, silahlekelwe yimali eningi njengoba sasingalindele ukukhuphuka kwentengo kaphethiloli ngaleso sikhathi. Sabe sesithwala abagibeli abakhokha imali yokukhangisa ephansi kakhulu engazange neze ilinganisele izindleko zesihlalo ngasinye. Kodwa-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi singaphinde sindize emazweni ngamazwe ngo-2011. Sizobe sesikhuluma ne-Thai Airways futhi sibone izindawo esingase sisebenze kuzo. Futhi singandiza izindawo eziningi zamazwe ngamazwe sisuka ePhuket noma eChiang Mai. Anamathuba amaningi e-Asia njengoba amadolobha amaningi esantula ukuxhumana namazwe omhlaba…
eTN: Wahlela kabusha iNok Air ngo-2008, injani inkampani yezindiza namuhla?
USarasin: Ukwenyuka kwentengo kaphethiloli kusiphoqe ukuthi sehle ngendlela emangalisayo umsebenzi wethu ekuqaleni kuka-2008 kodwa kufanele ngivume ukuthi sifunde lukhulu ngalokhu kuhlelwa kabusha. Sicophelele kakhulu namuhla endleleni yethu yemakethe. Sadiliza abasebenzi abangu-1,000, sanciphisa imikhumbi yethu isuka ku-6 yaya kwezi-3 i-Boeing 737-400 futhi sanciphisa nenani lezindiza. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi sibe nenzuzo enkulu njengoba sikhulisa ukusebenzisa kwethu izindiza kusuka emahoreni ayi-9 kuye kwayi-12.7. Sizuza ngokwesilinganiso isilinganiso somthwalo naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi asinikezi amanani ashibhe kakhulu emakethe. Senza inzuzo futhi futhi siphumelele ukwenza inzuzo ye-Baht 160 million [US$ 4.7 million] phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha zokuqala. Kufanele-ke sithwale abagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili kulo nyaka.
eTN: Ngabe usufuna ukwanda futhi?
U-Sarasin: Sengeza izindiza ezintathu ezintsha futhi sibheke kahle umkhumbi we-10 Boeing 737-400 ngokuzayo. Mayelana nokwandiswa kwenethiwekhi, sizokwengeza amaza e-Chiang Mai kodwa futhi sihlele ukuvula imizila eya e-Chiang Rai nase-Surat Thani. Okwamanje sizohlala sigxile emisebenzini yasekhaya njengoba iThailand inemakethe yomoya yangempela yasekhaya.
