Air New Zealand, Ilungu le-Star Alliance liyaqhubeka nokunciphisa amandla kuyo yonke inethiwekhi ngenxa yefuthe likaCovid-19 kwimfuno yokuhamba.
Kuthungelwano lwayo olude lwe-Air New Zealand luya kunciphisa amandla alo ngeepesenti ezingama-85 kwezi nyanga zizayo kwaye liza kusebenza ngeshedyuli encinci yokuvumela iiKiwis ukuba zibuyele ekhaya kunye nokugcina iipaseji zorhwebo kunye neAsia noMntla Melika zivulekile. Iinkcukacha ezipheleleyo zale shedyuli ziya kucetyiswa kwiintsuku ezizayo.
Phakathi konciphiso lokunciphisa amandla omnatha, inqwelomoya iyakucebisa ukuba imise iinqwelomoya phakathi kweAuckland neChicago, iSan Francisco, iHouston, iBuenos Aires, iVancouver, iTokyo Narita, iHonolulu, iDenpasar kunye neTaipei ukusuka nge-30 kaMatshi ukuya kwi-30 kaJuni. Ikwanqumamisa inkonzo yayo yaseLondon – Los Angeles ukusukela nge-20 Matshi (ex LAX) kunye ne-21 Matshi (ex LHR) ukuya kwi-30 Juni.
Umnatha wenethiwekhi yeTasman kunye nePacific Island uya kunciphisa kakhulu phakathi kuka-Epreli noJuni. Iinkcukacha zolu tshintsho ziyakwaziswa kamva kule veki.
Kuthungelwano lwasekhaya, amandla aya kuncitshiswa malunga neepesenti ezingama-30 ngo-Epreli nangoMeyi kodwa akukho zindlela ziya kumiswa.
Abathengi bayacetyiswa ukuba ngenxa yenqanaba elingazange labonwa ngaphambili kwiinguqulelo zeshedyuli akufuneki banxibelelane nenqwelo moya ngaphandle kokuba kufanelekile ukubhabha ngaphakathi kweeyure ezingama-48 ezizayo okanye bafuna ukubuyela kwangoko eNew Zealand okanye kwilizwe labo.
IGosa eliyiNtloko lesiGqeba uGreg Foran uthi ngelixa iinqwelomoya zijamelene nomceli mngeni ongazange ubonwe ngaphambili, iAir New Zealand ibekwe bhetele kunenkoliso yokuhamba kuyo.
"Ukomelela kwabantu bethu kubaluleke kakhulu kwaye ndothuswa kukuzinikela kwabo nothando abanalo kubathengi bethu," utshilo uMnu Foran.
“Siyi-airline yamanqindi enexabiso eliphantsi, ibhalansi eyomeleleyo, oovimba abanemali, uphawu oludumileyo kunye neqela elihamba ngaphezulu kwemihla ngemihla. Sikwanamaqabane axhasanayo. Sikwingxoxo noRhulumente ngeli xesha. ”
Ngenxa yokwehla kohambo iAir New Zealand iyaqhubeka nokujonga isiseko seendleko zayo kwaye kuya kufuneka iqale inkqubo yokuncitshiswa kwezikhundla kwizikhundla ezisisigxina zivuma indima ebalulekileyo yokusebenzisana nemibutho yabasebenzi kule nkqubo.
“Ngoku siyayamkela into yokuba kwezi nyanga zizayo ubuncinci iAir New Zealand iyakuba yinqwelo moya encinci efuna izibonelelo ezimbalwa, kubandakanya nabantu. Sisebenzise amanyathelo aliqela, anjengekhefu elingahlawulelwayo kwaye sicela abo banekhefu eligqithisileyo ukuba balithathe, kodwa lide lide ngoku. Sisebenza ngamathuba okusasazwa ngokutsha kwabanye abasebenzi bethu abakwinqwelo-moya kwanokuxhasa eminye imibutho ”.
Umnumzana Foran uthi inqwelomoya iyasebenza ngokwakhayo kunye neentloko zemibutho yabasebenzi ezine ezimele ngaphezulu kwe-8,000 yabasebenzi bayo ukuqinisekisa isiphumo esifanelekileyo kubo bonke abasebenzi.
“Ndingathanda ukubulela amaqela obunkokeli e-E tū, AMEA, NZALPA nakwiFederation of Air New Zealand Pilots ngendlela abadibana ngayo nenqwelo moya kwaye bamele ngokuqinisekileyo iimfuno zamalungu abo. La ngamaxesha angakaze abonwe ekufanele ukuba sihambe kuwo. Kwaye kuyacaca ukuba ukuba asithathi onke amanyathelo afanelekileyo ukunciphisa iindleko kunye nokuqhuba ingeniso, inqwelomoya yethu ayizukuba kwindawo efanelekileyo yokukhawulezisa phambili sakuba sidlule kwimpembelelo yeCovid-19. ”
Njengenxalenye yamalinge okonga iindleko eAir New Zealand, iBhodi yaBaphathi iya kuthatha iipesenti ezili-15 zokunciphisa umvuzo kude kube sekupheleni kwalo nyaka wekhalenda
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- And it is clear that if we don't take all the appropriate measures to lower costs and to drive revenue, our airline won't be in the best position to accelerate forward once we are through the worst of the impact of Covid-19.
- Ngenxa yokwehla kohambo iAir New Zealand iyaqhubeka nokujonga isiseko seendleko zayo kwaye kuya kufuneka iqale inkqubo yokuncitshiswa kwezikhundla kwizikhundla ezisisigxina zivuma indima ebalulekileyo yokusebenzisana nemibutho yabasebenzi kule nkqubo.
- “I would like to thank the leadership teams at E tū, AMEA, NZALPA and Federation of Air New Zealand Pilots for the way in which they are engaging with the airline and positively representing the interests of their members.
