The Ukhuphiswano lwase-Australia kunye neKhomishini yabaThengi (ACCC) inike isigunyaziso kwiVirgin Australia kunye neQatar Airways ukubavumela ukuba babandakanyeke ekuziphatheni kwentsebenziswano phantsi komanyano oludibeneyo iminyaka emihlanu, ngokuphindwe kabini ukuphindaphinda kweenqwelomoya phakathi kweDoha kunye nezikhululo zeenqwelomoya zase-Australia.
Iqela le-Qatar Airways kunye ne-Virgin Australia Alliance ivunyiwe
Ngaphantsi komanyano oludityanisiweyo, ezi nqwelo-moya zimbini ziza kuqalisa ngeenkonzo ezintsha ezingama-28 zokubuya ngeveki phakathi kweDoha kunye nezikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezinkulu eSydney, eMelbourne, eBrisbane nasePerth. Intombi yaseOstreliya iya kusebenzisa inqwelomoya yeQatar Airways kunye nabasebenzi ukuze baqhube ezi nkonzo zintsha phantsi kwelungiselelo 'loqeshiso olumanzi'.
Iinkonzo ezintsha ziya kongezwa kwiinkonzo zamazwe ngamazwe esele ziqhutywa yiQatar Airways.
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I-ACCC ngumlawuli wokhuphiswano wase-Australia kunye nentshatsheli yesizwe yomthetho wabathengi. Sikhuthaza ukhuphiswano kunye norhwebo olufanelekileyo kwaye silawula iziseko ezingundoqo zesizwe ukwenza iimarike zisebenzele wonke umntu.
"Sicinga ukuba ukuziphatha kunokwenzeka ukuba kubangele izibonelelo zoluntu ezifana nokongeza umthamo ongezelelweyo kwiinqwelomoya phakathi kwe-Australia kunye noMbindi Mpuma kwaye kunokukhokelela kumonakalo omncinci, ukuba kukho, kuluntu," kusho uMkomishinala we-ACCC u-Anna Brakey.
"Oku kuya kubeka uxinzelelo lwexabiso ezantsi kwezi ndlela kwaye kuya kunika abathengi baseVirgin Australia kunye neQatar Airways ukhetho olukhulu lweenqwelomoya zamazwe ngamazwe kunye noqhagamshelo olongezelelweyo kunye nezibonelelo zenkqubo yokunyaniseka."
I-ACCC ikhuphe a idrafti yokuzimisela ngomhla we-18 kweyoMdumba 2025 ecebisa ukunikezela ngogunyaziso. Uninzi lwezingeniso ezivela kumaqela anomdla emva kokumiselwa koyilo bezixhasa ugunyaziso. Nangona kunjalo, amanye amaqela anomdla aphakamise inkxalabo yokuba ilungiselelo lerenti emanzi lithoba imisebenzi yenqwelomoya yase-Australia.
"Sicinga ukuba akunakwenzeka ukuba iVirgin Australia okanye nayiphi na enye inqwelomoya yase-Australia iqalise ukusebenza ngeenkonzo zase-Australia-Doha ngokuzimeleyo kule minyaka mihlanu izayo, nokuba ukuziphatha bekungagunyaziswanga," utshilo uNksz Brakey.
"Siyithathela ingqalelo into yokuba indlela yokuziphatha iya kuba nefuthe elibi kubasebenzi beenqwelomoya baseOstreliya."
Ngelixa amanye amaqela anomdla aphakamisa inkxalabo yokuba ukuziphatha kunokunciphisa amandla e-Virgin Australia ekungeneni kwintsebenziswano nezinye iinkampani zeenqwelomoya, abafaki-zicelo abazange bafune ugunyaziso lwamalungiselelo acetywayo okuba yedwa.
La malungiselelo abandakanya abafaki-zicelo ukuba babe ngamaqabane akhethekileyo omnye komnye, ukwabelana ngekhowudi kunye namaqabane athembekileyo akwikomkhulu kuMbindi Mpuma okanye eTürkiye naseOstreliya.
Ngelixa ulungiselelo olukhethekileyo lungazange lube yinxalenye yendlela yokuziphatha eyayifunelwa ugunyaziso, i-ACCC ithathele ingqalelo ukuba ingaba kunokwenzeka ukuba ibe nesiphumo sokonakala koluntu okunxulunyaniswa nokuziphatha.
"Sigqibe kwelokuba ifuthe elipheleleyo lamalungiselelo akhethekileyo kubathengi kunokwenzeka ukuba libe lincinci. Oku kungenxa yokuba amalungu e-Velocity Frequent Flyer aya kuqhubeka ekwazi ukufumana kwaye ahlawule amanqaku e-Velocity kwiinkonzo ze-Singapore Airlines ezisebenza kwihlabathi jikelele, kubandakanywa kwiinkonzo ukuya nokubuya eYurophu, kuMbindi Mpuma kunye ne-Afrika, "utshilo uNksz Brakey.
“Amalungiselelo eVirgin Australia kunye nezinye iinqwelomoya ngeenkonzo eziya nokubuya eYurophu, kuMbindi Mpuma naseAfrika aza kuhlala engatshintshi, ngaphandle kobudlelwane beVirgin Australia ne-Etihad Airways, obuncitshiswe kakhulu kwiminyaka yakutshanje.”
I-ACCC yavuma ugunyaziso lwethutyana ukuya kwiVirgin Australia kunye neQatar Airways ngomhla wama-29 kuNovemba 2024 ukwenza ukuba ukuthengiswa kunye nokuthengiswa kweenkonzo ezintsha zase-Australia-Doha ziqalise, kunye neenqwelomoya ezicwangciselwe ukuqala ngoJuni 2025. Ugunyaziso lwethutyana luya kuhlala lusebenza de umiselo lokugqibela luqale ukusebenza.
