I-Nok Air kubonakala ngathi ekugqibeleni ifumene isikhundla sayo kwaye ikulungele ukusebenzisana nabanini zabelo, u-Thai Airways, u-CEO weNok Air, u-Patee Sarasin, uxelele i-eTN kudliwanondlebe olukhethekileyo.
Khawufane ucinge ngenqwelo moya eyenzelwa injongo yeqhinga lokulwa nokunyuka kokhuphiswano lwenqwelomoya. Le yayiyinjongo yeThai Airways ngethuba yayisungula inkampani yayo enexabiso eliphantsi, iNok Air, ngo-2005. Nangona kunjalo, iNok Air ayikaze iyifezekise le njongo, ingaphaya kweminyaka emithathu edlulileyo ingavisisani nabanini zabelo. Kude kube eli hlobo, xa ekugqibeleni isivumelwano esitsha esisayinwe phakathi kweNok Air kunye neThai Airways ivule indlela yokusebenzisana okuhlaziyiweyo kunye neenjongo zokuthengisa eziqhelekileyo.
I-eTN: Ucacisa njani ukuba kwakunzima ukuba iNok Air isebenze nesona sabelo sayo iphambili iThai Airways?
UPatee Sarasin: Ngokuqinisekileyo singcwabe i-hatchet kunye ne-Thai Airways njengoko singekho kwimeko yokulwa kwimeko yangoku. Kuyinyani ukuba ngaphambili besinobunzima ekusebenzisaneni njengoko besinombono omnye. I-Thai Airways yinkampani yeenqwelo moya eyinkampani kaRhulumente nalapho ezopolitiko zidlala indima ebalulekileyo. Ingxaki kukuba kuye kwafuneka sixoxe ngalo lonke ixesha namaqabane amatsha kwaye ke kunzima ukugcina umgaqo-nkqubo omnye. Kodwa ngokufika kukaWallop Bhukkanasut, usihlalo wekomiti yebhodi elawulayo, ngoku sineqabane elizinzileyo elomeleleyo lokuxoxa kwaye savumelana ngemicimbi emininzi.
I-eTN: Ngaba oko kuthetha ukuba i-Thai Airways kunye neNok Air ekugqibeleni baya kusebenzisana kwaye babe nesicwangciso esifanayo?
USarasin: Ngokuqinisekileyo siya kusebenza kunye kwaye sibeka indawo kwiqela elijonga isicwangciso esiqhelekileyo sentengiso. Asikhuphisani kodwa siyancedisana, ngakumbi njengoko sibhabha kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya iBangkok Don Muang, ngelixa iThai Airways [TG] ibhabha zonke iindlela zayo zasekhaya ukusuka eSuvarnabhumi airport. Umzekelo somelele kakhulu kwiimarike ezinjengeNakhon Si Tammarat okanye iTrang ezingafumanekiyo yiThai Airways. Siyakholelwa ke ukuba i-TG isinceda ukuthengisa iinqwelomoya zeNok Air ngcono phesheya. Sicinga ngokujoyina i-TG inkqubo yeeflaya rhoqo iRoyal Orchid Plus- ubukhulu becala ngo-Okthobha- kunye neeholide zeRoyal Orchid. Sijonge ngokwenyani ukuqhelanisa ubudlelwane bethu ngendlela efanayo neJetstar kunye neQantas Airways.
I-eTN: Ungayishwankathela njani iminqweno yakho yokusebenzisana ngcono neThai Airways?
USarasin: Ngokuphinda uqalise, ndigxininisa ukusebenzisana kwethu nale misebenzi ilandelayo: ulungelelwaniso lweshedyuli; ulungelelwaniso losasazo; iinkqubo zokunyaniseka; iiholide zephakheji eziqhelekileyo; ukuthengisa okuqhelekileyo. Ndiyakholelwa ukuba singafezekisa okuninzi ngeenjongo ezincinci ekunokufikelelwa kuzo omabini la maqela.
I-eTN: Uqhele ukubhabha kwiindawo zehlabathi. Ngaba kukwisicwangciso sakho kwaye uza kulungelelanisa njani neThai Airways?
USarasin: Phambi kohlengahlengiso lwethu, savula iinqwelomoya ukuya eBangalore naseHanoi. Ngaphandle kwezinto eziphezulu zomthwalo, siphulukene nemali eninzi njengoko besingalindelanga ukunyuka kwamaxabiso ngelo xesha. Siye sathwala ke abagibeli abahlawula ixabiso eliphantsi kakhulu lokunyusa elingakhange lilinganise iindleko kwisihlalo ngasinye. Nangona kunjalo, ndiyaqikelela ukuba singaphinda sikwazi ukubhabha ngenqwelo moya kumazwe aphesheya ngowama-2011. Sizakuthetha ke ngeThai Airways sibone iindawo esinokuthi sikhonze kuzo. Sinokubhabha kwiindawo ezininzi zamazwe aphuma ePhuket okanye eChiang Mai. Banamathuba amaninzi eAsia njengoko izixeko ezininzi zisaswele unxibelelwano lwamazwe aphesheya…
I-eTN: Uhlengahlengise kakhulu iNok Air ngo-2008, ingaba ijongeka njani i-airline namhlanje?
ISarasin: Ukunyuka kwamaxabiso epetroli kusinyanzelile ukuba sinciphise kakhulu umsebenzi wethu ekuqaleni kuka-2008 kodwa mandivume ukuba sifunde lukhulu ngoluhlengahlengiso. Silumke ngakumbi namhlanje kwindlela yethu yokuthengisa. Sibeke abasebenzi abayi-1,000 6, sanciphisa iinqwelo-moya zethu ukusuka kwi-3 ukuya kwi-737 iBoeing 400-9 kwaye sinciphisa inani leenqwelo moya. Sibe nenzuzo enkulu njengoko sisonyusa ukusebenzisa kwethu iinqwelomoya ukusuka kwi-12.7 ukuya kwi-160 yeeyure. Sifezekisa ngokomndilili wenani lomthwalo ngaphandle kwento yokuba asiboneleli ngexabiso eliphantsi kwintengiso. Sinenzuzo kwakhona kwaye siyaphumelela ukwenza inzuzo ye-Baht eyi-4.7 yezigidi [i-US $ XNUMX yezigidi] kwiinyanga ezintandathu zokuqala. Kuya kufuneka emva koko sithwale abagibeli abangaphezulu kwezigidi ezibini kulo nyaka.
eTN: Ngaba ujonge ukwandisa kwakhona?
I-Sarasin: Songeza inqwelomoya ezintathu ezintsha kwaye sijonge iinqwelo ze-10 ze-Boeing 737-400 kwixa elizayo. Malunga nokwandiswa kwenethiwekhi, siza kongeza amaza amaninzi kwiChiang Mai kodwa siceba ukuvula iindlela eziya eChiang Rai naseSurat Thani. Okwangoku siza kuhlala sigxile kwimisebenzi yasekhaya njengoko iThailand inentengiso yomoya yokwenyani yasekhaya.
