Imisebenzi emalunga nama-400 inokuya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya sesibini ngobukhulu e-Australia, iVirgin Blue, emva kokuba iveze izicwangciso zokumisa ukuya kuthi ga kwiinqwelomoya ezintlanu ukuphendula ukudodobala koqoqosho lwehlabathi.
IQantas ikwabhengeze ukucuthwa kweenkonzo zayo zamazwe ngamazwe, kwaye abantu base-Australia baye balunyukiswa ngokupheliswa kweendleko zasekhaya ezithotywe kakhulu njengoko ishishini leenqwelomoya lijonge ukuhla okukhulu.
Kwisiteyitimenti kwi-Australian Securities Exchange izolo, iVirgin Blue ithe iyakuthatha ukuya kuthi ga kwiinqwelomoya ezintlanu ngaphandle kwenkonzo kunyaka-mali ka-2009-10 kwaye izisebenzise njengezixhobo zokusebenza. Eli nyathelo liza kunciphisa umthamo wenkampani yeenqwelomoya malunga neepesenti ezisi-8 kwaye lichaphazele ukuya kuthi ga kwi-400 yezithuba zexesha elizeleyo. Nangona kunjalo, i-Virgin ithi iya kuthathela ingqalelo ukutshintshela abasebenzi kumphathi wayo omtsha wexesha elide, i-V Australia, enika umsebenzi wexeshana, ukwabelana ngomsebenzi kunye nokuhamba ngaphandle kwentlawulo.
Abaphathi bayacelwa ukuba bajonge umda wokucuthwa kwabasebenzi. Kodwa kukholelwa ukuba iNtombikazi ayiyi kurhoxa ngokupheleleyo kuzo naziphi na iindlela.
Kwimemo kubasebenzi izolo, umphathi oyintloko weVirgin Blue uBrett Godfrey uthe inqwelomoya iya kuhamba "kwindlela ekhuselekileyo nekhuselekileyo" kule minyaka mibini izayo. Wayengenathemba kodwa wayenembono ecacileyo malunga nokuhla.
NgoDisemba, umnumzana Godfrey walumkisa abasebenzi ukuba inqwelomoya ithwele abasebenzi abaninzi kakhulu kodwa wacebisa ukuba bangamameli "iintelekelelo zemithombo yeendaba" malunga nokuncitshiswa kwemisebenzi.
Isibhengezo sayizolo silandele isilumkiso sikaMnumzana Godfrey ngoMvulo sokuba ukuncitshiswa kwenani leemali kunokubona ukuphela kweentlawulo ezithotywe kakhulu. “Okwangoku sonwabe kakhulu ukuthotywa, kodwa amaxabiso athotyiweyo apho kuya kuba nzima ukuzigcina ngokwenqanaba lomthamo esinawo.”
Ukongeza kwiingxaki zayo, umthwali omtsha weVirgin wamazwe aphesheya, iV Australia, uza kukhwela inqwelomoya yakhe yokuqala kwiveki ezayo.
Ukwehla kuhambo lweshishini kuye kwakhokelela ekubeni iQantas inqumle iinkonzo zayo eTshayina kwaye iphinde iqalise imisebenzi yayo yasekhaya eNew Zealand isebenzisa iJetstar.
Iinkonzo zeQantas 'Melbourne-to-Shanghai kunye neSydney-to-Beijing ziya kunqunyulwa kwiinyanga emva kokuhla kweepesenti ezingama-20 kuhambo lweshishini ukusukela ngo-Okthobha. Inkonzo entsha yemihla ngemihla ukusuka eSydney ukuya eShanghai, ukuqala nge-31 kaMatshi, iya kujolisa ekuthatheni imfuno eseleyo. IQantas ikwayekile ukubhabha ngqo ukusuka eOstreliya ukuya eMumbai ukusuka ngoMeyi, ngeenqwelomoya eziya eIndiya ngoku ukuba zimke eSingapore.
Umlawuli oyintloko we-Qantas u-Alan Joyce uxelele I-Age ukuba iinkonzo zasekhaya zenkampani zaseNew Zealand ziya kudluliselwa kwi-Jetstar ukusuka nge-10 kaJuni ngenjongo yokunciphisa iindleko kunye nokubonelela ngeemali eziphantsi.
“Besibona ukusebenza kwethu njengokwenza ilahleko kwimarike yasekhaya yaseNew Zealand,” utshilo umnumzana Joyce.
“Kukho amaxesha apho siye sangena kwingeniso ukuze siqhubeke siqhuba. Siye saziva eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokwenza imbuyekezo kwaye eyona ndlela ingcono yokukhuphisana kakhulu kuloo marike yayikukugxila kwi-Jetstar kunokuba sabelane ngemarike neQantas. Amava eJetstar asebenze eChristchurch ukuya eOstreliya. IQantas ibiqhuba kakubi kule ndlela kwaye ngoku iJetstar iqhuba kakuhle kakhulu kuyo. "
Iindaba ezivela kwiinqwelomoya zase-Australia zeza ngosuku emva kokuba i-Singapore Airlines iqinisekisile ukuba iya kunciphisa umthamo ngeepesenti ezili-11 ukusuka ku-Epreli. Iyakuyekisa ukusebenza kwiinqwelomoya ezili-17.
