Ukubhiyozela isikhumbuzo sayo sokuqala sesiseko sayo saseLyon, ubukho be-Easyjet buveze izicwangciso zokwandisa amabhongo kwisixeko esikhulu sesibini saseFransi. Ngethuba lonyaka wayo wokuqala, i-Easyjet yathwala abakhweli abasisigidi ukusuka naseLyon kunye nomthwalo ophakathi kweepesenti ze-80. Inkampani yeenqwelomoya iya kuthi ke ngoko iseke inqwelomoya yesithathu ebusika obuzayo kwaye ikhulise amandla ngama-30 ekhulwini. I-eTN ithathe ithuba lokucela i-CEO ye-Easyjet u-Andy Harrison ukuba abelane ngombono wakhe nge-evolution ye-Easyjet kunye neenqwelo-moya ezinexabiso eliphantsi eYurophu.
Iqhuba njani i-Easyjet kulo nyaka?
UAndy Harrison: Ngokuqinisekileyo ngunyaka onzima kulo lonke ishishini leenqwelomoya. Nangona kunjalo, zikho iiyantlukwano ezithile. Imarike yexesha elide ihla ngepesenti ze-10 ukuya kwi-15 ipesenti kunye ne-premium traffic echaphazelekayo ngokukodwa. Ngengeniso encinci yokulahla, abaninzi abenzi beeholide baya kukhetha ukuba neholide yolwandle kunye nelanga e-Italy kunokuba eFlorida umzekelo. Oku kuchaza ukuba kutheni i-traffic traffic traffic ihlala inamandla ngakumbi, ihla ngeepesenti ezi-5. Ngaphandle kokucotha okukhoyo ngoku eYurophu, siqhuba kakuhle kakhulu ngokunyuka kwezithuthi zabakhweli bethu ngaphezulu kwe-10 lepesenti kwikota yokuqala ka-2009.
Ukucacisa njani oku kukhula kule ngxaki ikhoyo?
UHarrison: Okokuqala, amaxabiso ethu akwi-avareji yama-50 epesenti atshiphu ngaphezu kwabathwali belifa. Yi-asethi ngokuqinisekileyo. Sifumana ukwanda kwabahambi beshishini, ngakumbi kwabo basebenzela ii-SME. Kunyaka ophelileyo, abahambi bezoshishino babenesabelo semarike se-19 ekhulwini kwinethiwekhi yethu yonke. Bakhule ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ukuya kutsho kuma-21 ekhulwini kulo nyaka. Sikwaphumelela izabelo zemarike njengoko sigcina kwaye sikhulisa amandla ethu xa uninzi lwabakhuphisana bethu behlisa unikezelo lwabo. Kwiimarike zethu ezininzi ezingundoqo, abadlali ababalulekileyo abafana no-Alitalia okanye i-Clickair/Vueling banciphise ubukho babo… Izivuno zethu zihlala zizinzile, kwi-euro eyi-60 kumndilili wekhuphoni nganye.
Ngaba ezinye iimarike zaseYurophu zichaphazeleka ngakumbi kunezinye?
UHarrison: Asifumani mahluko ubalulekileyo ukusuka kwenye imarike ukuya kwenye. E-UK, siyaqhubeka sifumana izabelo zentengiso njengoko uninzi lwabakhuphisana nabo lunciphisa unikezelo lwabo. KuMbindi Yurophu, sibona ukuncipha kwezithuthi zabahambi abavela kuMbindi/eMpuma Yurophu abasebenza eIreland, e-UK okanye eJamani. Kodwa oku akuchaphazeli ukukhula kwethu kuthungelwano lwethu lwehlabathi. Siyaqhubeka sikhula enyanisweni kwiimarike ezininzi zaseYurophu ezifana Berlin, Geneva, London, Lyon okanye Paris.
Ngaba ubona ukuba kunokwenzeka ngakumbi kwiziseko ezitsha eYurophu okanye kuMntla Afrika, Ngaba ujonge amacandelo amatsha emarike?
Harrison: Ngokuqinisekileyo siya kuqhubeka nokwandisa ngeziseko ezitsha kwi-Continental Europe njengoko imakethi yase-UK sele ibonelelwe kakuhle sithi. Andicingi ukuba isiseko eMntla Afrika sinokuba sisisombululo esihle. Ukwenza isiseko sisebenze kuthetha ukubhabha abakhweli kwangentseni. Kunzima ukuyiphumeza ngemakethi yolonwabo efana noMntla Afrika. Singathanda kodwa ukuvula iinkonzo phakathi kweJamani neRashiya naphakathi kweJamani neTurkey. Nangona kunjalo, zombini iimarike ziphantsi kwezivumelwano ezingqongqo zamazwe amabini.
Ulindele ukuphela nini le ntlekele?
UHarrison: Ndicinga ukuba siza kujongana namaxesha anzima ubuncinane omnye unyaka yaye asilindelanga ukuba sichache ngamandla ngaphambi kwale kota.
