MANILA, Philippines (eTN) - Philippine Airlines kutshanje ingxelo ilahleko $10.6 yezigidi kwikota yokuqala yonyaka-mali, kodwa ayithinteli ithemba PAL uMongameli Jaime Bautista malunga neembono zexesha elide ze-Asia-mpuma ye-Asia ye-air carrier endala. “Lo ngunyaka onemingeni kakhulu, ngakumbi njengoko amaxabiso epetroli efikelela kwincopho entsha. Kodwa ndiqinisekile ukuba siseza kuhlala sinengeniso kulo nyaka,” utshilo uMongameli wePAL kudliwanondlebe olukhethekileyo ne-ETN.
Inqwelo moya yathwala abagibeli abasisi-9 sezigidi kunyaka ophelileyo, isezantsi kancinane ukusuka kubakhweli abazizigidi eziyi-9.3 kunyaka ongaphambili. Esi siphumo sinokuchazwa ngento yokuba abanye abakhweli basekhaya batshintshele kwinkxaso-mali ye-PAL enexabiso eliphantsi, iAir Phil Express. Kwi-FY 2010-11, i-PAL ifumene inzuzo ye-US $ 72.5 yezigidi ngaphezulu kwengeniso ye-US $ 1.6 yezigidigidi, emva kokuphulukana ne-US $ 14.5 yezigidi kunyaka ongaphambili.
Ukuhlala kunenzuzo kulo nyaka-mali ungakhoyo, enyanisweni, ukusuka kumjikelo wamvanje wohlengahlengiso lwe-PAL, obone ukuhanjiswa kwemisebenzi engeyiyo eyona nto iphambili. Amanyathelo okwenza ikontrakthi kwimisebenzi encedisayo enjengokuphathwa komhlaba, ukutya, okanye indawo yeziko lokufowuna kuya kunceda ukunciphisa amandla okusebenza kwe-PAL iye kubasebenzi abangama-4,400, xa kuthelekiswa nabasebenzi abakhoyo ngoku abangama-7,000.
“Kufuneka sizinze kwaye sisebenze ngakumbi ukuba sifuna ukutsala abatyali mali bamanye amazwe kwaye sikhuphisane ngokufanelekileyo ngokuchasene nezinye iinqwelomoya, kubandakanya abathwali bexabiso eliphantsi. Lo ngumbuzo wokusinda, ”wongeze watsho uJaime Bautista. Ukukhutshwa kwemali kulindeleke ukuba kunciphise iindleko zomntu ophetheyo ukuya kuthi ga kwi-US $ 15 yezigidi ngonyaka.
Indawo yokusebenza ibinomceli mngeni omkhulu kuwo omabini la mazwe nakwimida yasekhaya. "Sijongene nemiphumo yezidubedube zezopolitiko eMbindi Mpuma, kunye nenyikima kunye netsunami eJapan, ezathi zanyanzelisa iimfuno zokuhamba kwezi marike zombini," utshilo uMnu Bautista. EJapan, uMongameli wePAL uqikelela ukwehla kwabagibeli nge-20%. “Nangona kunjalo sigcinile isivuno sethu saze sonyusa kancinci imali yethu ngokulungisa amandla ethu. Siqhubeke njani nazo zonke iiarhente zethu zokuya eTokyo Narita, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Okinawa naseOsaka, utshilo. Emva kokuphinda uqalise iinqwelomoya ukuya eSaudi Arabia ngo-Matshi 2010, i-PAL ekugqibeleni yamisa kwakhona indlela eya eRiyadh ngo-Epreli odlulileyo.
“Ukhuphiswano ngoku lunzima kakhulu kuzo zonke iindlela eziya kuMbindi Mpuma ngenxa yokwanda okukhoyo kwabathwali beGulf kwintengiso yasePhilippines. Zingaphezulu kwama-70 ii-frequencies ngeveki ukusuka kwezo nkampani zeenqwelo-moya ukuya eManila ngoku, ”watsho uJaime Bautista.
I-PAL, enyanisweni, ayivumelani nendlela isibhakabhaka esivulekileyo ngoku esinikwa ngurhulumente ziinqwelomoya. “Masicace gca ngayo. Asichasani nomgaqo-nkqubo wezulu ovulekileyo ukuba nje ulungelelwanisiwe. Asinakho ukunika nje nabani na amalungelo ngaphandle kokuvunyelwa ukuba sixhamle kumalungelo afanayo. Yinto eyenzekayo umzekelo eCanada apho singenakubhabha apho singathanda, ”wagxininisa uMnu Bautista.
I-PAL khange incedwe ngabasemagunyeni kwiiPhilippines. Ukungahoyi ukuphuculwa kokhuseleko kwisikhululo senqwelomoya saseManila saqhuba zombini i-US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) kunye nabasemagunyeni e-EU Aviation ukuba balawule ngokuchasene neenqwelo moya zasePhilippines. Isikhululo senqwelomoya esinciphise indawo ye-FAA ukusuka kwiCandelo I ukuya kwi-II, ukusika i-PAL-ngenxa yoko amaphiko e-PAL-ngokubanda nakuphi na ukwandiswa ukuya e-USA.
“Sinesivumelwano esibhakabhaka esivulekileyo ne-US kwaye singathanda ukubhabhela eNew York, eChicago, okanye naseHouston kwaye sibeka iBoeing B777 yethu entsha kwinkonzo. Kodwa asikwazi, ngenxa yokwehla. EYurophu, bonke abathwali bakwiiPhilippines ngoku bafakwe kuluhlu lwabantu abamnyama base-EU nangona sidlula ngempumelelo lonke ulawulo lokhuseleko olubekwe ngamaziko amazwe afana ne-IATA, ”wongeze watsho uMnu Bautista.
Njengorhulumente ngoku ebeka phambili ekuphuculeni ukhuseleko kwisikhululo senqwelomoya saseManila, uMongameli wePAL unethemba lokubona ukuvalwa kususwa ngoMatshi wonyaka olandelayo. Uninzi lwe-PAL lwexesha elizayo lokuzivelela luhlala luxhomekeke kuburhulumente bokulungisa ooyeha kulwakhiwo lwasemoyeni lolwakhiwo. “Sikwathathela ingqalelo ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya kwakhona eYurophu njengoko samkela ukuba akukho zixhobo zaneleyo. Singakhonza eFrankfurt okanye eMunich, nanjengoko singaxhamla kwiinkonzo ezisemgangathweni zokutyisa abantu kulo lonke elaseYurophu, ”uqikelele uMongameli wePAL.
I-airline ilindeleke ukuba ithathe ukuhanjiswa kwe-4 entsha ye-Boeing 777, kunye nokuhanjiswa kokuqala kunyaka ozayo, kunye ne-Airbus A320 entsha yothungelwano lwengingqi. “Ngoku sijonge inqwelomoya ukuba ithathe indawo yethu yeAirbus A330 kule minyaka mihlanu izayo. Sijonge [ngoku] ngokusondeleyo kwi-Airbus A5 kunye ne-Boeing B350, "wachaza uMnu Bautista. Okwangoku, iPAL ijonge ekwandiseni ngakumbi ukuya eAsia. Umthuthi mva nje uvule i-frequency yemihla ngemihla ukuya eDelhi ngeBangkok kwaye ujonge iindawo ezininzi eTshayina. “IGuangzhou lukhetho. Sikwajonge [kungoku] ukukhonza eKhambodiya,” utshilo uMnu. Bautista.
I-PAL ayikhupheli ecaleni ukujoyina umanyano, ubukhulu becala kwisithuba seminyaka emi-2 ukuya kwemithathu. I-Oneworld inokuba yenye yezona ndlela zibalaseleyo, njengoko iPAL inolwalamano oluqinileyo neCathay Pacific, kunye neMalaysia Airlines. Inethiwekhi yenethiwekhi, kunye neenqwelo-moya zayo ezibanzi eziya eMntla Melika naseMntla Asia (ngakumbi eJapan), kunye ne-Australia, enyanisweni, zinokulunga kakhulu kuthungelwano lwehlabathi lwe-Oneworld. Ukubhabha ngenqwelo moya ukuya eMunich kunokudala ukusebenzisana neAir Berlin.
UJaime Bautista owayencumile wachaza ukuba elona bhongo lakhe kukwenza i-PAL ibe yinqwelomoya eneenkwenkwezi ezi-4. “Siqala ukwenza kwakhona i-PAL enye yezithuthi ezihamba phambili eMzantsi-mpuma weAsia. Ekugqibeleni singowona mthwali mdala kunommandla onamava eminyaka engama-70. Kwaye sisajonge ukuhlala ixesha elide, utshilo.
