I-LONDON / DUBLIN - I-Ryanair izimisele ukuphakamisa umnikelo wayo kwi-Aer Lingus, kodwa ayiyi kulwa idabi elide ukuba abanini-zabelo kwi-airline yangaphambili yase-Ireland bayaqhubeka bechasa isivumelwano.
UMlawuli oyiNtloko weRyanair uMichael O'Leary uxelele iintatheli ukuba angakulungela ukonyusa ixabiso lakhe le-euro eyi-1.40 ngesabelo, esilingana ne-750 yezigidi zee-euro (i-995 yezigidi zeedola).
Nangona kunjalo, kwisiteyitimenti esona sikhulu sexabiso eliphantsi saseYurophu sikhuphe ukunyusa ixabiso ukuya kwi-2 euros okanye ngaphezulu. Isithethi seRyanair sinqabile ukuphawula ngakumbi.
U-Aer Lingus uthe lo mnikelo "awunakwenzeka ukuba ugqitywe" njengoko iRyanair yayingekacaci ukuba kutheni iya kuvunywa yiKomishoni yaseYurophu, ethintele ukunikezelwa kwangaphambili kweRyanair ngezizathu zokhuphiswano.
"I-Aer Lingus iyaqhubeka nokukholelwa ukuba i-diversionary kwaye iphosakele kakhulu," utshilo u-Aer Lingus, ephinda ukuba kulindeleke ukuba ube nenzuzo kwi-2008 kunye ne-2009.
Izabelo ze-Aer Lingus zivale i-5% kwi-euro ye-1.52, iseyi-premium kwinqanaba lokunikezelwa.
I-Ryanair, eqokelele ngaphezu kwe-29% yezabelo ze-Aer Lingus, ilandele ummelwane wayo kwisikhululo sezindiza saseDublin iminyaka engaphezu kwemibini kwaye ngoDisemba yenza ibhidi yesibini nangona inkcaso evela kubaphathi kunye nabasebenzi base-Aer Lingus.
“(Sivulelekile) ukuthethathethana nabo bonke abaninizabelo malunga nokunyuka okuncinci kwexabiso ukuba oko bekuya kwenza isivumelwano sibe ngaphaya komgca,” utshilo u-O'Leary.
“Ukuba urhulumente ebenokuza kuthi, ngokomzekelo, athi, ‘Sinomdla ekuthengiseni izabelo zethu kodwa hayi ngeli xabiso, ngaba besingathethathethana ngexabiso?’, Ndicinga ukuba besiya kuba, ngokusengqiqweni, sivuleleke kuthethathethwana, ” wongeze watsho.
I-Ryanair ithe kwingxelo yangaphambili ngolwe-Sihlanu iza kulandela ibhidi yayo yesibini ye-Aer Lingus kunye nabalawuli kuphela ukuba abaninizabelo abakhulu be-Aer Lingus banike inkxaso yabo kwangaphambili.
Unikezelo lokuqala lukaRyanair, oluxabisa i-Aer Lingus ngokuphindwe kabini kwinto ekhoyo ngoku, yaliwe ngabalawuli beManyano yaseYurophu kunye nabanini-zabelo abakhulu abafana norhulumente wase-Ireland, ongumnini malunga ne-25%, kunye nabasebenzi ababambe malunga ne-14% ngeSabelo soMsebenzi. ITrasti yoBunini (ESOT).
I-Ryanair iphinda inikezela nge-Aer Lingus iya kuhlala ivulekile ukuba yamkelwe kude kube nguFebruwari 13, yongeza ilindeleke ukuba abalawuli be-EU benze isigqibo phakathi kweentsuku zokusebenza ze-25 ukuba bavume nayiphi na into okanye baqhubele phambili kwiSigaba sesi-II esineenkcukacha.
"I-Ryanair ... ayizimiselanga kubandakanyeka kwinkqubo ende yokuphononongwa kweSigaba sesi-II kunye ne-EU ngaphandle kokuba ifumana inkxaso enjalo kubanini-zabelo be-Aer Lingus, kubandakanywa nokwamkelwa kokunikezelwa ngurhulumente wase-Ireland okanye i-ESOT," yatsho.
