I-MUMBAI, eIndiya -Umthwali webhajethi yeCash-straped SpiceJet uqale umjikelo omtsha wokucuthwa kwemali ukuya kuthi ga kwiipesenti ezingama-30 ngoLwesibini ukunyanzela abakhuphisana ne-IndiGo, iGoAir kunye neJet Airways ukuba balandele.
I-Air India, nayo, inokuthi ijoyine imfazwe yokukhwela. “Phantsi kolu nikezelo, bonke abathengi banokufumana isaphulelo sepesenti ezingama-30 kwisiseko sexabiso esele sithotyiwe kwiintsuku ezingama-30 kunye nentlawulo yamafutha eyongeziweyo kwiinqwelomoya zeSpiceJet zasekhaya zokuhamba ukuya kutsho nge-15 kaAprili 2014. Umzekelo (kwaye kuxhomekeke kumhla wohambo), Imali yokukhwela yaseDelhi-Mumbai ngenye indlela eyi-Rs 10,098 yonke-iquka yonke into yokuthenga ngomzuzu wokugqibela inokuthengwa ngexabiso elincinci le-3,617 phantsi kwesi sibonelelo, "utshilo uSpiceJet kwingxelo yeendaba.
Kungekudala esona sithwali sikhulu saseIndiya i-IndiGo salandela ngesinikezelo esifanayo esathi emva koko satshatiswa yiGoAir kunye neJet Airways.
Isaphulelo sikaJet Airways sikwintlawulo esisiseko kunye nentlawulo yamafutha eyongeziweyo ngelixa ezinye izinikezelo zikwintlawulo esisiseko kuphela. Kwiveki ephelileyo, olu nikezelo lukhokelele ekunyukeni malunga neepesenti ezingama-300 ekubhukisheni iiarhente zokuhamba ezikwi-Intanethi. Esi sithembiso sasingafani.
UVikram Malhi, uMphathi Jikelele, eMzantsi-mpuma we-Asia, i-Expedia, uthe sele ebone ukunyuka kweepesenti ze-150 ekubhukisheni. “Kwakhona, ngokuthengisa uluhlu oluthile lwepesenti ngamaxabiso athotyiweyo ngexesha lexesha elingasebenziyo, iinkampani zeenqwelomoya zikwimeko engcono yokuvavanya ukubhukisha kwazo kunye nomthwalo wokucwangcisa ixesha leholide,” wongeze watsho.
Umphathi omkhulu kwenye yeenqwelomoya uthe ngesipho sokugqibela ukubhukisha kwangaphambili kwenqwelo moya kuthe kwazalisa iipesenti ezingama-45 zeenqwelomoya zayo, ukusuka kwiipesenti ezingama-30 zesiqhelo.
Iinkampani zeenqwelo moya zihlala zingabeki ngaphezulu kwe-15 lepesenti yempahla yazo iyonke kunikezelo olunjalo. “Sine-AirAsia eza ngamaxabiso aphantsi kungekudala. Umbuzo ngowokuba kutheni bengababetheli ngezinto ezinomtsalane,” utshilo lo mphathi. Kwi-flipside, nangona kunjalo, iingcali zibona unikezelo njengeendlela zokunyusa imali engxamisekileyo ukwenza iintlawulo kunye nokuqhuba imisebenzi. Umzekelo, imali ephakanyiswe yiSpice-Jet yayiza kuyinceda ukuba ihlawule ukuhanjiswa kwenqwelomoya iBoeing 737 eyifumene ngoLwesine.
Ngokungafaniyo ne-AirAsia, iSpiceJet yenze ilahleko enkulu. Umphathiswa wathumela ilahleko yakhe ephezulu kwi-Rs 559 ye-crore kwikota kaJulayi-Septemba. Umcebisi waseSydney-CAPA-Centre for Aviation ulindele ukuba i-airline ilahlekelwe ukuya kuthi ga kwi-35 yezigidi zeedola ngo-Oktobha-Disemba, ithathwa njengekota eqinile yokuhamba.
