I-Syphax Airlines, inqwelomoya entsha esekwe eTunisia, iqinisekise umyalelo wayo wokuthenga ii-A320neo ezintathu. Lo myalelo wesihlandlo sokuqala umthwali osekwe e-Afrika eyalele i-NEO kwaye uphawula impumelelo ebalulekileyo ye-Airbus kwenye yeemarike ezikhula ngokukhawuleza zehlabathi. AbakwaSyphax baye ba-odola iinqwelomoya ezintathu ze-A320ceo. Inqwelomoya iza kuxhaswa ziinjini zeCFM.
"I-Syphax Airlines igxile ekuqhubekeni nokukhulisa iindlela zayo zaseTunisia, eMntla Afrika naseYurophu, kunye nokwandiswa kwenethiwekhi yayo ukuya e-Asia naseMntla Melika, ngokusebenzisa ii-hubs zayo eTunis naseSfax ngelixa inika abakhweli inkonzo etofotofo," watsho uSihlalo kunye noMlawuli weSyphax. Jikelele, u-Mohamed Frikha. “Ukongeza i-A320neo kwiinqwelo zethu kuthetha ukuba singaziphumeza zonke ezi njongo ngelixa sixhamla kwi-15 lepesenti yokonga amafutha kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kweendleko.”
"Siyayibulela i-Syphax Airlines ngokuthembela kwabo kwi-Airbus kunye nokuba ngumthwali wokuqala wase-Afrika ukubeka umyalelo wendiza yethu ye-NEO," kusho uJohn Leahy, iGosa eliyiNtloko lokuSebenza, abaThengi. "Sijonge ukubona inqwelomoya yakwaSyphax's A320neo isebenza ngaphandle komthungo ecaleni kweenqwelo zabo zangoku i-A320, izisa ugcino kubo ngogcino olucuthiweyo kunye neendleko zoqeqesho lomqhubi wenqwelomoya ngenxa yenqanaba eliphezulu lokuhlangana phakathi kweemodeli zenqwelomoya."
Inkampani yeenqwelomoya sele isebenzisa i-2 A319 kunye ne-3 A320 inqwelomoya kwaye kungekudala iza kuqalisa ukusebenzisa i-A330-200 eqeshiweyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- “Syphax Airlines is focused on continuing to grow its Tunisian, North Africa and Europe routes, and an expansion of its network to Asia and North America, through its hubs in Tunis and Sfax while offering passengers a luxurious service,” said Syphax Chairman and Director General, Mohamed Frikha.
- The order is the first time an African based carrier has ordered the NEO and marks a significant breakthrough for Airbus in one of the world's fastest developing markets.
- “We're looking forward to seeing Syphax's A320neo aircraft operating seamlessly alongside their current A320 fleet, delivering to them savings through reduced maintenance and pilot training costs as a result of the high degree of commonality between the aircraft models.
