E-WASHINGTON, DC - UMongameli we-Allied Pilots Association uCaptain Keith Wilson ukhuphe le ngxelo ilandelayo njengamagosa aphezulu e-Qatar Airways, i-Etihad Airways kunye ne-Emirates Airline ehlangene eWashington, DC kule veki:
“Inkxaso-mali enkulu karhulumente eye yaphumela kwaba bathwali be-Gulf ithontsisile ibala lokudlala, ibeka isoyikiso esibi kwimisebenzi yase-US kunye nokusebenza kwexesha elide kwishishini leenqwelomoya lesizwe sethu. Inkxaso-mali karhulumente yenze ukuba abathwali beGulf balahle imveliso kwindawo yentengiso nokuba ifuna ntoni na okanye ingeniso kunye nelahleko. Lixesha lokuba abathwali beGulf bavule iincwadi.
“Ishishini lenqwelomoya lase-US limele i-asethi yelizwe ebalulekileyo-evelisa amakhulu amawaka emisebenzi ekudidi oluphakathi kwaye ixhasa ngokungangqalanga eminye emininzi. Sifanelwe yibala lokudlala elilinganayo.
“Ukuthotyelwa ngokupheleleyo nangokulinganayo kwizivumelwano ze-Open Skies luxanduva lawo onke amaqela athatha inxaxheba.”
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Keith Wilson issued the following statement as the chief executive officers of Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline gather in Washington, D.
- “The massive government subsidies that have flowed to these Gulf carriers have tilted the playing field, posing a serious threat to U.
- airline industry represents a vital national asset — one that generates hundreds of thousands of middle-class jobs and indirectly supports many more.