UWalsh: Imithetho yokuthintela ubunini bamazwe angaphandle beenqwelomoya zaseYurophu "ayihlekisi"

Imithetho yenqwelomoya ethintela ubunini bamazwe angaphandle kwiinqwelomoya zaseYurophu "ziyahlekisa" kwaye ukuhlangana okutsha kuyafuneka kwicandelo ukonyusa ingeniso, ngokukaWillie Walsh, umphathi oyintloko weBritish Airways kunye nomnini we-Iberia u-IAG.

Umanyano lweenqwelomoya ezifana ne-Oneworld, i-IAG eyinkokeli yayo, lukho kuphela ngenxa yezithintelo zokudityaniswa apho amaqela amathathu aphambili ehlabathi kwaye "ebambele elihlwempuzekileyo", utshilo uMnu Walsh kwinkomfa yezophapho yezizwe ngezizwe eyayibanjelwe yiCAPA eCo. U-Wicklow, owayezinyaswe ngumphathi we-Aer Lingus uChristoph Mueller, i-CEO yeSikhululo seSikhululo seSikhululo saseDublin uKevin Toland kunye nentloko ye-US carrier Jetblue, uDave Barger.

"Umanyano lukunika ingeniso efanelekileyo, kodwa ukudibanisa kukunika iindleko kunye nengeniso," utshilo uMnu Walsh.

I-IAG yasekwa ngendibaniselwano ye-BA kunye ne-Iberia ngo-2011 kwaye ukusukela ngoko yathenga i-BMI kwi-Lufthansa, isonga inkampani ephetheyo kwishishini layo lase-UK ukongeza iindawo zokubeka indawo zokusebenza kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya sase-London sase-Heathrow ngelixa silinganisa inani elipheleleyo.

NgoLwesithathu, isikhululo seenqwelomoya saseSpain iVueling yavuma ukwamkela isithembiso esivela ku-IAG sokufumana i-54pc yenkampani engekabinayo.

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Umnumzana Walsh - owayesakuba ngumlawuli oyintloko we-Aer Lingus - uthe ukongeza kwimida yobunini be-IAG ngaphaya kwe-European Union, imithetho yebloc evavanya izivumelwano zeenqwelomoya kunye nokudibanisa ngokusekelwe kwizikhundla ezikhuphisanayo zabathwali kwii-hubs ezithile nazo ziyakhathaza.

“Inkxalabo enkulu endinokuba nayo ngomgaqo-nkqubo wokhuphiswano kwi-EU kukujonga imarike yaseYurophu, endaweni yehlabathi,” utshilo.

"Yimpazamo enkulu leyo."

NgoFebruwari, iKomishoni yaseYurophu ivimbele umzamo wamva nje weRyanair wokufumana i-Aer Lingus, ikhankanya ukhuphiswano kunye nezinye izizathu. I-Ryanair iya kubhena kweso sigqibo.

I-BA isebenze njengomxhasi wokufunwa kwamva nje kweQatar Air kumanyano lweOneworld. Elo lithuba lokuqala lomthwali omkhulu weGulf ukujoyina umanyano lwehlabathi.

Umnumzana Walsh uthe abachasi bakhe baseYurophu babambekile, ecaphula isivumelwano sekhowudi ye-Air France-KLM yeQela kunye ne-Etihad yase-Abu Dhabi kunye neentetho zabo malunga nesivumelwano esinzulu.

“Oko kubo kufana nokuthetha nosathana,” watsho uMnu Walsh. "Yimbonakaliso yokwenyani yotshintsho olwenzekayo kwishishini lethu."

Umnumzana Walsh uthe uyayixhasa i-Gulf-carrier boom kunye nendima edlalwa ngoorhulumente apho ekukhuthazeni ukukhula, into abathwali abaquka i-Air France-KLM kunye ne-Lufthansa yaseJamani baye bahlasela kwixesha elidlulileyo njengenkxaso yelizwe.

“Kunokuba bathintele uphuhliso lwabo baye baququzelela uphuhliso lwabo,” yatsho inkosi yeBA.

"Kum, yindlela ekufuneka ishishini lethu liphuhle ngayo."

I-Etihad iphethe phantse i-3pc ye-Aer Lingus.