Kukondwerera chaka choyamba cha maziko ake a Lyon, kupezeka kwa Easyjet kwawulula mapulani otukuka mumzinda wachiwiri waukulu kwambiri ku France. M'chaka chake choyamba, Easyjet idanyamula anthu miliyoni miliyoni kuchokera ku Lyon kupita ku Lyon ndi kuchuluka kwa katundu wopitilira 80 peresenti. Chifukwa chake, ndegeyo idzakhazikitsa ndege yachitatu m'nyengo yozizira ikubwerayi ndikuwonjezera mphamvu ndi 30 peresenti. eTN idapeza mwayi wofunsa wamkulu wa Easyjet Andy Harrison kuti afotokoze masomphenya ake pakusintha kwa Easyjet ndi ndege zotsika mtengo ku Europe.
Kodi Easyjet ikuchita bwanji chaka chino?
Andy Harrison: Ndi chaka chovuta kwa makampani onse oyendetsa ndege. Komabe, ndi zosiyana. Msika wanthawi yayitali watsika ndi 10 peresenti mpaka 15 peresenti pomwe magalimoto oyambira amakhudzidwa kwambiri. Pokhala ndi ndalama zochepa zotayidwa, ambiri opanga tchuthi angakonde kukhala ndi tchuthi chapanyanja ndi dzuwa ku Italy osati ku Florida mwachitsanzo. Izi zikufotokozera chifukwa chake magalimoto oyenda pang'ono amakhalabe olimba, akutsika ndi 5 peresenti. Ngakhale kuchepa kwapang'onopang'ono ku Europe, tikuchita bwino kwambiri ndi kuchuluka kwa anthu okwera ndi 10 peresenti kotala yoyamba ya 2009.
Kodi mukufotokoza bwanji kukula kumeneku pamavuto omwe alipo?
Harrison: Choyamba, mitengo yathu imakhala yotsika mtengo ndi 50 peresenti kuposa onyamula katundu. Ndi chuma ndithu. Timakumana ndi kuchuluka kwa oyenda mabizinesi, makamaka ochokera kwa omwe amagwira ntchito ku ma SME. Chaka chatha, apaulendo amalonda anali ndi gawo la msika la 19 peresenti pamaneti athu onse. Iwo awonjezeka kufika pa 21 peresenti chaka chino. Timapambananso magawo amsika tikamasamalira komanso kukulitsa luso lathu pomwe ambiri omwe timapikisana nawo akuchepetsa zomwe amapereka. M'misika yathu yambiri, osewera ofunikira monga Alitalia kapena Clickair/Vueling achepetsa kupezeka kwawo… Zokolola zathu zimakhalanso zokhazikika, pa € 60 pafupifupi pa kuponi iliyonse.
Koma kodi misika ina ku Europe ikukhudzidwa kwambiri kuposa ina?
Harrison: Sitikhala ndi kusiyana kwakukulu kuchokera kumsika wina kupita ku umzake. Ku UK, tikupitilizabe kupeza magawo amsika popeza ambiri omwe timapikisana nawo amachepetsa zomwe amapereka. Ku Central Europe, tikuwona kuchepa kwa kuchuluka kwa anthu ochokera ku Central/Eastern Europe omwe amagwira ntchito ku Ireland, UK kapena ku Germany. Koma izi sizikhudza kukula kwathu pa intaneti yathu yapadziko lonse lapansi. Tikupitilirabe kukula m'misika yambiri yaku Europe monga Berlin, Geneva, London, Lyon kapena Paris.
Kodi mukuwona kuthekera kokulirapo kwa maziko atsopano ku Europe kapena North Africa, Kodi mumayang'ananso magawo atsopano amsika?
Harrison: Tipitilizabe kukula ndi maziko atsopano ku Continental Europe popeza msika waku UK wathandizidwa kale ndi ife. Sindikuganiza kuti maziko aku North Africa akhoza kukhala yankho labwino. Kupanga maziko otheka njira zowulutsira okwera m'mawa kwambiri. Ndizovuta kukhazikitsa ndi msika wopumula monga North Africa. Komabe, tikufuna kutsegulira ntchito pakati pa Germany ndi Russia komanso pakati pa Germany ndi Turkey. Komabe, misika yonseyi ili ndi mapangano okhwima a mayiko awiri.
Kodi mukuyembekezera kuti mavutowa atha liti?
Harrison: Ndikuganiza kuti tidzakumana ndi zovuta kwa chaka chinanso ndipo sitikuyembekezera kuchira kolimba nthawi ino isanafike.
