O Japan Airlines (JAL) ma le International Airlines Group (IAG) ua malilie i se fuafuaga mo se pisinisi soofaatasi fou i le va o le JAL ma le British Airways i luga o vaalele i le va o Europa ma Iapani. O le pisinisi tuʻufaʻatasi o le a faʻamanuiaina tagata faʻatau e ala i le tuʻuina atu o soʻotaga lelei i le va o Europa ma Iapani, sili atu filifiliga o vaʻalele, faʻalauteleina le tele o penefiti penefiti ma le ono faʻalauiloa ni auala fou.
Ua tuuina atu nei e le JAL lana talosaga i le Matagaluega o Eleele, Atinae Eseese, Felauaiga ma Turisi (MLIT) o loʻo sailia le puipuiga mai le antitrust e galulue faʻatasi i vaalele i le va o EU ma Iapani ma British Airways. IAG o loʻo fesoʻotaʻi ma le Iuni a Europa.
O le maliega faʻasoa tupe maua o le a faʻamalosia ai foʻi le soʻotaga lalolagi ma mafai ai ona tauva sili atu le lelei i le lalolagi atoa ma isi lalolagi soʻotaga.
"O loʻo tulimatai e le JAL le ono ono faʻamanuiaina tagata penefiti na matou vaʻaia mai le va fealofani ma British Airways," o le tala lea a le peresetene o le taimi nei ma taitaifono filifilia o JAL, Masaru Onishi.
"E pei lava ona maua e le aufaʻatau femalagaaʻi i luga o le Pasefika mai le pisinisi soʻofaʻatasi i le va o le JAL ma le American Airlines lea na amata ia Aperila talu ai, matou te talitonu foi o le vavalalata vavalalata ma British Airways e maua ai foi tagata femalagaaʻi i le va o Europa ma Iapani ma sili atu faʻafaigofie ma filifiliga.
"O loʻo taumafai le JAL e faʻaauau pea le faʻaleleia o le poto masani a tagata faʻatau i mea uma, e aofia ai ma le faʻamalosia o le galulue faʻatasi ma a matou paʻaga lelei a o avea ma alamanuia tuʻufaʻatasi."
Na taʻua e le pule sili o le IAG, Willie Walsh: "O British Airways e umi lona talaʻaga o le lele atu i Iapani ma fesoʻotaʻi le lona tolu o tamaoaiga tele i le lalolagi i Peretania ma Europa."
"E iai lava a matou fesoʻotaʻiga vavalalata ma le JAL ma vaʻavaʻai i luma e faʻalauteleina lena sootaga. E ui lava i faigata na feagai ma le maketi vaalele a Iapani i tausaga ua tuanaʻi, matou te talitonu tele ile vaaiga ole pisinisi a le JAL ma le lumanaʻi maketi lumanaʻi.
"O le MLIT e iai lona sao taua i lenei faʻagaioiga ma matou te faʻamoemoe e maua le faʻatagaga mai ia latou mo le pisinisi tuʻufaʻatasi e maua ai penefiti sili mo tagata faʻatau."
OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:
- "E pei lava ona maua e le aufaʻatau femalagaaʻi i luga o le Pasefika mai le pisinisi soʻofaʻatasi i le va o le JAL ma le American Airlines lea na amata ia Aperila talu ai, matou te talitonu foi o le vavalalata vavalalata ma British Airways e maua ai foi tagata femalagaaʻi i le va o Europa ma Iapani ma sili atu faʻafaigofie ma filifiliga.
- JAL has today submitted its application to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) seeking antitrust immunity to co-operate on flights between the EU and Japan with British Airways.
- “The MLIT has a key role in this process and we hope to receive approval from them for the joint business which would bring great benefits to consumers.
