Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Oman Air ekuvuseleleni imikhumbi yaso iHeathrow kube nomphumela omuhle - inkampani yezindiza iqhubekela phambili ngokuhlaba umxhwele emiphumeleni yakamuva yesikhumulo sezindiza i- “Fly Quiet and Green”. I-Oman Air manje ingeyesibili kulowo ophethe i-LOT yasePoland, esezingeni lesikhumulo sezindiza sokusebenza kwemvelo kwezindiza.
Ithebula leligi lakamuva le-“Fly Quiet and Green”, eliklelise izindiza ezihamba phambili ezingu-50 ezimatasa kakhulu e-Heathrow kumamethrikhi ayisikhombisa omsindo nokukhipha umoya kusukela ngoJulayi kuya kuSepthemba 2018, libonisa izinkampani zezindiza eziqhubeka nokutshala imali ekuthuthukiseni izimoto zazo zesimanje. Ngekota edlule, i-Oman Air ikuyekile ukusetshenziswa kwama-A330 ayo amadala emizileni yayo ye-Heathrow ye-Boeing 787s Dreamliners - phakathi kwezindiza ezithule kakhulu nezinobungani kwemvelo emakethe namuhla. Ngenxa yalokho, inkampani yezindiza igxume phezulu ezindaweni ezimangalisayo ezingu-26 kwikota yokugcina - okubonisa umthelela wobuchwepheshe obungaba nawo ekusebenzeni kwemvelo kwenkampani yezindiza.
ILOT Polish Airlines, esebenza ngeBoeing 737 MAX entsha ezinsizakalweni zayo zaseHeathrow eziya eWarsaw, iqhubekile nokusebenzisana nethimba elisebenza eHeathrow ukuthola izindlela zokwenza ngcono ukusebenza kwayo. Ukuphikelela kukaLOT kuthele izithelo, kwathi imiphumela yakamuva yathwesa isikhundla sendiza yezindiza ekusebenzeni kwemvelo kuleli kota.
Ukhuluma ngoMhlonishwa kule kota futhi kuya ku-Aer Lingus, inkampani yezindiza ezihlale izibonakalise iphakathi kwezinkampani ezithule neziluhlaza kunawo wonke e-Heathrow - ibeka phakathi kwamazinga amathathu aphezulu kuwo wonke ngaphandle kwamatafula amabili e-Fly Quiet ne-Green league. I-Air Malta nayo yenze kahle kule kota, yeqa izikhundla eziyi-11 yaya endaweni ye-11, kulandela ukusetshenziswa okuthuthukisiwe kwe-"Continuous Descent Approach" esikhumulweni sezindiza nokunamathela kakhulu kuHulumeni okumisa imizila ekhetha umsindo.
UMat Gorman, uMqondisi Wezokusimama kuHeathrow, uthe:
“Ozakwethu bezinkampani zezindiza basaqhubeka nokusihlaba umxhwele ngokuzibophezela kwabo ekwehliseni umsindo wabo kanye nomthelela okhithikayo. Kule kota, i-Oman Air iguqule ngokuphelele ukusebenza kwayo kwe-Heathrow ngemikhumbi yabo entsha ephezulu kakhulu ye-Dreamliner. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuyinzuzo enkulu njengoba kuzuzisa abagibeli babo, imvelo kanye nemiphakathi yethu yasendaweni - futhi kubonisa ukuthi ukuba yinkampani eqotho, ekhathalela imvelo nakho kungaba kuhle ebhizinisini.”
UKelpesh Patel, iMenenja Yezwe lase-Oman UK, uthe:
“Kuyimpumelelo enkulu ukubona i-Oman Air yenza intuthuko engaka etafuleni le-Heathrow Airport eFly Quiet & Green '. Njengenkampani yezindiza sitshale imali enkulu ekuvuseleleni imikhumbi yethu yokwethula iBoeing 787 Dreamliner yethu enkonzweni yethu yansuku zonke yaseLondon Heathrow. Indiza ithule futhi isebenza kahle ekusizeni ukuthi sisebenzise umzila ogcizelela ukuzibophezela kwethu hhayi eHeathrow Airport kuphela kodwa nasekuthuthukiseni indawo esikuyo. ”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The latest “Fly Quiet and Green” league table, which ranked the top 50 busiest airlines at Heathrow on seven noise and emission metrics from July to September 2018, shows airlines continuing to invest in the modernization of their fleets.
- Over the last quarter, Oman Air has phased out the use of its older A330s on its Heathrow routes for Boeing 787s Dreamliners – amongst the quietest and most environmentally friendly aircraft on the market today.
- As a result, the airline has jumped up an astounding 26 places over the last quarter – showing the impact technology can have on airline's environmental performance.
