Isikhumulo sezindiza saseLondon Heathrow namuhla sethula ukuvakasha kuzwelonke kwezindawo ezingama-65 ezisasebenza ukuze zibe izikhungo zokwakha ngaphandle kwesizinda sokunwetshwa kwe-Heathrow. I-'Logistics Hubs' izosiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi amabhizinisi kulo lonke elase-UK angaba yingxenye yochungechunge lwempahla yesikhumulo sezindiza, okwenza umzila wezindiza omusha we-Heathrow ulethe ifa lomsebenzi oncomekayo wokwakha kulo lonke elase-UK.
Lesi simemezelo siyingqophamlando yakamuva enkulu ekwethulweni kokunwetshwa kwe-Heathrow, futhi siza ngaphambi kwevoti elilindelekile lePhalamende ngohlaka lwenqubomgomo engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka.
Iziza zizosetshenziselwa ukuhlanganisa kusengaphambili izingxenye ze-Heathrow enwetshiwe ngaphambi kokuba izithuthe ngemithwalo ehlanganisiwe iye esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ukwandiswa kwe-Heathrow kuzoba iphrojekthi yengqalasizinda yokuqala enkulu yokusebenzisa izikhungo zokwakha ngaphandle kwesizinda. Izizinda zizodlala indima ebalulekile ekusekeleni ukulethwa kokulethwa kwezidingo ngendlela efanele, ukunciphisa umthelela umsebenzi wokwakha ogxilile obungaba nawo emiphakathini yendawo yesikhumulo sezindiza.
Ekuvakasheni ngakunye kwesayithi, abamele isikhumulo sezindiza bazohlangana namabhizinisi afaka isicelo sokuba yingxenye ebalulekile yesu lokunwetshwa kochungechunge lokuhlinzeka. Ama-Logistics Hubs azothola ithuba lokubonisa amandla ezindaweni eziningi, njengoba isikhungo sezindiza esiwukuphela kwesizinda sezindiza saseBrithani sifuna amabhizinisi angcono kakhulu esingasebenzisana nawo futhi silethe ukunwetshwa kwe-Heathrow. Amathenda ngeke adinge nje kuphela ukukhombisa amandla obunjiniyela, kuzodingeka futhi babonise abasebenzi abanamakhono nabazinikele, amandla okubambisana kuphrojekthi kazwelonke kanye nokuxhumana okuhle okuvumela okuphumayo ukuthi kuthuthwe kalula ku-Heathrow.
Lezi zindawo ezingama-65 zifakwe ohlwini olude kusukela ezicelweni zokuqala eziyi-121 ngoNovemba 2017. Abamele i-Heathrow bazovakashela zonke izindawo ezisohlwini olude engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka wezi-2018, futhi bahlose ukuvula inqubo yohlu lwemibuzo lwangaphambi kweziqu ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka.
Lawa ma-Logistics Hubs abalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukunwetshwa kwe-Heathrow kuletha izwe lonke ngokusabalalisa imisebenzi, ukukhulisa umkhiqizo kanye nokwenza imboni yezokwakha ibe yesimanjemanje ngaphandle kwaseLondon naseNingizimu-mpumalanga. Bazoqinisekisa ukuthi u-60% wemali echithiweyo yokuthenga izoba ngaphandle kwase-London, isabalalisa izinzuzo zokutshalwa kwezimali kwasekhaya phezulu naphansi ezweni. Kanye nezinzuzo eziqondile, ucwaningo olusha oluvela ku-WPI Economics lubonisa ukuthi, uma yamukelwa kabanzi, le ndlela ingase ikhuthaze ukukhula kokwakhiwa ngaphandle kwendawo futhi iholele ekuthuthukisweni kokukhiqiza okubiza amabhiliyoni angama-30 embonini engaphandle kwaseLondon ngo-2025.
I-Heathrow's Logistics Hubs iyingxenye Yesu Lezimboni Likahulumeni, elifakwe ohlwini njengesibonelo sendlela yokuthuthukisa amakhono e-UK yonkana nokudala izimo lapho amabhizinisi aphumelelayo engavela khona. I-Heathrow isiqalile futhi ukusebenzisana nezinye izinkampani ezinkulu zengqalasizinda ukuhlola ukuthi iziza zokugcina zingasetshenziselwa kanjani amaphrojekthi azayo.
Ukuvakasha kwendawo yonke yase-UK kuqala esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Leeds Bradford lapho uSihlalo we-Heathrow, u-Lord Deighton, ezochaza izinzuzo zokuba yingxenye yochungechunge lwempahla oluhamba phambili lwe-Heathrow. U-David Laws, Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sesikhumulo Sezindiza i-Leeds Bradford, ongomunye wabafake izicelo esimeni sokuqokwa njenge-Logistics Hub yokugcina, uzobe esesingatha i-Lord Deighton ohambweni lwale ndawo.
ULord Deighton, uSihlalo esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Heathrow uthe: “I-Heathrow Expansion iyithuba elilodwa esizukulwaneni sokuguqula imboni yezokwakha yase-UK, yakhele ikusasa futhi ilethe ifa lamakhono elihlala njalo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo. Konke lokhu kuza ngesikhathi esibalulekile ezweni lethu, njengoba lizilungiselela ukushiya i-EU nalapho kudingeka sakhele ikusasa lethu kukho kokubili ezokuvakasha nezohwebo.
“I-Heathrow eyandisiwe ngeyaseBrithani yonke kanti ama-Logistics Hubs abalulekile enjongweni yethu yokuqinisekisa ukuthi ukunwetshwa kusabalalisa amandla amakhulu ezinzuzo zayo zezomnotho ezingu-£187 billion kulo lonke elase-UK, kuyilapho kunciphisa umthelela emiphakathini yasendaweni yesikhumulo sezindiza. Ukwakhiwa ngaphandle kwendawo kuyindlela entsha yokuthi lezi zilinganiso zihlangatshezwe futhi asikwazi ukulinda ukuzibonela ngathu ithuba esinalo lokusebenza namabhizinisi aphambili ezweni.”
UDavid Laws, isikhulu esiphezulu seLeeds Bradford Airport, uthe: “Ngiyaziqhenya ngokuthi Isikhumulo Sezindiza i-Leeds Bradford siqala uhambo lwezwe lonke lwe-Heathrow. Sikholelwa ukuthi lesi sikhumulo sezindiza simele indawo ekahle kwenye ye-Heathrow's Logistics Hub. Imiphumela yokushayisana kwesiza lapha izoletha izinzuzo ezinkulu kubantu abahlala esikhumulweni sezindiza nasezindaweni ezizungezile, idale amathuba emisebenzi endaweni yasendaweni. E-Leeds Bradford, sixhumanisa abantu nomhlaba, futhi kuhle ukuthi i-Heathrow ixhumanisa abantu ezweni lonke nezinzuzo ezizolethwa ukunwetshwa kwe-Heathrow.”
