Amabhizinisi amaningi kunanini ngaphambili azosebenzisana ne-Heathrow ukuhlola izimakethe ezintsha zomhlaba wonke kanye namathuba ochungechunge lokuhlinzeka, njengoba izindawo ezingu-11 zihlelelwe ukusingatha i-Heathrow Business Summits, imenyezelwe namuhla.
Ekhuluma eNgqungqutheleni Kazwelonke Yokukhula Kazwelonke ka-Heathrow, iSikhulu Esiphezulu se-Heathrow uJohn Holland-Kaye umemezele ukuthi izindawo zonkana zase-UK zizosingatha abahlinzeki abaphezulu besikhumulo sezindiza abangaphezu kuka-50, kulokho okuzoba uchungechunge lweNgqungquthela olukhulu kunawo wonke okwamanje.
Njengoba ihlelwe ngokubambisana noMnyango Wezohwebo Lwamazwe Ngamazwe kanye namaChambers of Commerce esifunda, Le Ngqungquthela izonikeza amakhulukhulu ama-SME ukufinyelela komuntu ngamunye ngesikhathi sokuqokwa nabahlinzeki kanye nabeluleki bezohwebo abangochwepheshe. Imihlangano iklanyelwe ukunikeza ama-SME ithuba lokuqinisa ubudlelwano futhi akhe ukuxhumana okusha nabaphakeli abakhulu base-UK okungase futhi kutholakale usizo lomsebenzi owengeziwe ngaphandle kwephrojekthi yokwandisa ye-Heathrow. Amathuba amasha okuhweba nezeluleko kuzophinde kuxoxwe ngazo nezithunywa ezibheke ukuthumela imikhiqizo yazo namasevisi emakethe yomhlaba wonke nge-Heathrow.
Inkomfa Kazwelonke Yanamuhla Yokukhula iletha ndawonye abaholi bamabhizinisi nabemboni base-UK, okuhlanganisa abameleli abavela e-Virgin Atlantic, ABTA, Vakashela iBrithani, Newquay Airport, DHL kanye ne-Inverness Airport ukuze baxoxe ngendlela yokukhulisa izinzuzo zokunwetshwa. Le Ngqungquthela ilandela uchungechunge oluyimpumelelo lwemicimbi Yengxoxo Kazwelonke ebanjelwe e-UK kusukela ngoMashi kuya kuNovemba. Izinkulumo ezibalulekile namaseshini ephaneli eNgqungqutheleni yakhela ezintweni ezibalulekile ezisungulwe unyaka wonke, okuhlanganisa:
• Ukunikeza ukuxhumana okuvamile nokuthengekayo kuzo zonke izifunda nezizwe;
• Ukuthuthukisa abathumeli bangaphandle kuzo zonke izifunda nezizwe ngokusebenzisa umthamo othuthukisiwe wempahla kanye nokuxhumana nomhlaba;
• Ukugcina indima emisiwe ka-Heathrow njengesango eliya e-UK futhi kuqhubekisele phambili ezokuvakasha nokutshalwa kwezimali kuzo zonke izifunda nezizwe;
• Ukugqugquzela ukuthuthukiswa komnotho kuzo zonke izifunda nezizwe.
Ekhuluma eNgqungqutheleni Kazwelonke Yokukhula, uJohn Holland-Kaye, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Heathrow, uthe:
“Njengesikhumulo sezindiza esixhumeke kakhulu emhlabeni, nechweba elikhulu laseBrithani ngokwenani, iHeathrow ingenye yezinzuzo zokuncintisana zaleli zwe. Imisebenzi nokukhula esiza ukukudala kulo lonke elase-UK, ngezinhlelo ezihlanganisa nezingqungquthela zethu zebhizinisi, kuzobaluleka kakhulu kunangaphambili emhlabeni wangemva kweBrexit. Sizibophezele ekuletheni amathuba engeziwe ebhizinisi laseBrithani futhi sikhuthaze ama-SME azo zonke izinhlobo namasayizi ukuthi ahlanganyele nathi ohambweni lwethu lweNgqungquthela, njengoba silungiselela ukukhula.”
U-Adam Marshall, uMqondisi Jikelele weBritish Chambers of Commerce, abambisene nalo mcimbi, uthe:
“I-Chamber of Commerce Network ibisebenzisana eduze ne-Heathrow ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinto eziza kuqala kuzo zonke izifunda nezizwe zase-UK ziyabhekwa ngesikhathi ngasinye sezinhlelo zokwandisa. Siyajabula ukusebenzisana ne-Heathrow namuhla eNgqungqutheleni Kazwelonke Yokukhula, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuhlola amathuba amasha ukuze amabhizinisi ase-UK akhule futhi achume. Izinhlelo zokunweba ze-Heathrow zizothuthukisa ukuxhumana kwamafemu kuzwelonke nasemhlabeni jikelele, kuthuthukiswe izixhumanisi kumakhasimende abalulekile, abahlinzeki kanye nezimakethe kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba.”
Ngonyaka, isikhumulo sezindiza sisebenzisa imali efika ku-£1.5bn nabahlinzeki abangaphezu kuka-1,400 abavela e-UK futhi siyichweba elikhulu lezwe ngenani lezimakethe zomhlaba ngaphandle kwe-EU. Ngomsebenzi owengeziwe wabahlinzeki ozothathwa kanye nezindlela ezintsha zobude obungama-40 emkhathizwe ngokunwetshwa, i-Heathrow ibheke ukuthola ama-SME athuthukile angahlinzeka futhi athekelise ngesikhumulo sezindiza kokubili manje nasesikhathini esizayo.
Ukuqhubekela phambili ekukhuthazeni ukukhula kwesifunda, uhlu olufushane lwama-Logistics Hubs oluzokwazi ukubona izifunda ezingaphandle kweLondon zibamba iqhaza ekwakhiweni kwengqalasizinda yesithathu yomzila wezindiza, luzomenyezelwa engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka. Iziza ezine zokugcina zizonqunywa maduze nje, ngenhloso yokuthi ziqale ukwakhiwa kulezi zindawo ngo-2021.
