Isikhumulo sezindiza sase-George Best Belfast City simemezele ukutshalwa kwezimali kwengqalasizinda engu-£15 million okuzofaka ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu kwendawo yaso yokuphumula, okuhlanganisa ukunikezwa kwaso okuthengiswayo, ukudla neziphuzo. Imisebenzi emikhulu izothuthukisa kakhulu uhambo lwabagibeli lonke esikhumulweni sezindiza esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Ukutshalwa kwezimali kuhlanganisa nokuthuthukiswa kwendawo emaphakathi yezokuphepha yesikhumulo sezindiza nokubamba izindawo zokuhlola imithwalo, kanye nokuthengwa kweqoqo elisha lezinto zikagesi ze-Airport Fire.
Izindleko ezinkulu zizothuthukisa futhi zithuthukise uhambo lwabagibeli lulonke esikhumulweni sezindiza, ngokuthuthukiswa kwendawo yokusesha emaphakathi okuhloswe ngayo ukucubungula okuyimpumelelo kwabo bonke abagibeli abasukayo.
Kuzoba nokukhuphuka okungaphezu kuka-30% kwendawo yokudayisa, ngomnikelo owandisiwe ovela ku-World Duty Free kanye no-WH Smith. Izikhungo zokudla neziphuzo zizokwandiswa ngama-25%, kanti ukhetho olubanzi lwamakhasimende luzokwethulwa kanye nozakwethu i-HMS Host, esebenza ngezikhungo ezikhona ezihlanganisa neBushmills Bar.
Ukwengeza, izihlalo zamakhasimende zizophinda ziphindwe kabili, njengoba kuzoba nezindawo zokugezela zamakhasimende ezisemoyeni, nazo ezizolungiswa kabusha ngokuphelele.
Imisebenzi ephothuliwe izoqukethwe ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo esikhona manje futhi izophothulwa ngo-Okthoba 2018.
Isikhumulo sezindiza iBelfast City simemezele ukutshalwa kwezimali kwengqalasizinda esithangamini sasekuseni sabathintekayo ababalulekile ngoLwesibili ekuseni e-Europa Hotel eBelfast.
UBrian Ambrose, oyisikhulu esiphezulu seBelfast City Airport, uthe:
“Ngokuhambisana nomsebenzi wethu wonke wokuletha umuzwa wesikhumulo sezindiza ongaphezu kwalokho okulindelwe amakhasimende ethu, Isikhumulo Sezindiza saseBelfast City sizibophezele ngokugcwele ukuqhubeka sithuthukisa lonke uhambo lwabagibeli bethu. Ukutshalwa kwezimali okungu-£15m kwingqalasizinda yethu kungokunye ukuqinisa okukhulu kokuzibophezela kwethu.
“Ukuthuthukiswa kwegumbi lethu lokuphumula kanye nezitolo ezidayisayo kuzosinikeza ukukhetha okukhulu futhi kuthuthukise kakhulu ulwazi lwebhizinisi lethu eliyinhloko kanye nabagibeli bezokungcebeleka njengoba behamba esikhumulweni sezindiza.
"Imiklamo yamasu isiza ukuthi isikhumulo sezindiza sibe nobufakazi esikhathini esizayo futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nesikhathi esibe yimpumelelo ezindaweni eziningi zebhizinisi lethu."
Ekhuluma ngesikhathi sokwethulwa kwalezi zinhlelo, uMnu Ambrose uthe ukutshalwa kwezimali kuqinise igalelo lesi sikhumulo sezindiza emasu okukhulisa uMkhandlu waseBelfast. Ubeke amazwana:
“Njengedolobha elithuthuka ngokushesha futhi, njengomunye wababambe iqhaza abakhulu boMkhandlu Wedolobha laseBelfast, siyaziqhenya ngokudlala indima yethu ekusekeleni ukukhula kweBelfast nasekuqhubekiseleni phambili amasu okuthuthukisa isithunzi sedolobhakazi emhlabeni jikelele.
“Njengomqashi omkhulu kuleli dolobha, sizoqhubeka nokusebenza ngokubambisana noMkhandlu nabanye ababambiqhaza ukuze sisize sithuthuke umnotho wasekhaya onempilo ngokwenza ngcono ukuxhumana komhlaba wonke ngenethiwekhi yethu enamandla yozakwethu bezindiza ze-blue-chip.
“Emizuzwini emihlanu nje ukusuka enkabeni yedolobha, sinikeza isango elibalulekile lethuba, hhayi kuphela kubagibeli bebhizinisi nezivakashi ezisuka eBelfast, kodwa nakubantu abafika eholidini abavela phesheya kwezilwandle kanye nalabo abangaba abatshalizimali bakwamanye amazwe.”
Ukulungiswa kabusha kwetheminali entsha kwaklanywa i-Todd Architects futhi izici eziyinhloko zokulungiswa kabusha kuzokwenziwa ngu-H&J Martin egameni lesikhumulo sezindiza.
Ekhuluma esithangamini sasekuseni, iPhini leMeya yeDolobha laseBelfast, uKhansela Sonia Copeland, uthe:
“Ngamasu okukhula kwesifunda, njenge-Belfast Agenda kanye ne-Local Development Plan, uMkhandlu weDolobha laseBelfast usagxile ekudaleni idolobha elifuna ukuvelela nelinamandla labangama-21.st ekhulwini, zonke izakhamuzi zethu ezingaziqhenya ngalo.
“Isikhumulo sezindiza iBelfast City singomunye wababambe iqhaza abaneqhaza elikhulu okufanele balibambe ekukhuleni okuqhubekayo kwedolobha, futhi siyakwamukela ngemfudumalo ukutshalwa kwengqalasizinda ka-£15m. Sibheke ngabomvu imisebenzi eqhubekayo kanye nolwazi oluthuthukisiwe abagibeli abazokwazi ukulujabulela.”
UNiall Gibbons, oyi-CEO yeTourism Ireland, ubeke amazwana:
“Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuyizindaba ezinhle kakhulu eBelfast kanye nezokuvakasha eNyakatho Ireland. Njengesiqhingi, ukufinyelela emoyeni okuqondile, okulungele kanye nokuncintisana kubalulekile ekuletheni ukukhula kwezokuvakasha ezingena ngaphakathi kanye nanoma yikuphi ukuthuthukiswa kokuhlangenwe nakho kwezivakashi zethu zaphesheya, okuhlanganisa nokuhamba ezikhumulweni zezindiza zethu, kwamukeleka kakhulu.
"I-Tourism Ireland izimisele ukusebenzisana nazo zonke izikhumulo zethu zezindiza kanye nozakwethu bezindiza ukuze kwandiswe amathuba ezindiza ezintsha nezikhona, ukusiza ukuletha ukukhula okwengeziwe kwezinombolo zezivakashi zaphesheya."
Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe mayelana nesu Lesibopho Sebhizinisi Sesikhumulo Sezindiza sase-George Best Belfast City, sicela uvakashele http://www.belfastcityairport.com
