Ngemva kwezinyanga zezingxoxo nokuhlela, I-Cornwall Airport Newquay umkhankaso British Airways' Ukusebenza kwePublic Service Obligation (PSO) ukuya nokubuya eLondon Heathrow ngomhla zingama-24 kuJulayi, kulandela ukuphathwa kwe-Flybe kanye nokungabikho kwesikhashana kokuxhumana okubalulekile enhlokodolobha yase-UK.
"Kwaba ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kwesikhumulo sezindiza ngesikhathi i-Flybe iwa, njengoba base bazakhele imakethe eqinile enkonzweni yabo yansuku zonke e-London Heathrow kulandela ukushintshwa kwe-London Gatwick ngonyaka odlule," kuphawula uPete Downes, uMqondisi Ophethe, i-Cornwall Airport Newquay. . “Phakathi kukaMashi 2019 noMashi 2020, isixhumanisi se-Heathrow sathwala abagibeli abangaphezu kuka-163,000. Indiza ibisebenza ngesilinganiso somthwalo esicishe sibe ngu-80%, okukhombisa ngokusobala ukuthandwa kwayo.”
Inkampani ephethe ifulegi yase-UK yethule umzila ngesikhathi lapho abantu befuna ukubuyela ekhefini lamaholide ehlobo, futhi amabhizinisi aseqala ukuthuthuka futhi kulandela imikhawulo ebekwe ngesikhathi sodlame lwakamuva lwe-COVID-19. "Ngomlando uJulayi ube yinyanga ephakeme kakhulu yezimoto zaseNewquay-Heathrow, kanti inani lomthwalo elingu-91% kulokhu ngonyaka odlule lazisa iDownes. “Njengoba abantu manje sebebheke ukuthatha ikhefu lasehlobo osekukudala lidlulelwe yisikhathi, lesi yisikhathi esihle sokuthi iBritish Airways yethule uhlobo lwayo lokusebenza. Sibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana nabo ukusungula lesi sixhumanisi ku-Heathrow futhi siqhubeke nokudlulisa umyalezo wokuthi umzila awugcini nje ngokuvula iCornwall enhloko-dolobha, kodwa umhlaba wonke. "
Nakuba insizakalo yangaphambilini ibinikeze amathuba okuxhumana okulinganiselwe ukwabelana ngekhodi ngeTheminali 2 ye-Heathrow, ukunikezwa kweBritish Izindiza kuvula amanye amathuba amaningi okuba abantu bafinyelele kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba ngenqubo engenazihibe ku-Terminal 5. “I-British Airways inikeza okukhulu inethiwekhi yezindawo ezivela e-Heathrow ehlobo, okudala ukuhlukahluka okuningi komphakathi wase-Cornish ofuna ukuhlola umhlaba, ngesikhathi esifanayo sivula izimakethe eziningi ezintsha zomphakathi wethu wamabhizinisi wendawo futhi sithuthukisa amathuba okuvakasha angenayo,” kugqamisa i-Downes. “Yileli zinga lensizakalo ebona inkampani yenethiwekhi yase-UK iphakamisa kakhulu umkhiqizo owunikezayo kusukela kunoma yini ebitholakala kubagibeli bethu ngaphambilini.” IBritish Izindiza izosebenzisa izindiza eziya eCornwall Airport Newquay nsuku zonke isebenzisa umkhumbi wayo wama-A320s.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “British Airways offers a huge network of destinations from Heathrow in the summer, creating a lot more variety for the Cornish community wanting to explore the world, at the same time opening many new markets for our local business community and advancing inbound tourism potential,” highlights Downes.
- The UK's flag carrier has launched the route at a time in which people are looking to return to summer holiday breaks, and businesses are starting to pick up again following the restrictions put in place during the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
- After months of discussions and planning, Cornwall Airport Newquay launched British Airways' Public Service Obligation (PSO) operation to and from London Heathrow on 24 July, following the administration of Flybe and the temporary absence of a vital connection to the UK capital.
