ILODDON (eTN) – I-British Airways ihlazekile ngokwethulwa ngesiphithiphithi kwendlu yayo entsha yaseLondon, i-Heathrow Terminal 5. Emasontweni amabili ngemva kokuvulwa kwetheminali yesimanje, izinhlelo namanje azisebenzi ngendlela okufanele futhi zisebenze ngayo. izindiza ezihamba kancane ziyaqhubeka nokukhanselwa noma ukubambezeleka.
Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisikhombisa ezinsiza ze-BA zamazwe ngamazwe kanye nezasekhaya adluliselwe ku-Terminal 5, futhi inkampani yezindiza saphoqeleka ukuthi ibuyekeze isinqumo sokudlulisa izinsiza ezisele ekupheleni kwale nyanga.
Izindiza ze-BA eziwela i-Atlantic ziyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngaphandle kweTheminali yesi-4 okwamanje.
Izimpahla ezingaphezu kuka-28,000 zehlulekile ukufika lapho ziya khona, futhi i-BA ithathe isinyathelo esingajwayelekile sokuthutha ngomgwaqo iye enkampanini yezincwadi eMilan eNyakatho ne-Italy ukuze isatshalaliswe eYurophu. Okhulumela i-BA uthe inkampani yezindiza isebenza ngokuqhubekayo ukuhlanganisa izikhwama nabanikazi bazo.
Selokhu kwavulwa iTerminal 5 njengesizinda esikhethekile sezinsizakalo zeBritish Airways, inkampani yezindiza saphoqeleka ukuthi ikhansele cishe izindiza ezingama-500. Inkinga enkulu kube ukwehluleka kohlelo lwekhompuyutha lokuthutha imithwalo. Yagcwala kakhulu emahoreni ambalwa okuvulwa kwetheminali futhi ayikakalulami ukuze isebenze ngokugcwele.
“Ngenxa yokuthi asikwazi ukusebenzisa uhlelo oluzenzakalelayo lokucubungula kabusha kanye nokuhlola kabusha izikhwama ezibambezelekile ku-Terminal 5, izikhwama kufanele zihanjiswe kwezinye izingosi e-Heathrow noma eduze nazo ukuze zihlolwe kabusha mathupha ngaphambi kokuba zibuyiswe ukuze zilayishwe endizeni. ezindaweni zabo. Lolu hlelo ludla isikhathi kakhulu,” kusho okhulumela iBA.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amanye amakheshi awaphumelelanga futhi abasebenzi basesikhumulweni sezindiza baphuza ukufika eziteshini zabo zokusebenza ngenxa yamaphutha emishini yokuhlola ukuphepha komuntu. Umsebenzisi wesikhumulo sezindiza ushiye uhlelo lokuphrinta iminwe yawo wonke umuntu ongena endaweni entsha, nakuba lokhu kwakungenxa yokuphikisa okuphathelene nobumfihlo.
Amakhulu abagibeli abasebenzisa iTerminal 5 ngosuku lwayo lokuqala bashiywe balale esikhumulweni sezindiza ngenxa yokuthi amahhotela abegcwele.
Ukuphazamiseka kwezinsiza ku-Terminal 5 kulinganiselwa ukuthi kubize i-British Airways u-£16m (US$32m) ebhizinisini elilahlekile, kodwa umphumela wesikhathi eside wokwehluleka ungaba mkhulu nakakhulu. Isiphithiphithi sidala ukuphoxeka okukhulu kwenkampani yezindiza kanye nokusebenza kwesikhumulo sezindiza, iBritish Airport Authority ephethwe yiSpain.
Isikhulu seBritish Airways uWillie Walsh uvumile ukuthi usuku lokuqala lweTerminal 5 “lube nenhlekelele,” futhi wathi udumele kakhulu ngokuthi bekungeyona impumelelo obekufanele ibe yiyo. UNgqongqoshe Wezokundiza e-UK uJim Fitzpatrick uthe lesi sikhumulo esisha, esakhiwe ngezindleko zama-£4.3billion (US$8.6 billion) asikwazanga ukumelana nalokhu obekulindelwe, futhi abagibeli bahlukumezekile ngendlela engamukelekile.
Ezinsukwini ezilandelayo, kube nokuxolisa okuningi okuvela enkampanini yezindiza kanye naku-opharetha wesikhumulo sezindiza ngokuqhubeka kwezinkinga nokubambezeleka eTerminal 5.
Abaqhudelana ne-BA basheshe basizakala ngalesi simo. I-Virgin Atlantic ithe amakhulukhulu amakhasimende e-BA ashintshele kumasevisi awo amade asebenza ngaphandle kweTheminali 3 e-Heathrow. I-BMI ithe izinsiza zabo ku-Terminal 1 ziqhubekile nokusebenza kahle, kanti izinsiza zezindiza ezihamba phambili njenge-SilverJet ezisebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza i-London Luton zibone ukwanda kwezimoto njengoba abagibeli be-BA besigaba sokuqala beshintsha izindiza zabo ukuze bagweme ukusebenzisa i-Terminal 5 e-Heathrow.
Ukuvulwa okunesiphithiphithi kwesikhumulo esisha akubonisi kahle intuthuko emibili ebalulekile yezokundiza: isivumelwano se-Open Skies esisanda kuqala ukusebenza futhi sivula imizila enqamula ulwandle kuzo zonke izinkampani zezindiza, kanye nezinhlelo zokunwetshwa okwengeziwe kwe-London Heathrow okuhlanganisa nomzila wesithathu wezindiza kanye itheminali yesithupha. Zombili lezi zenzakalo zibhekene nokuphikiswa okunamandla okuvela kubagqugquzeli bezemvelo abathole amandla ngenxa yokuphazamiseka, futhi baveza ukuthi i-Heathrow isifinyelele umkhawulo wayo wokusebenza.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Because we are unable to use the automated system for reprocessing and re-screening delayed bags in Terminal 5, bags are having to be transported to other sites at or near Heathrow to be re-screened manually before being brought back to be loaded on flights to their destinations.
- BMI said their services at Terminal 1 continued to run efficiently, and premium air services such as SilverJet operating from London Luton airport has seen a surge in traffic as BA first class passengers switched their flights to avoid using Terminal 5 at Heathrow.
- The disruption to services at Terminal 5 are estimated to have cost British Airways £16m (US$32m) in lost business, but the longer term effect of the failings could be even greater.
