Isimo somnotho esingesihle e-Europe sisho ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zingakwazi ukuzitholela izikhala ngamanani aphansi e-London Heathrow, ngokusho kwelungu eliphezulu lethimba lenethiwekhi ye-BAA.
USarah Whitlam, umphathi wokuthuthukiswa kwenethiwekhi esikhumulweni sezindiza, utshele izihambeli engqungqutheleni ye-18th World Route Development Forum, e-Abu Dhabi ukuthi yize amanani entengo ehlala ephezulu "isimo somnotho sinikeza ithuba lokuthenga izindawo ngenani eliphansi."
Kepha uWhitlam uthe lesi simo kungenzeka siguquke ngokuzayo nokuthi "inani lezikhala kungenzeka likhule njengoba isimo somnotho siba ngcono."
UWhilamm uthe amanani njengamanje "ayisicaba" njengoba ehlile kusukela ngo-2008 - lapho inkampani yezindiza eyodwa ikhokha u-$207 wezigidi ngamapheya amane nsuku zonke. Isilinganiso manje simi ku-£7 million ($11.3 million) esikhaleni sansuku zonke, uthe.
Ekhuluma 'Ezingxoxweni Zemizila: Izinkinga Zezimboni Nabahlinzeki Bempahla' u-Whitlam uchaze izinzuzo zokuhweba nge-slot esangweni lase-London. Utshele izihambeli ukuthi izikhala kufanele zibhekwe njengezimpahla ezingafakwa eshidini lebhalansi lenkampani yezindiza, wengeza ngokuthi inani lazo lizokwenyuka.
Amanani ehla usuku lonke; okwamanje intengo ejwayelekile ye-slot yasekuseni ekuseni ingu-£15 million ($24.25 million), yehla ngo-30% emini nantambama ngo-50%. Isilinganiso sezindleko ze-slot eyodwa singama-£ 0.5 million (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-0.8), u-Whitlam wanezela.
U-Whitlam uthe izindleko ze-slot zansuku zonke zingakhava ngokungeza nje u-£4 ($6.50) enanini lethikithi lendiza. Ubuye wengeza wathi: “Nakuba amanani esaphezulu kakhulu, ayimpahla ku-balance sheet yakho futhi azokhula ngenani. Kubheke njengokutshalwa kwezimali kwesikhathi eside. "
Uthe izinkampani zezindiza kungenzeka zingasifuni lesi sikhathi ezisithengayo, kodwa wengeza ngokuthi izikhala zingahlelwa kabusha futhi weluleka izithunywa ukuthi zixoxisane ne-BAA ngaphambi kokuthenga, nokho, ukuthola ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenzeka yini.
U-Whitlam uthe ukuzibophezela kwe-BAA “ekwenzeni lonke uhambo lube ngcono” kusho ukuthi izikhala azikwazi ukuhlelwa kabusha ngezikhathi ezimatasa zosuku. Uthe ukuthengisa izikhala kunikeza izindiza ithuba "lokuthola impahla yezezimali" kodwa waxwayisa ngokuthi ukuzama ukubuyisela izikhala zokubuyisela emuva kwesikhathi kuzosho ukukhokha inani eliphakeme.
Ukuhweba ngesikhala e-Heathrow kulawulwa yi-Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) futhi ukuhweba kungenziwa nge-inthanethi ku-www.slotrade.aero. Wengeze wathi: “Izinkampani zezindiza zithola ukuthi ukuhweba nge-slot kuyindlela enhle yokukhula esikhumulweni sezindiza.”
