Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Heathrow umemezele uhlelo ngo British Airways Inkampani engumzali i-IAG izovala ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kuzo zonke izindiza zayo zasekhaya zase-UK kusukela ngo-2020, ibe yiqembu lokuqala lendiza emhlabeni wonke ukuzibophezela ekuzuzeni ukukhishwa kwe-carbon eyiziro ngo-2050.
Isikhumulo sezindiza simemezele ukuthi sizoqala isivivinyo esisha sokuguqula imfucuza yabagibeli yepulasitiki engasasebenzi kabusha - okuhlanganisa nokupakishwa kokudla kanye nefilimu yepulasitiki - ibe yifenisha yesikhumulo sezindiza, umfaniswano kanye nophethiloli wejethi okhipha umoya omncane ngo-2025.
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Heathrow u-John Holland-Kaye uhambele iNgqungquthela Yesimo Sezulu ye-UN eNew York futhi wamemezela ukuthi u-Heathrow uzojoyina i-World Economic Forum entsha 'I-Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition' okuhloswe ngayo ukusiza lo mkhakha ukufeza indiza engathathi hlangothi, ngenkathi futhi yamukela Ikomidi Lesimo Sezulu. Shintsha isincomo sokuthi uhulumeni afake izindiza ekuhlosweni kwe-net zero emissions yase-UK ngo-2050.
I-Virgin Atlantic imemezele izinhlelo zokuvula imizila emisha engaphezu kuka-80 ukusuka e-Heathrow enwetshiwe, okusiza ukwakha umthwali wefulegi wesibili esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-UK isinyathelo esizokwandisa ukuncintisana futhi sithuthukise ukukhetha kwabagibeli.
Ngemva kokuvalwa kokubonisana kuka-Heathrow okungokomthetho okwathatha amasonto angu-12 mayelana nohlelo olukhethwayo lokunwetshwa, ukuvota kwabonisa ukuthi izakhamuzi eziningi zendawo ziyaweseka lo msebenzi kunokuba ziwuphikisane neziyingi eziyi-16 kweziyi-18 zasePhalamende ezizungeze i-Heathrow.
Isikhulu esiphezulu seHeathrow uJohn Holland-Kaye, uthe:
“I-Heathrow izibophezele ekuzuzeni i-net zero emissions futhi isebenzela ukwenza imisebenzi ye-decarbonise airport ngokushesha okukhulu. Isimemezelo se-IAG sokukhishwa kwengqikithi ye-zero kusukela ekundizeni ngo-2050 sibonisa ukuthi umkhakha wezindiza uwonke unganciphisa futhi uvikele izinzuzo zokuhamba nezohwebo emhlabeni jikelele. Sizosebenzisana nabo ukufeza lokhu futhi sicele nezinye izinkampani zezindiza ukuthi zilandele umkhondo wazo.”
