Idatha entsha kaHulumeni waseBrithani iveza indima ebalulekile Intl Isikhumulo sezindiza sidlale ngokuhlomisa abasebenzi abaphambili kanye nezibhedlela ekulweni kwabo Covid-19. Kusukela ngoJanuwari kuze kube uMashi kulo nyaka, iHeathrow yamukele amathani angu-5,269 ezimpahla zezokwelapha ezidingeka ngokushesha kulesi bhubhane se-COVID-19 okuhlanganisa nemishini yasesibhedlela, i-PPE, inzalo nemikhiqizo yokubulala amagciwane, umoya-mpilo wezokwelapha, imithi, ama-swabs kanye nezinsiza zokuhlola ezivela kubathwali bempahla abazinikele njenge-DHL. Indiza yabagibeli evezwayo noma ehloselwe kabusha. NgoMashi kuphela, i-Heathrow ingenise cishe ama-33% (32.9%) emishini ebalulekile yase-UK yokulwa ne-COVID-19, ngenani, uma kuqhathaniswa nawo wonke amanye amachweba e-UK okubandakanya amachweba wesitimela, umoya nolwandle.
Kusukela ngoMasingana kuya kuNdasa kulo nyaka, i-Heathrow iphinde yamukela u-58% wemikhiqizo yase-UK ethengwayo ngaphandle ngenani, igcizelela indima yesikhumulo sezindiza ekugcineni ivulekile imigqa yokuhlinzeka ngezidingo zethu zezempilo.
Lezi zibalo kulindeleke ukuthi zikhuphuke emasontweni ezayo njengoba izindiza eziningi seziqalile ukundiza, izindiza eziklanyelwe kuphela ukuhambisa impahla e-Heathrow, noma ukwenza kabusha izindiza zabagibeli ukuze zisetshenziswe. IBritish Izindiza, i-Virgin Atlantic kanye ne-American Airlines ngezinye zezinkampani zezindiza eziphinde zasungula kabusha ukusetshenziswa kwezindiza zabagibeli ngokusebenzisa izihlalo, amalokha angaphezulu kanye nendawo yokubamba ukuze zithwale izinto ezibalulekile. Sekukonke, izindiza ezithwala impahla ezingama-4153 kuphela sezifikile e-Heathrow kuze kube manje kulo nyaka - okunyuke ngama-304% uma kuqhathaniswa nowezi-2019.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi, noma isamba sokungeniswa kwempahla e-UK sehla, inani lokungeniswa kwamanye amazwe nge-Heathrow liyaqhubeka nokukhula. I-Heathrow ibe ngumgudu wama-36% wesamba sempahla ethengwayo ezweni ngenani ngoMashi – okunyuke ngama-20% uma kuqhathaniswa nenyanga efanayo ngonyaka odlule.
Njengoba izwe libheka indlela yokusimama kwezomnotho ngemuva kwemiphumela yalolu bhubhane, indima kaHeathrow njengomnyango ongaphambili kwezohwebo izobaluleka kakhulu.
Isikhulu seHeathrow uJohn Holland-Kaye uthe:
“I-Heathrow ingaphezu nje kwesikhumulo sezindiza – ingumnyango wangaphambili omkhulu wezwe, hhayi owabantu kuphela, kodwa futhi nempahla ebucayi, ebucayi ebalulekile kumaqhawe aphambili ase-UK.
Iziphakamiso zikaNobhala Wombuso Wezokuthutha "zebhuloho lomoya" elingase libe khona engozini zizovumela uhwebo ukuthi luqhubeke phakathi kwezindawo ezisengozini encane, kuvikelwe impilo yomphakathi futhi kwenze iHeathrow ibambe iqhaza ekuqaliseni ukusimama komnotho wezwe . Ongqongqoshe bathathe isinyathelo esinomthwalo wemfanelo futhi sizoqhubeka nokusebenza nabo ukuze sinqobe i-COVID-19 futhi sibuyisele umnotho wase-UK kwezempilo futhi.”
Ephawula ngezibalo zakamuva, u-Elizabeth de Jong, onguMqondisi weNqubomgomo, iFreight Transport Association (FTA) uthe:
“Umthwalo wezimpahla zomoya ube ubalulekile ekugcineni ubuqotho bezitolo zase-UK, futhi usize amabhizinisi ukuthi abhekane nesidingo esingakaze sibonwe ezindaweni ezihlanganisa izinsiza zokwelapha, ukudla nezinye izinto ezibalulekile. Umqedazwe we-COVID-19 ukhombise ukuqina kwemboni yezokuthutha yase-UK, isize ngalutho ukuguquguquka kwabasebenzi bezindiza nge-Heathrow ukuze bakhulule amandla engeziwe ukuze basekele i-UK PLC”
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The Secretary of State for Transport's proposals for a potential risk-based “air bridge” will allow trade to continue between low-risk destinations, protect the public health and enable Heathrow to play its part in kickstarting the nation's economic recovery .
- The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the resilience of the UK's logistics industry, helped in no small part by the flexibility of air operators via Heathrow to release additional capacity to support UK PLC”.
- As the country looks for a way to recover economically after the effects of the pandemic, Heathrow's role as the front door for trade will become even more vital.
