Ukubaleka ehlobo kuqale kahle njengoba abantu abangaphezu kwesigidi esisodwa benyukele esibhakabhakeni besuka e-Heathrow ezinsukwini eziyi-1 ezedlule, isikhathi esimatasa kakhulu esilandelanayo sokusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza kusukela ngoKhisimusi 10. Izindawo ezihamba phambili kuze kube manje kuleli hlobo yi-New York, Los Angeles, kanye Dubai.
Leli yihlobo lokuqala selokhu kwaqala ubhubhane lapho iHeathrow isisebenza ngokugcwele kuzo zonke izikhumulo ezine zamukela abagibeli futhi yomibili imigudu yezindiza ivuliwe. Balinganiselwa ku-13 million abantu okulindeleke ukuthi bangene baphume esikhumulweni sezindiza phakathi kukaJulayi noSepthemba.
Intl waqala ukuhlela uhambo lwaleli hlobo ngoNovemba odlule, futhi isikhumulo sezindiza manje sesiqashe abanye abangu-1,300 2019. Iningi labajoyinayo abasha lisebenza ngokuvikeleka, manje elinomthamo ofanayo nowehlobo lika-80. Njengamanje, u-20% wabagibeli be-Heathrow bazosula ukuphepha phakathi nemizuzu engu-XNUMX noma ngaphansi, nakuba ulayini ungaba mude ngezikhathi zethu ezimatasa kakhulu. Kuhle ukuba nezinsiza ezintsha ezijoyina amaqembu ethu futhi nakuba ngezinye izikhathi kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuhlola abagibeli kunozakwabo abanolwazi oluningi, basebenza kahle kakhulu isonto ngalinye elidlulayo njengoba bezuza ulwazi olubalulekile.
Ushintsho olukhulu kakhulu esikhumulweni sezindiza selokhu kwavulwa kabusha uhambo luyingxube yabagibeli, izinombolo zokuhamba zebhizinisi ziphansi uma kuqhathaniswa nabavakashi bezokungcebeleka abenza iningi labagibeli. Abagibeli bezokungcebeleka bavamise ukuhamba nemithwalo eminingi futhi abajwayelene nemithetho yokuhamba engabambezela ukuqhubeka kwabo esikhumulweni sezindiza, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zokuhlola nezokuvikela. Isibonelo esisodwa lapho lokhu kubonakala khona ikakhulukazi ukuthatha uketshezi emthwalweni owuthwalayo. Idatha ye-Heathrow ikhombisa ukuthi okungenani u-60% wezikhwama ezenqatshiwe ezindaweni zokuhlolwa kwezokuphepha ziseshwa ngesandla okudla isikhathi ngenxa yokuthi abagibeli abakaze bakhiphe lonke uketshezi lwabo ezikhwameni ngaphambi kokuhlolwa, njengoba kubekwe yimithetho kahulumeni. Ngisho namanje lapho yonke imizila yezokuphepha ivuliwe futhi inezinsiza ezigcwele, lokhu kuhlola okwengeziwe kubambezela ukugeleza ngokuphepha kwabo bonke abagibeli. NgoJulayi kuphela, abagibeli kulinganiselwa ukuthi bachithe enye imizuzu engu-2.1 million ngaphezulu kwezokuphepha e-Heathrow ngenxa yokushiya uketshezi lupakishwe ezikhwameni ezithwalayo esikhundleni sokufaka zonke izinto eziwuketshezi kupulasitiki ovaliwe. Sinikele ngamathimba abantu kuzo zonke izindawo zokuhlolwa kwezokuphepha ukuze sisize abagibeli nganoma yimiphi imibuzo abangaba nayo ngaphambi kokuhlolwa.
Sifuna ukusiza lonke uhambo luqale kahle, yingakho sikhuthaza abagibeli ukuthi balandele lawa macebiso aphezulu okuvakasha uma undiza usuka e-Heathrow:
- Fika ngesikhathi – Ungafiki esikhumulweni sezindiza isikhathi esingaphezu kwamahora amathathu ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokusuka sendiza yakho. Izinkampani zezindiza ngeke zikwazi ukuhlola izikhwama zakho uma ufika ngaphezu kwamahora amathathu ngaphambi kokuhamba. Sinamaqembu abantu, okuhlanganisa ozakwethu abengeziwe besevisi yabagibeli kanye nethimba lonke labaphathi besikhumulo sezindiza, abaphuma ezikhumulweni zezindiza ehlobo lonke futhi balungele ukukusiza ohambweni lwakho. Qaphela ozakwenu abagqoke amahembe e-Heathrow apinki noma ansomi uma unemibuzo noma udinga usizo lapho ufika esikhumulweni sezindiza.
- Pakisha uketshezi lwakho ngendlela efanele - Indlela eshesha kakhulu yokwehlula olayini bezokuphepha iwukuba uphuze uketshezi lwakho ngaphambi kokufika esikhumulweni sezindiza futhi ukhumbule izinto ezifana nezimonyo, okokuhlanza izandla, okokugcoba, okokugcoba ezindebeni, ijeli yezinwele nokunamathisela amazinyo konke kubalwa njengoketshezi. Uma uhlela ukuhamba noketshezi, amajeli, ama-aerosol, okhilimu, okunamathiselwe nanoma yini ocabanga ukuthi ingase iwele kwesinye salezo zigaba, sicela uqinisekise ukuthi into ngayinye ingaphakathi esitsheni esingeqile ku-100mls futhi zonke izinto zihlangene zilingana ngaphakathi ilitha elilodwa elingaphinda livaleleke- isikhwama esikhanyayo esilingana nosayizi. Sinezikhwama ezitholakalayo ngaphambi kwazo zonke izindawo zokuhlola ezokuvikela uma usidinga.
- Lungiselela amadokhumenti akho - Qinisekisa ukuthi izincwadi zakho zokuhamba zilungile ngaphambi kokuba ufike esikhumulweni sezindiza. Amazwe amaningi asadinga ukuhlolwa kwe-COVID noma izitifiketi zokugoma okuzodinga ukuqinisekiswa inkampani yakho yezindiza lapho ungena ngaphambi kokuba ukwazi ukuhamba. Isevisi yezeluleko zokuvakasha yehhovisi langaphandle iyindawo engcono kakhulu yokubuyekeza ulwazi lwakamuva mayelana nezidingo zokungena endaweni oya kuyo.
Isikhulu esiphezulu seHeathrow u-Emma Gilthorpe uthe:
“Mina nozakwethu sijabule kakhulu ukwamukela abagibeli abaningi kangaka ababuyela e-Heathrow ngemva kweminyaka emibili yokukhanselwa kwe-COVID kanye nezakhiwo ezingenalutho. Ubhubhane belunzima emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, kodwa njengoba sivela futhi sithuthukisa imisebenzi, wonke umuntu e-Heathrow usebenza kanzima ukuze akungenise ohambweni lwakho. Sigxile ekubuyeleni ekunikezeni isevisi enhle kakhulu oyilindele njalo lapho uhamba, futhi ngokulandela amathiphu ethu aphezulu - okuhlanganisa nokuqinisekisa ukuthi uketshezi lupakishwe ngendlela efanele, ufika ngesikhathi, futhi unezincwadi zokuhamba ezifanele - ungasiza. sikufake kumodi yamaholide kuleli hlobo." Abagibeli balinganisela i-Heathrow njengesinye sezindiza ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, kodwa emasontweni asanda kwedlula isikhumulo sezindiza sithwale kanzima ukubhekana naso njengoba inani labagibeli likhuphuka ngaphezu kwamandla ezinkampani ezihlangene esikhumulweni sezindiza ukuze zibanikeze usizo. Lokhu kuholele ekwenyukeni okungamukelekile kokubambezeleka kokugibela izindiza, izikhwama ezingahambi nabagibeli noma ukulethwa sekwephuzile kakhulu ehholo lemithwalo, ukugcina isikhathi esincane sokusuka kanye nezinye izindiza zikhanselwe ngemva kokuba abagibeli sebegibele. Yingakho sethule i-cap enezinombolo zabagibeli abahamba nsuku zonke. I-cap inciphise kancane izinombolo zabagibeli ezibenza bahambisane nezinsiza ezitholakalayo, futhi ngenxa yalokho, kakade sekuholela ohambweni olungcono, oluthembekile kubagibeli. Sekuvele kube nokuthuthuka kokugcina isikhathi, ukulinda okufushane ukuze izikhwama zilethwe kumahholo okubuyisela kabusha kanye nezindiza ezikhanseliwe ezimbalwa. UHeathrow uzimisele ngokubuyela ekusebenzeni ngaphandle kwekepisi ngokushesha okukhulu, kodwa lokho kuncike emaqenjini esikhumulweni sezindiza, ikakhulukazi abaphathi bezindiza zezindiza, abafinyelela amazinga anele wezinsiza.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The summer getaway is off to a strong start as over 1 million people took to the skies from Heathrow in the last 10 days, the busiest consecutive period for departures at the airport since Christmas 2019.
- The biggest change at the airport since the reopening of travel is in the passenger mix, with business travel numbers relatively lower and leisure travelers now making up the majority of passengers.
- Pack your liquids correctly – The fastest way to beat security queues is to have your liquids ready before you get to the airport and to remember things like make-up, hand sanitiser, lotion, lip balm, hair gel and tooth paste all count as liquids.
