Inkampani yezindiza ethwala amafulegi yaseGermany, iLufthansa, isimemezele ukuthi izoqala ukusebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza saseBelfast City.
Inkampani yezindiza, engenye yezinkulu kunazo zonke eYurophu, ingena emakethe yaseNyakatho ne-Ireland okokuqala ngqa futhi izosebenzisa izindiza ezisuka eBelfast City Airport ziya eFrankfurt, eJalimane, zisuka ku-23.rd April 2023.
Lesi kuzoba ukuphela kwesixhumanisi somoya esiqondile phakathi kweNyakatho Ireland neJalimane.
U-Katy Best, uMqondisi Wezohwebo e-Belfast City Airport etholakala imizuzu emihlanu kuphela ukusuka enkabeni ye-Belfast City, ubeke amazwana:
“Ukuheha inkampani yezindiza efana Lufthansa ukuya eNyakatho ye-Ireland okuzohlinzeka ngomzila okuwukuphela kwawo osuka esifundeni uya eJalimane kuwukuwina okukhulu, hhayi nje kuphela kwesikhumulo sezindiza, kodwa imboni ebanzi yezokuvakasha nezamabhizinisi.
“Njengoba iJalimane iyimakethe yesithathu ngobukhulu kwezokuvakasha phesheya kwezilwandle esiqhingini sase-Ireland, kunesidingo esicacile sokuxhumana okuqondile.”
Izindiza eziya Frankfurt I-Lufthansa izosebenza kuze kube kane ngeviki, inikeze abagibeli bezokungcebeleka nabamabhizinisi ukukhetha okukhethekile kanye nokunethezeka lapho bevakashela isikhungo somhlaba.
UKaty uqhubeke wathi:
“IFrankfurt iyidolobha elibalulekile kwezohwebo, amasiko, nezokuvakasha, futhi isikhumulo sezindiza salo singesinye sezindiza ezimatasa kakhulu eYurophu.
“Njengesizinda seLufthansa, iFrankfurt iyindawo ebalulekile yokuxhumana futhi inika abagibeli inketho ekhangayo yokuxhuma izindiza ezimakethe ezikude.
“Ukuzinikela kweLufthansa ekuhlinzekeni amakhasimende okuhle kakhulu kanye nenani elikhulu kuyenza isilungele kahle iBelfast City Airport, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela abagibeli abaya eFrankfurt nangale kwetheminali.”
UDkt Frank Wagner, oyiMenenja Jikelele Yezokudayisa, UK, Ireland kanye ne-Iceland weLufthansa Group, uthe:
“Sijabule ukumemezela ukwengezwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza i-Belfast City kunethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke ye-Lufthansa ngendiza yokuqala eya e-Frankfurt ngomhla zinga-23.rd April 2023.
“Lokhu kuxhumana okusha okunganqamuki kuzosondeza iNorthern Ireland eduze neFrankfurt nasenkabeni yeNtshonalanga Yurophu. Ukuxhuma abagibeli bazojabulela ukuxhumeka kwesevisi ekahle negcwele ngale kwesizinda sethu kunethiwekhi yethu enkulu yezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-200 ehlobo lika-2023.”
Ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kusuka eNyakatho ye-Ireland kuya eJalimane phakathi kukaJulayi 2021 noJulayi 2022 kufinyelele ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-£333, nokukhula okuphawulekayo ezimbonini zezokuthutha, zensimbi nezenyama.
Ekhuluma ngokuhlomula kwamabhizinisi, uMel Chittock, oyisikhulu sesikhashana se-Invest NI uthe:
“IGermany iyisizinda esinamandla emnothweni wase-Europe futhi enikeza amabhizinisi ethu endawo amathuba amakhulu ukuthi athumele kuwo futhi ibe umthombo omkhulu wokutshalwa kwezimali kwamanye amazwe.
“Imikhakha yayo ebalulekile ihambisana kahle namandla aseNyakatho ye-Ireland, ikakhulukazi Kwezokukhiqiza Okuthuthukile, Isayensi Yezempilo Nezempilo, Ukudla Neziphuzo kanye Nezinsizakalo Zezezimali. Eqinisweni, okwamanje siqinisa ithimba lethu laseYurophu ukuze sisekele abathumeli bangaphandle banwebele eJalimane, e-Austria naseSwitzerland futhi sikhuthaze isiphakamiso sokutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Northern Ireland esifundeni, ngokuqashwa kwenani lezindima ezibalulekile eziqhubekayo njengamanje.
"Ukuxhuma emoyeni okuqondile kuyisici esibalulekile sokukhulisa umnotho wethu futhi ukusungulwa kwalo mzila omusha oqondile kuzokwenza kube lula ezinkampanini, lapha nasezifundeni, ukwenza ibhizinisi ndawonye."
U-Ann McGregor, oyiChief Executive, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry wengeza:
“Ukuxhumana kwezindiza kuyimbangela ebalulekile yokukhula komnotho, ngakho i-NI Chamber iyakwamukela ukwethulwa kwalo mzila omusha phakathi kweBelfast neFrankfurt. Kubagibeli bebhizinisi, okuhlanganisa nalabo abahlinzeka ngamakhasimende eJalimane naseYurophu, kuzosiza ukuthuthukisa izixhumanisi zezohwebo futhi kwenze uhambo oluya emakethe ebalulekile yokuthekelisa kufinyeleleke kalula.
Ngaphezu kokusiza izixhumanisi zebhizinisi ezibalulekile, umzila omusha phakathi kweNyakatho Ireland neFrankfurt uzohlinzeka ngoxhumano olubalulekile kwezokuvakasha phakathi kwalawa mazwe amabili.
UNiall Gibbons, oyiChief Executive of Tourism Ireland, uthe:
“Isimemezelo sanamuhla seLufthansa siyizindaba ezinhle ngempela kwezokuvakasha eNyakatho Ireland ngo-2023.
“Njengendawo eyisiqhingi, siyazi ukuthi kukhona ukuhlobana okuqinisekisiwe phakathi kokufinyelela nokukhula kwezinombolo zezivakashi, ngakho le ndiza entsha izosiza ukukhulisa ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha eJalimane.
“I-Tourism Ireland izimisele ukusebenzisana ne-Lufthansa, i-Belfast City Airport kanye nabanye ozakwethu ababalulekile, ukuze siqhubekisele phambili isidingo sale ndiza entsha, nazo zonke ezinye izinkonzo eziya eNyakatho ye-Ireland, nokusiza ekugcineni inethiwekhi yethu ebalulekile yemizila namasevisi.
“IGermany iyimakethe ebalulekile kwezokuvakasha eNyakatho Ireland. Ngo-2019, samukele izivakashi zaseJalimane ezicishe zibe ngu-65,000, ukuvakasha kwazo kwaletha cishe u-£14 wezigidi emnothweni.”
Ukwamukela umzila omusha, uGerry Lennon, Isikhulu Esiphezulu, Vakashela iBelfast uthe:
“Sijabule ukwamukela iLufthansa eNyakatho ye-Ireland kanye nale nkonzo yomoya entsha exhumanisa iFrankfurt neBelfast.
“Ukuxhumana kubalulekile njengoba siqhubeka nokwakha kabusha umkhakha wezokuvakasha wedolobha nesifunda. Leli yivoti langempela lokuzethemba; futhi njengesango ledolobha eliya eNyakatho ye-Ireland, le sevisi izosivumela ukuthi sihlanganyele ngokugcwele nenye yezimakethe zethu ezibalulekile ezwekazini lase-Europe kanye nokuhlinzeka ngokuxhumana okuqhubekela phambili emhlabeni wonke ukuya nokusuka kulesi sikhumulo sezindiza esibalulekile.
“Sibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana neLufthansa kanye neBelfast City Airport ukuze sikhuthaze iSifunda saseBelfast City njengendawo yokungcebeleka ethokozisayo, yebhizinisi nezingqungquthela.”
Njengoba cishe izakhamuzi ezingu-4,000 ezizalwa eJalimane ezihlala eNyakatho Ireland, umzila omusha uzoletha nendlela edingeka kakhulu yokuvakashela abangani nomndeni, into engekho okwamanje eNyakatho Ireland.
U-Marion Lübbeke, i-Honorary Consul yaseJalimane eya eNyakatho Ireland, wengeza:
“Sihalalisela Isikhumulo Sezindiza sase-Belfast City ngokuthola lo mzila omusha oya e-Frankfurt International Airport.
“Siyajabula ukubona iLufthansa, enye yezinkampani zezindiza ezihamba phambili emhlabeni, iza eNyakatho Ireland futhi ivula amathuba amasha ebhizinisi nezokuvakasha. INorthern Ireland iyindawo ethandwayo yokuvakasha yezivakashi ezivela eJalimane ezithanda ugu oluwumbukwane, amadolobha achwazayo futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, umoya wokungenisa izihambi ofudumele wabantu.”
Izindiza eziya eFrankfurt zizosebenza ngeMisombuluko, NgoLwesithathu, NgoLwesihlanu, nangamaSonto ngendiza ye-Embraer futhi izohlinzeka ngamasevisi ekilasi leBhizinisi neleMnotho.
