Isitimela esisha eshibhile esivela eLondon siye e-Edinburgh

• Ukwethulwa kukaLumo ngezindleko eziphansi kuhlangabezana nezikhalazo zesabelomali kanye nezemvelo.
• Imodeli yensiza kaLumo ebiza kancane ingaduma kakhulu kubagibeli.
• Noma insizakalo ibiza kancane, i-Wi-Fi yamahhala, nokuzijabulisa okufuneka kakhulu kuzotholakala kubo bonke.

Ukwethulwa kukaLumo ngezinsizakalo zezitimela ezingabizi kakhulu kungaphazamisa ukusebenza kwamanje kwezitimela nomoya phakathi kweLondon ne-Edinburgh. Imodeli yayo ebiza kancane kanye nokugxila ekunciphiseni umthelela wezemvelo izobonisa okuhle ekushintsheni izitayela zabahambi njengoba umkhakha ululama kulo bhubhane.

Insizakalo yesitimela eshibhile kaLumo ingahle idume. Abahambi baseBrithani sebejwayele imali yokugibela ephezulu nezinsizakalo ezisezingeni eliphansi, i-pre-COVID, ebezivame ukugcwala ngokweqile. Ukwethulwa komzila womhlinzeki wesabelomali omusha phakathi kwe-Edinburgh neLondon kulindeleke ukuthi kube yimbangela yokuphazamiseka ngenxa yokuntuleka komncintiswano phakathi kwabasebenza kojantshi UK. Noma kubiza kancane, i-Wi-Fi yamahhala, nokuzijabulisa okufuneka kakhulu kuzotholakala kubo bonke. Ngezikhathi zokuhamba kuphela imizuzu eyi-10 ubude kune-LNER ekhona manje, uLumo usesimweni esihle sokwenza inzuzo emakethe yokuncintisana.

I-poll yakamuva iveze ukuthi i-11% yabaphenduli bomhlaba wonke manje banesabelomali samaholide esingaphansi kune-pre-COVID, kanti ama-37% awanakukwazi ukuya eholidini maduzane ukuze insizakalo entsha ebiza izindleko izokwamukelwa.

Njengoba isabelomali seseluliwe, ukwethulwa kwensizakalo yesitimela eshibhile kuzodlala kahle nabahambi abanenkokhelo yemali ngenkathi isidingo sasekhaya sikhuphuka e-UK. Imali ephansi izobaluleka ukubhekana nokuzwela kwentengo kwabahambi. Abaningi baye bakuzwa ukuluma kwezezimali okuvela kulo bhubhane okuholela ekuqiniseni isabelomali semindeni nokuhamba. Ngokunjalo, okutholwe yi-2021 Consumer Survey kuveze ukuthi ama-62% wabaphenduli base-UK babekhathazeke ngokweqile ngesimo sabo sezezimali, beqhubeka nokuqinisa isidingo sezinsizakalo zezitimela eziphansi.

Ukuncintisana kukaLumo ngo- £ 15 (US $ 20.78) ngendlela eyodwa yokugibela imali ephansi kungashukumisa ukufunwa kokuhamba phakathi kweLondon ne- Edinburgh. Imali ephansi isethwe ishibhile kunendiza ebiza kancane futhi ingabeka ingcindezi yokuncintisana ku-easyJet futhi, ngokwezinga elithile, British Airways. Intengo ingukhiye wokuheha isiko ngesikhathi sesigaba sokutakula se-COVID-19, kanti uLumo unemodeli yebhizinisi efanelekile yokuphumelela.

Abahambi ngokwandayo amathuba okuba bathonywe yindlela umkhiqizo noma insizakalo enobungani bemvelo. Ucwaningo lwabathengi lwe-Q1 2021 luveze ukuthi ama-70% we UK abaphendulayo 'bahlala', 'kaningi', noma 'kwesinye isikhathi' bathonywe yile nto.

Ukugxila okusindayo kukaLumo ekubeni ngumsebenzi ongayonakalisi imvelo, ubufakazi besikhathi esizayo bokuba yimodeli yebhizinisi lakhe. Abahambi abebevame ukundiza phakathi kwamadolobha womabili kungenzeka baphambukiselwe enkambweni enobungani bemvelo futhi eshibhile. Ukukhetha ukuhamba ngezitimela zikaLumo ezisebenza ngogesi ngokugcwele ezindizeni kuzonciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kohambo kuye kokukodwa kokuthathu kokundiza, ngokusho komqhubi. Ngokuqhubeka nokuqinisekisa ukugxila kwayo kwezemvelo, opharetha uzonikela ngokudla okugxilwe ezitshalweni okungama-50% futhi uyi-100% yedijithali ukugwema ukungcola kwephepha. Njengoba izinkinga zemvelo sezizokhula, lesi sinyathelo singabona uLumo eba ngumqhubi wesitimela ohamba phambili oqaphela imvelo.