Isikhulu Sesikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe Sase-Dallas Forth Worth (DFW) u-Jeff Fegan wethule inkulumo “yesimo sesikhumulo sezindiza” ebhodini labaqondisi ngoLwesine, egqamisa impumelelo ye-DFW ezikhathini ezinzima zezomnotho futhi efuna ukuqhubeka nentuthuko nokukhula kwenjini yezomnotho yesifunda.
“I-DFW izazi kakhulu izimo zomnotho ezikhona ezithinta imboni yezindiza ezweni lonke nasemhlabeni wonke,” kusho uFegan. “Wonke umsebenzi esiwenzayo esikhumulweni sezindiza usekelwe embonweni wokuxhumanisa umhlaba, okungenye yezinto ezibalulekile empumelelweni yethu. Besingeke sikwazi ukufeza izinhloso zethu ngaphandle kwabasebenzi esizibophezele ngokuqhubekayo abalwela ukugcina isikhumulo sezindiza sethu silingana kakhulu nozakwethu bezindiza.”
Enkulumweni yakhe, uFegan ukhombise ukuthi abaphathi besikhumulo sezindiza basigcina kanjani isabelomali sesikhumulo sezindiza sango-2009 ukuthi sikhuphuke ngesibalo sika-2008. Uthe ithimba labaphathi be-DFW liyaqhubeka nokuthola ukonga izindleko ukuze kuncishiswe imali engenayo, okubangelwa isidingo sokuhamba esilula emnothweni oyinselele. Ngonyaka odlule, isikhumulo sezindiza sanciphisa amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-23 kwisabelomali sezimali sika-2009. Kulo nyaka, isikhumulo sezindiza sibikezela okunye ukwehla kwemali engenayo eyizigidi ezingama- $ 20 futhi sesivele sikhombe imali eyizigidi ezingama- $ 18 ekongeni nasekuncishisweni ukuze siqedele umehluko.
Ibhodi lethule ucwaningo olunzulu olukhombisa ukuthi i-DFW ingesinye sezindiza esimba eqolo ezweni. Amaphesenti angu-35 kuphela ezindleko zawo akhokhelwa ngemali engenayo yendiza, okwenza i-DFW ibe esinye sezikhumulo zezindiza ezifanele kakhulu ezweni ngokwezindleko zokwenza ibhizinisi. Awekho amadola entela ayingxenye yesabelomali sokusebenza saminyaka yonke se-DFW, futhi Isikhumulo sezindiza siyaqhubeka nokuthola izindlela zokwehlisa izindleko zendiza ngemali engenayo emisha.
UFegan waphawula ukuthi ukuhamba kwezindiza kuvame ukuba yinkomba yokuqala yokukhula komnotho futhi kubize i-DFW “emi kahle njengehabhu elimaphakathi nezwekazi” njengoba izimo ziba ngcono.
"Naphezu kokubhekana nokuncintisana okuqinile kwesifunda kanye kazwelonke, i-DFW iye yazigcina izinzuzo zayo ze-airspace encane kanye nemingcele yesikhungo, futhi sibambe inzuzo yamasu lapho izindiza zifuna ukukhulisa nokwandisa isevisi yazo," kwengeza u-Fegan.
UFegan uveze ukuthi isikhumulo sezindiza sisaqhubeka nokuba ngumgqugquzeli omkhulu emnothweni waseNyakatho yeTexas, sikhiqiza amadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-16 emisebenzini yezomnotho yaminyaka yonke, futhi sisekela imisebenzi yesikhathi esigcwele engaphezu kuka-300,000. Uthe ukucwasana kwesifunda kuyisihluthulelo sekusasa leNorth Texas ne-DFW esiqongweni.
"Sazi kahle ukuthi singabaholi bemibono endaweni futhi imibono yethu ingasiza ekuthuthukiseni nasekulolongeni izinqubomgomo ezithinta iNorth Texas," kusho uFegan. “Sekwenzeke izinguquko ezinkulu kusukela kwavulwa i-DFW ngo-1973, futhi isikhumulo sezindiza siyakuqonda ukuthi izinqumo esizenzayo zomnotho zibalulekile ukuze siqhubeke nokukhula kwesifunda. Noma yisiphi isikhumulo sezindiza esizweni singazamukela izinselelo esibhekene nazo, futhi sizoqhubeka nokubheka izindlela zokudala umthelela owengeziwe kwezomnotho.”
Ngemuva kwesethulo, amalungu ebhodi anikeze ukwesekwa, futhi iMeya yaseFort Worth uMike Moncrief ibiza imininingwane ebalulekile yombiko ngokuthi “ubufakazi kuphudingi.”
“Uma ubheka isithombe esikhulu, kufanele kube kukhona esikwenzayo ngendlela efanele,” kusho iMeya uMoncrief. "Isikhumulo sezindiza sibaluleke kakhulu njengabasebenzi nabaholi abasizungezile, futhi kufanele sihlale sincintisana futhi sibeke izinga eliphezulu."
Ilungu lebhodi u-Lillie Biggins naye uncome uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-DFW, futhi wachaza abasebenzi abazosebenzisa izinjongo zamasu “njengomgogodla wesikhumulo sezindiza.”
"Abantu lapha bayinhliziyo yesikhumulo sezindiza abagcina beqonda ubukhulu bomthwalo we-DFW enawo esifundeni," kusho uBiggins. “Izinsuku ezingaphambi kwethu zizoba ngcono kunezinsuku ezingemuva kwethu, futhi kufanele sihlanganyele kakhulu ukuze senze amadili ukuze kuzuze i-Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Sekukonke, isifunda saseNyakatho neTexas singcono kakhulu kunezinye izindawo eziningi futhi i-DFW ibamba iqhaza empumelelweni.”
"Amazinga aphezulu ochwepheshe esinawo e-DFW aphikisana nanoma yisiphi esinye isikhumulo sezindiza," kusho uBen Muro, usihlalo webhodi labaqondisi be-DFW. “Akukho lutho olungenasici, kodwa ngokubona kwami, i-DFW iyisikhumulo sezindiza esihamba phambili emhlabeni esinabasebenzi abasezingeni eliphezulu abazamukela izinselelo ezizayo.”
Amalungu ebhodi aphinde azwakalisa ukweseka ukuzibandakanya kwesikhumulo sezindiza ekuhleleni nasekubambeni i-Super Bowl XLV, ezoba se-Arlington enkundleni yebhola yebhola entsha i-Dallas Cowboys ngoFebhuwari 2011. Inkundla iyabonakala kwa-DFW futhi isikhumulo sezindiza sisebenza ngokubambisana neNyakatho. Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee.
