- UHeathrow urekhode enye ilahleko yezigidi ezingama-329 yezigidi kwi-Q1 2021
- Ukuqala kwakhona uhambo lokuya kwiimarike ezinjenge-US kuya kubaluleka ekubuyiseni uqoqosho lwase-UK
- UHeathrow unciphise uqikelelo lwabagibeli lonyaka ukuya kuluhlu oluphakathi kwe-13 kunye ne-36 yezigidi
UHeathrow ukhuphe iziphumo kwiinyanga ezintathu eziphele ngomhla wama-31 kweyoKwindla ngo-2021 namhlanje.
Ukuvalwa kwemida yelizwe kunyusa ilahleko ye-COVID phantse ukuya kuthi ga kwi-2.4 yezigidigidi - Heathrow kubhalwe enye i-329 yezigidi zeerandi zokuphulukana ne-Q1 njengoko i-1.7 yezigidi kuphela yabakhweli behamba kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, behla nge-91% xa kuthelekiswa ne-Q1 2019. Oku kuzisa ilahleko iyonke ukusukela oko kwaqala ubhubhane ukuya kuthi ga kwi-2.4 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi. Amanani eempahla nawo aphantsi ngama-23% kwi-2019, echaza indlela ukunqongophala kweenqwelomoya okuluchaphazela ngayo urhwebo lwase-UK nehlabathi liphela.
Ukubuyiselwa kwezoqoqosho ehlotyeni e-UK kuxhomekeke ekuqalekeni kohambo ukusukela nge-17 kaMeyi - Ngelixa ibango lokuhamba lisahleli lomelele, ukungaqiniseki okuqhubekayo kumgaqo-nkqubo kaRhulumente kuthetha ukuba sinciphisile uqikelelo lwethu lwabakhweli lonyaka lube phakathi kwe-13 kunye ne-36 yezigidi, xa kuthelekiswa nezigidi ezingama-81 ngo-2019. Njengokuba ugonyo luqhutywa kwaye amanqanaba e-COVID ehla , ukuqala kwakhona uhambo lokuya kwiimarike ezinjenge-US kuya kuba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ekuvuseleleni uqoqosho lwase-UK kwaye siya kukulungela ukukhulisa imisebenzi yethu njengembuyekezo yemfuno. Isakhono seBorder Force sokubonelela ngenkonzo eyamkelekileyo kubahambi abakhweli iya kuhlala iyinkxalabo ephambili ejikeleze ukuqala kwakhona kwaye abaPhathiswa kuya kufuneka baqinisekise ukuba yonke idesika inabasebenzi ukunqanda imigca engamkelekanga.
Ukhuseleko luseyona nto iphambili kuthi - UHeathrow ukulungele ukwamkela abakhweli kwaye utyale imali ukugcina imigangatho ekhuselekileyo ye-COVID, esiba sesinye sezikhululo zeenqwelo moya zase-UK zokuqala ukupasisa iNkqubo ye-CAVID yoQinisekiso loKhuseleko kunye nokufumana isiQinisekiso seMpilo seZikhululo zeZikhululo zeZikhululo zeNqwelo moya.
Ukuma okuzinzileyo kwezemali ngaphandle kwemiceli mngeni Isenzo sokuthatha isigqibo sithathe ukhuseleko kwimisebenzi nakwimpilo yeshishini phambi kokungaqiniseki okungazange kubonwe ngaphambili. Sikunciphisile ukutshiswa kwemali ngama-50% xa kuthelekiswa ne-Q1 2020, nge-33% yokwehla kwi-opex kunye nokusikwa kwe-77% kwi-capex. Intshukumo yezemali enobulumko inyuse ukuthengiswa nge-41% ukuya kwi- £ 4.5bn okoko kwaqala ubhubhane, ukubonelela ngesembozo esaneleyo ukuhlangabezana nazo zonke izibophelelo ubuncinci iinyanga ezili-15 nokuba nomthamo ophantsi wabakhweli.
Isicwangciso sikaRhulumente sase-UK sokubandakanya ukukhutshwa kweenqwelomoya kwilizwe liphela kwiithagethi zamkelekile -Utshintsho lwemozulu luhlala luyeyona nto ingumceli mngeni wexesha elide kwaye ukugxila ekujoliseni ukukhutshwa kwamkelekile. Abenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo base-UK ngoku kufuneka bagxile ekwandiseni imveliso ye-Austustable Aviation Fuel (SAF) e-UK ngokumilisela igunya le-SAF le-10% ngo-2030 kwaye ubuncinci ngama-50% ngo-2050. isigunyaziso se-SAF samanye amazwe. Iinqwelo-moya ezinkulu zeHeathrow sele zizibophelele ekusebenziseni inqanaba eliphezulu le-SAF ngowama-7 kuneKomiti ejongene neTshintsho lwemozulu.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Heathrow recorded a further £329 million loss in Q1 2021Restarting travel to markets like the US will be critical to the UK's economic recoveryHeathrow reduced its passenger forecast for the year to a range between 13 and 36 million.
- Safety remains our top priority – Heathrow is ready to welcome passengers and has invested to maintain strong COVID-secure standards, becoming one of the first UK airports to pass the CAA's COVID Security Assurance Scheme as well as securing the Airport Health Accreditation from Airports Council International.
- UK's summer economic recovery depends on travel restarting from May 17th – While underlying demand for travel remains strong, continuing uncertainty over Government policy means we have reduced our passenger forecast for the year to a range between 13 and 36 million, compared to 81 million in 2019.
