Abahambi ngeenqwelomoya bajongene nesoyikiso esiphindwe kabini esibandakanya uthuthu lwamva nje olusuka kwintaba-mlilo yase-Iceland ejikeleza kwi-airspace yase-UK, kunye nengqungquthela yemanyano yokuxoxa ngogwayimbo olunokuchaphazela amakhulu amawaka abakhweli beBritish Airways.
Kulandela impelaveki yokuphazamiseka, kunye nelifu lothuthu elivale izikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezininzi kumantla e-Itali kwaye ezinye eSkotlani, emantla eSpain, emazantsi eFransi, eSwitzerland naseJamani kangangeeyure ezili-12 okanye ezingama-24, kunye nokuqhubeka kwezoyikiso kwilizwekazi nakwi-UK airspace. Izikhululo zeenqwelomoya zaseStornoway kunye neBenbecula ziphinde zavulwa, nangona kunjalo isikhululo seenqwelomoya saseBarra kwiOuter Hebrides sivaliwe njengoko sikwindawo ekungabhabhiyo kuyo ukusuka ngentsimbi yesi-7 ngokuhlwa namhlanje kude kube ngentsimbi yoku-1 kusasa.
I-Ofisi ye-Met yathi i-volcano ihlala "inamandla", kwaye iipateni zomoya zingajiwuzisa ilifu lothuthu lijikeleze i-airspace esemazantsi e-Bhritane ngeeyure zasekuseni. Zonke iinqwelomoya ezisebenza kumntla-ntshona weYurophu zilumkisa abakhweli abajonge ukuba bajonge imeko ngaphambi kokuba baye kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya.
Nangona ukuphazamiseka bekungaphantsi kakhulu kunokuvalwa kwengubo kulo lonke elaseYurophu xa i-Eyjafjallajokull yaqala ukuqhuma kwinyanga ephelileyo, izicwangciso zamakhulu amawaka abahambi beshishini kunye nabakhenkethi bebesaphoswa kwisiphithiphithi kwimpelaveki. Izikhululo zeenqwelomoya zasePortugal zachaphazeleka kakubi, kunye neenqwelomoya ze-119 zacinywa ePorto kunye ne-71 eLisbon. Amanqaku eenqwelo moya phakathi kwe-UK kunye nelizwekazi ziye zarhoxiswa yiRyanair kunye ne-EasyJet kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezibandakanya iStansted.
Iinqwelomoya zaseSwitzerland zirhoxise iinqwelomoya ezili-16 eziya eJamani, eHungary naseNetherlands, kwaye izikhululo zeenqwelomoya beziqala ukuvala e-Austria phezolo, iVienna kulindeleke ukuba ivale ezinzulwini zobusuku, kwaye akukho nanye ivulayo ngaphambi kwentsimbi yesi-5 namhlanje. Izikhululo zeenqwelo moya zaseIreland zivaliwe emva kwemini, kwaye ophethe iflegi, u-Aer Lingus, waxolisa ngokurhoxiswa ukusukela ngoLwesibini ophelileyo.
Uqhagamshelo lweTransatlantic luphinde lwajikiswa ukunqanda ilifu, kongeza iiyure kwiinqwelomoya phakathi kweYurophu kunye noMntla Melika, kwaye kubangele ukuxinana kwendlela yeenqwelomoya njengoko iinqwelomoya ziphosakele ukuhla okanye ukunduluka kwazo.
Kumphambili wemizi-mveliso imbonakalo ihleli ingamafu. Oonobhala jikelele abadibeneyo boMbutho wabasebenzi, uTony Woodley kunye noDerek Simpson, baya kuthathela ingqalelo isicelo se-BA shop steward malunga neeveki zoqhankqalazo oluqala ngoMvulo ozayo. Kodwa i-BA iqinisekile ukuba izicwangciso zokuquleka ezisetyenziswe ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe zogwayimbo ngoMatshi ziya kuphinda zibe mfihlisi impembelelo yalo naluphi na ugwayimbo.
Iqela leKhabhinethi likhabile ilinge lamva nje le-BA lokusombulula ingxabano malunga nokuncitshiswa kwabasebenzi kwiveki ephelileyo. Kuyaqondwa ukuba uWoley kunye noSimpson banovelwano kuhambo olude. Isicwangciso esinye, ngoku ekukholeleka ukuba sivaliwe, sibandakanya amaza amane ogwayimbo lweentsuku ezintlanu adityaniswe nezithuba zeeyure ezingama-24. Isigqibo esiphezulu malunga nefom yesenzo soshishino sinobhala jikelele, kodwa i-airline ingaphazamiseka kude kube yi-8 kaJuni, kubandakanywa neveki yesiqingatha sexesha.
Umthombo wombutho wabasebenzi uthe: “Kusekho iingxoxo ezimalunga nobude balo naluphi na ugwayimbo. Kodwa kukho ukwamkelwa kokuba ugwayimbo olude lunokuba yinto efunekayo ukwenza inkampani ibone ingqiqo. "
Kwinto ebonisa ukudodobala kobudlelwane phakathi kwe-BA kunye ne-cabin crew shop steward, liqaqobana labameli babasebenzi beenqwelo-moya abaya kukwazi ukuya kule ntlanganiso yanamhlanje ngenxa yokuba inkampani yeenqwelo moya ayiwakhululanga amagosa ombutho wabasebenzi kwimisebenzi ebhalisiweyo, ngokutsho komthombo wombutho.
UWillie Walsh, umlawuli oyintloko we-BA, uwachithile amabango e-Unite kunye nezifundiswa zobudlelwane boshishino ezingaphezu kwe-100 zokuba uqalise umsebenzi wokuqhawula umanyano. I-airline ibize ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwi-Unite kunye ne-Bassa, isebe layo eliphambili le-cabin crew, ukuphelisa ingxabano malunga nokuncitshiswa kwamanqanaba abasebenzi kwiinqwelomoya, eziye zaqhutywa ngaphandle kokunyanzeliswa komsebenzi.
Nangona kunjalo, ingxabano iye yafikelela kwingxabano malunga nokususwa kwezinto zokuhamba zabasebenzi kwi-5,000 ye-cabin crew ejoyine isigaba sokuqala sokuhamba ngo-Matshi kunye nokuziphatha kwabasebenzi abangama-55 ngeziganeko ezinxulumene nogwayimbo. U-Woodley no-Simpson babongoze abasebenzi bekhabhinethi ukuba basikhabe isithembiso soxolo se-BA, esijongene nokucuthwa kwabasebenzi, kuba asizange sibuyisele ngokupheleleyo isaphulelo se-BA sohambo okanye isibhambathiso sobubele kubasebenzi abaqeqeshekileyo, kuquka nommeli omkhulu weBassa ogxothwe kwiveki ephelileyo.
Uluhlu olutsha lokuhamba kwabasebenzi luphakamise isoyikiso somngeni wezomthetho ovela kwi-BA, emva kokuba inkampani yezomoya ibhalele i-Manyano kwiveki ephelileyo ibuza ukuba ingaba imanyano ngoku ilungiselela ukuqhankqalaza ngomba owahlukileyo ongekavotwa ngokusemthethweni. Uhlaselo lokuqala loqhankqalazo, ngeempelaveki ezimbini ezilandelelanayo ngoMatshi, zibiza i-BA malunga ne-£43m ngeentsuku ezintandathu zokuphazamiseka ngenxa yelifu lothuthu lwentaba-mlilo elixabisa enye i-£100m.
I-BA ifuna ukucuthwa kuhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwabasebenzi bekhabhinethi kuba isendleleni yokuphulukana ne-£1bn kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo.