Ukuvula ii-Highlands kwihlabathi: UHeathrow ubhiyozela ukubuya kwekhonkco le-Inverness

I-LONDON, eNgilani - Amashishini kunye nabantu kwiindawo eziphakamileyo babhiyozela ukubuya kwekhonkco phakathi kwe-Inverness kunye ne-Heathrow, isango lehlabathi lase-UK.

Le nkonzo intsha yemihla ngemihla eqhutywa yiBritish Airways idibanisa kwakhona ikomkhulu leeHighlands ukuya eHeathrow okokuqala ngqa kwisithuba seminyaka elishumi, ivula iindlela zorhwebo ezinengeniso kunye neendawo ezintsha ezingama-92 zokuya phambili eziya kwenza ukuba amashishini kunye nabakhweli bezolonwabo banxibelelane ngokulula ngakumbi. iimarike kwihlabathi jikelele.

Uhlalutyo olutsha lwezoqoqosho olukhutshwe namhlanje lubonisa ukuba indlela ye-Inverness iya kuba nefuthe elihle kakhulu kuqoqosho lwe-Inverness kunye neenzuzo kumashishini engingqi afana nesayensi yobomi, ukutya nesiselo kunye nokhenketho.

Ngaphezulu kwezihlalo ze-100,000 ziya kufumaneka kwindlela ngonyaka, uphando lufumene ukuba kukhenketho olungenayo kuphela, ikhonkco liya kuvelisa ukuya kwi-£ 8m ngonyaka ekukhuleni okongeziweyo.

I-Whisky kunye ne-Salmon zezona zinegalelo elikhulu kwixabiso le-Skotlani yokuthengisa kumazwe angaphandle kokutya nesiselo kwaye ngamacandelo aphambili kwindawo ejikeleze i-Inverness kunye ne-Highlands. Ngaphezulu kwesibini esithathwini sezi nkampani kulo mmandla zithumela kumazwe angaphandle, indlela iya kuyenza isebenze ngakumbi kwaye ingabiziindleko kakhulu kubo ukuthengisa iimveliso zabo kwiimarike ezintsha kwihlabathi jikelele.

Indlela entsha imele inqanaba elitsha elinika umdla kumntla ntshona weSkotlani kunye neHeathrow njengoko isikhululo seenqwelomoya silindele ukwamkelwa nguRhulumente kwizicwangciso zaso zokwandisa. I-Heathrow eyandisiweyo iya kuba nomthamo owongezelelweyo wokuqinisekisa ukuba iinqwelo-moya azizange zinyanzeliswe ukuba zibeke phambili iinkonzo ezinengeniso emide ngeendleko zoqhagamshelo lwasekhaya njenge-Inverness. Ukwandiswa kuya kudala ukuya kuthi ga kwi-16,000 yemisebenzi emitsha yezakhono kunye nokuhambisa i-14 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kuhlumo loqoqosho kuwo wonke ama-Highlands naseSkotlani. Ngamakhonkco amatsha angama-40 orhwebo olude, indawo eyandisiweyo e-Heathrow iyakwenza ukuba kungabizi kakhulu ukuba i-Highland ithengise kumazwe angaphandle ukuya kwiimarike ezintsha ezikhula ngokukhawuleza zehlabathi kunye nabakhenkethi abakwixabiso eliphezulu ukuya kwikomkhulu le-Highlands.

Umphathi we-Heathrow uJohn Holland-Kaye uthe:

“Indlela ye-Inverness-Heathrow ibonelela ngamathuba amaninzi kumashishini nakubantu basemantla ntshona eSkotlani abathe ixesha elide baphoxwa sisigqibo sokwandiswa kwesikhululo seenqwelomoya. Namhlanje lusuku olubalulekileyo - u-Inverness ujoyina i-Aberdeen, iGlasgow, i-Edinburgh, iLeeds, iManchester kunye neNewcastle kunye nendlela eya eHeathrow kunye nokufikelela kwiimarike ukusuka eManila ukuya eMexico City, ukusuka eChicago ukuya eChengdu, ukusuka eHanoi ukuya eHouston. Oku kuthetha ukukhula ngakumbi kunye nekamva elikhuselekileyo lezoqoqosho kwiHighlands kwaye ndiyavuya kuba sikwazile ukuba yinxalenye yaloo mpumelelo yexesha elizayo. "

UStewart Nicol, uMlawuli oyiNtloko, i-Inverness Chamber of Commerce uthe:

“Olu luphuhliso olubaluleke kakhulu kuluntu lwamashishini aseHighland malunga nokwandisa unxibelelwano phakathi kwe-Inverness, iLondon kunye noMzantsi-mpuma we-UK. Oku kuya kwenza kube lula kakhulu kumashishini aseHighland ukuba aqhagamshelane neemarike kwihlabathi liphela. Kukwalukhuthazo olubalulekileyo kuko konke okwenziwe yi-HIAL ukukhusela inqwelomoya ehamba phambili yase-UK, kunye nolunye lweempawu zeenqwelomoya ezidumileyo zehlabathi, ukubuyela kwisixeko sase-Inverness. Ukongeza ekwenzeni kube lula kumashishini aseHighland ukufikelela kwiindawo ezisingwa kwihlabathi liphela ukusuka eHeathrow, le ndlela yenza kube lula kubakhenkethi abavela kwihlabathi liphela ukuba baye e-Inverness.

UDavid McMillan, uMlawuli oLawulayo, iLifeScan Scotland Ltd uthe:

“Inqwelomoya entsha esuka kwi-BA ziindaba ezimnandi kulo mmandla ivumela amashishini amancinci, aphakathi kunye namakhulu kuwo wonke ama-Highlands ikhonkco elithe ngqo ne-Heathrow nangaphaya. Ukuba nale Inverness ukuya kwiHeathrow yindlela ebalulekileyo yokukhuthaza uqhagamshelwano. Ngokukodwa kwiLifeScan Scotland oku kunika abasebenzi bethu ukuguquguquka okubalulekileyo kwizicwangciso zabo zokuhamba. Ukuphonononga ngo-2015, ngaphezulu kwe-1,200 iinqwelomoya ezithathwe ngabasebenzi baseLifeScan Scotland abahamba ngeenqwelomoya zaseLondon.

UCraig Anderson, uMlawuli oLawulayo, iNkampani yaseScottish Salmon uthe:

“I-aquaculture lishishini elibaluleke kakhulu kwi-Highlands & Islands, elidale amathuba emisebenzi kwiindawo ezikude nezisemaphandleni, ezihlala zithathwa njengezibuthathaka ngokwezoqoqosho. KwiNkampani yeSalmon yaseScottish sivelisa i-20% yemveliso yesalmon yaseSkotlani kwaye sinabasebenzi abangaphezu kwama-430 abasebenza kwiiHighlands & Islands.

Sineefama zesalmon ezingaphezu kwama-40 kwindawo kwaye zithathwa njengoyena mqeshi wabucala omkhulu kwiZiqithi zaseNtshona. Imisebenzi esiyidalayo yenza ukuba abantu bahlale kwiindawo abahlala kuzo kwaye baqhubeke nezithethe zasekuhlaleni ezifana nokukrola. Ukulima kweesalmon kubonelela unyaka wonke, imisebenzi yexesha elizeleyo ebonelela uzinzo lwezoqoqosho kunye nekamva eliqaqambileyo, njengoko ishishini liqhubeka nokuchuma ukuze kuhlangatyezwane nemfuno yasekhaya neyehlabathi yomgangatho wethu, isalmon yaseScotland. "

USarah Medcraf, iGosa eliyiNtloko lesiGqeba, iMoray Chamber of Commerce uthe:

“Siyakwamkela ukusungulwa kwale nkonzo intsha eza kuphucula kakhulu ukhetho lokuhamba, ngakumbi kunxibelelwano lwezohambo lweshishini. Utyalo-mali oluqhubekayo lonxibelelwano lwezothutho kwi-Highlands, Islands & Moray luya kukhuthaza uphuhliso lwezoqoqosho ukubonisa ukuba le yindawo yokuhlala, ukusebenza kunye nokudlala. "