Ndege ya British Airways yomwe ikuyembekezeredwa kwambiri yomwe ikuyembekezeredwa kuti isayimitse pakati pa London ndi Durban, ndegeyi idafika m'mawa uno pa King Shaka International Airport, yomwe imayambitsa ndege yatsopano yolunjika, yomwe idzayendetsedwa katatu pa sabata ndi Britain. Ndege zaposachedwa kwambiri za Airways, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Polankhulapo pamwambo wolandira bwino womwe unachitikira pa bwalo la ndege la King Shaka International, a Sihle Zikalala, MEC wa Zachitukuko za Economic, Tourism ndi Environmental KwaZulu-Natal, anati: “Tili pano kukondwerera kukhazikitsidwa kwa ndege ya British Airways pakati pa Durban ndi London. Ndikofunikira kuti tizidzikumbutsa nthawi zonse za gawo lalikulu lomwe oyendetsa ndege amachita polimbikitsa chitukuko cha zachuma. Njira zatsopano zapadziko lonse lapansi komanso zachigawo zimatsegula mwayi watsopano m'magawo osiyanasiyana kuphatikiza zokopa alendo ndi zosangalatsa, zamalonda ndi zamalonda, zonyamula katundu ndi kupanga. Si zangochitika mwangozi kuti chuma chamayiko chomwe chikukula mwachangu komanso chokhazikika padziko lonse lapansi chimathandizidwa ndi ma eyapoti omwe ali ndi maukonde ofikira madera ndi mayiko ena. ”
Monga momwe zilili, pakali pano pali okwera 100,000, amene amayenda pakati pa Durban ndi United Kingdom chaka chilichonse; njira yatsopanoyi ikhudza mwachindunji kufunika kobisikaku.
A Phindile Makwakwa Act Chief Executive of Tourism KZN adatsimikiza kuti "British Airways yawonetsa kale kuti kusungitsa anthu opita patsogolo kukuwoneka bwino kwambiri ndipo izi zalandiridwa ndi zokopa alendo ndi mabizinesi, zomwe zikulosera kuti zikuyenda bwino munyengo yatchuthi. .
"Zotsatira za kukhazikitsidwa kwa ndege zatsopano zapereka kale zopindulitsa kwa anthu a m'chigawo cha KwaZulu-Natal, koma panthawi yomweyi, kukula kwa msika wapadziko lonse ku KwaZulu-Natal kumasonyeza kwa ife kuti pali kwambiri osagwiritsidwa ntchito komanso kukula msika m'chigawocho. "
Hamish Erskine, CEO wa Dube TradePort Corporation anati, "Tikuwona kulumikizidwa kwa ndege ndi njira yomwe imathandizira kuti titsegule misika yatsopano kuchokera kumbali zonse za okwera komanso kasamalidwe ka katundu, zomwe ndizofunikira pakukula kwa ntchito zokopa alendo ndi chitukuko cha zachuma m'derali. Pakhala pali zoyesayesa zokulitsa ntchito zandege ku Durban, bungwe la maboma ophatikizana ndi Airports Company South Africa, department of Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs, Dube TradePort Corporation, Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal. -Department of Transport and the Municipalities of the eThekwini and Ilembe yakhazikitsidwa kuti igwirizanitse ndi kulimbikitsa ntchito zandege zapadziko lonse lapansi ku King Shaka International Airport, motsogozedwa ndi Durban Direct.
Terence Delomoney, General Manager wa King Shaka, anenanso zomwezi ponena kuti, “King Shaka International Airport ndi membala waukadaulo wolumikizana ndi KZN Route Development Committee - DURBAN DIRECT yomwe yathandiza chigawochi kukulitsa kwambiri ntchito zokopa alendo, bizinesi, ndi zotsatsa zamalonda.
'Kufika kwa British Airways panjira yopita ku Durban kupita ku London kudzathandiza kwambiri osati pa kuchuluka kwa anthu okwera komanso kupititsa patsogolo chikhalidwe chapadziko lonse cha King Shaka International Airport ngati likulu la kukula kwachuma m'derali. Ziwerengero zathu zokwera zakwera pang'onopang'ono m'zaka zaposachedwa ndi chiwonjezeko cha 8% pachaka pazaka zitatu zapitazi. M’chaka cha 5.6/2017, bwalo la ndege la King Shaka International lagwira anthu okwera 2019 miliyoni, ndipo tikulosera kuti pofika kumapeto kwa chaka chandalamachi, tidzakwanitsa kunyamula anthu okwana 5.9 miliyoni; tili ndi chidaliro chakuti tidzawona kukula kowonjezereka m’zaka zikudzazo. ”
"Monga mzinda wa Durban, tikufuna kulandila mwansangala ku British Airways, pamene ikukhazikitsa ulendo wawo woyambira ku Durban molunjika ku London. Njira yatsopanoyi ipititsa patsogolo kulumikizana kwathu padziko lonse lapansi, kupititsa patsogolo kukula kwa gawo lathu la zokopa alendo, polimbikitsa kufunikira kwa zinthu zokopa alendo, ndikupanga mipata yatsopano yowonjezerera ntchito zokopa alendo kwa ogwira ntchito m'deralo.
'Kuphatikiza apo, kafukufuku watiwonetsa kuti pali njira yomwe ikubwera ya apaulendo ochokera ku UK ndi misika yaku US, omwe amakonda kuyang'ana zochitika zenizeni zapaulendo akamapita kunja, kufunafuna zokumana nazo zomwe zingawalole kuyanjana ndi anthu wamba omwe amawatsogolera tsiku ndi tsiku. moyo. Uwu ndi mwayi waukulu kwa omwe akufuna kuchita nawo bizinesi ndi oyendetsa maulendo, kuti apereke msika uwu ndi zinthu zomwe zikukula zatsopano, mkati ndi kuzungulira mzinda wathu, monga kufufuza njira zathu zolemera za cholowa, kupanga zatsopano kuzungulira maulendo amatawuni ndi maulendo a mumzinda, kuphatikizapo kulola alendo kusangalala ndi magombe athu ofunda komanso moyo wapadziko lonse mumzindawu.” Anatero Cllr Zanele Gumede, meya wa Durban
"Ino ndi nthawi yosangalatsa kudera lonselo, pali malingaliro abwino ochokera kubizinesi paulendo watsopano wandege pakati pa Durban ndi London.
'Mkulu pakati pa zolinga zathu monga Enterprise iLembe ikuyendetsa chitukuko cha zachuma ku North Coast; tikuwona kukhazikitsidwa kwa ndege yatsopano ya British Airways kukhala ndi gawo lalikulu pakuyesako kupita patsogolo. Pamene tikugwira ntchito ndi mabungwe apadera kuti tipeze mwayi watsopano wachitukuko m'dera lonse; kukopa ndalama kudzakhala gawo lalikulu la gawo lathu lomwe timayang'ana kwambiri, ndipo kukhala ndi mwayi wopita ku imodzi mwamalo azachuma amphamvu kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi, London, kuonetsetsa kuti tikuchita bizinesi momasuka mderali komanso kwa omwe ali mgulu lawo labizinesi omwe angatithandizire. kukhala wofunikira kwambiri pakuwongolera ndalama. " Atero a Nathi Nlomzwayo, CEO Enterprise iLembe
Neville Matjie, Chief Executive Officer wa Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal, akunena kuti ali ndi chikhulupiliro kuti kukhazikitsidwa kwa maulendo apandege opita kumayiko ena kudzabweretsa chiwongola dzanja chambiri pabizinesi yakunja kwa chigawochi. "Chofuna chathu ndikupitiliza kukopa mabizinesi ochokera ku Unpited Kingdom kupita kuchigawochi komanso kulimbikitsa makampani athu kuti akhazikitse ndalama ku United Kingdom. Tikufuna kutsimikizira mabizinesi kuti KwaZulu-Natal ndi malo otetezeka kuti mabizinesi apite patsogolo ndipo ndife okonzeka kupereka likulu la bizinesi iliyonse yomwe ikuyembekezera kukulitsa ntchito zake.
