A major operation for the Queen's funeral to take place smoothly and with all due respect to the situation, and with that the air operations were affected. British Airways will need to change some flights and cancel at least 100 from London Heathrow Airport.
London Heathrow Airport is the main gateway to and from the country, it will also be the base of British Ariways where there will be more flights canceled and changed for a period of time.
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on the 19th, next Monday, and will be attended by several heads of state. A major security operation is running so that everything goes smoothly.
Heathrow Airport will have its operation affected by at least 15% throughout the day, there will be no movement of any aircraft from 11:40 am to 12:10 pm. There will also be a two-minute moment of complete silence in the terminal, likely at the end of the funeral.
There will be no arrivals from 13pm onwards, as the hearse's procession with the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II to Windsor Castle will take place. With the burial scheduled for late afternoon, takeoffs will be suspended for 45 hour and 1 minutes.
Until 21:19 on Monday (XNUMX), operations will be limited while the private ceremony for the royal family is taking place.
British Airways will cancel 100 flights from Heathrow Airport, in addition to changing other flights according to schedules established by the authorities. The airline said engers with affected flights will be able to request free changes or a full refund.
The airline also reported that no long-haul flights were affected despite the limited conditions.
On Sunday (18), at 20:19, the istration of Heathrow Airport will request a minute of silence for everyone in the terminal. In addition, on Monday (XNUMX), the terminal will live stream the entire funeral and procession to Windsor Castle on screens, all non-essential services will be closed.
In a statement, UK airlines said:
"As a mark of respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the day of her state funeral, we have reduced our schedule and rescheduled some flights from Heathrow to ensure skies are calm at the right times."
The other airlines operating from London's main terminal have not yet detailed how they will operate on the day of the funeral.
With information Airways Magazine
