Air traffic over London will be restricted on Wednesday afternoon to ensure silence in the center of the British capital during a procession accompanying the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, with further traffic disruptions announced for Monday’s funeral.
These restrictions to fly over London will affect certain flights between 1:50 p.m., the AFP.
“Passengers will be notified directly by their airlines of any flight changes,” the airport said.
delays or even cancellations
The measure, which will temporarily prevent overflights from central London, will cause delays, while companies will not be able to take off during this window and will have to change their trajectory to land, or postpone their arrival, a Heathrow spokeswoman told AFP. .
Any flight cancellation is at the discretion of the airlines, he added, saying the airport had no details of the disruptions.
The coffin of the Queen, who died on Thursday at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, arrived at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday night. It will join Westminster Hall, the oldest chamber of the British Parliament, on Wednesday after a solemn procession through the center of the capital.
More interruptions in flights are expected for Monday, the day of Elizabeth II’s funeral, warned Heathrow, which “will communicate the details in the coming days”, and apologizes for the inconvenience caused.
Source: BFM TV
