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British Airways Airbus A319 craft takes disconnected from Heathrow Airport successful London, Britain, May 17, 2021.
John Sibley | Reuters
London's Heathrow Airport volition alteration astir 15% of its Monday flights to debar sound during Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
"As a people of respect, operations to and from the airdrome volition beryllium taxable to due changes successful bid to debar sound disturbance astatine definite locations astatine circumstantial times connected Monday," Heathrow said successful a connection Thursday.
British Airways said it volition cancel astir 50 short-haul flights passim the day. The hose said that the cancellations are connected routes wherever it operates aggregate flights a time and that it plans to utilize larger planes to accommodate passengers. A spokeswoman said the bearer doesn't expect long-haul flights to beryllium canceled.
Britain's busiest airdrome said flights would beryllium diverted astir Windsor Castle during a backstage household service.
Airlines agreed to intermission arrivals and departures from 11:40 a.m. GMT to 12:10 p.m. GMT to chopped sound during a infinitesimal of silence, and arrivals from 1:45 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. during a procession of the queen's hearse. Departures volition besides beryllium connected clasp from 3:05 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. during a ceremonial procession to Windsor Castle.
Virgin Atlantic besides said it would cancel 4 flights to and from the airdrome from Los Angeles and San Francisco: 2 departures connected Sunday and 2 westbound flights connected Monday.
"We apologise for immoderate inconvenience caused and convey those affected customers for their knowing during this solemn juncture for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth," Virgin Atlantic said successful a statement.
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