Queen Elizabeth’s death and funeral | CNN

Some flights from London’s Heathrow Airport might be disrupted between 1:50 p.m. and three:40 p.m. native time (between 8:50 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. ET) on Wednesday to “guarantee silence over central London because the ceremonial procession strikes from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Corridor.”

Heathrow, one of many world’s busiest worldwide airports, stated Tuesday that “out of respect” for the mourning interval it is going to be making “acceptable alterations to our operation.”

“Passengers might be notified by their airways immediately of any modifications to flights,” it added.

“We anticipate additional modifications to the Heathrow operation on Monday September 19, when Her Majesty’s funeral is because of happen, and can talk these in additional element over coming days,” it stated on its Twitter feed.

“We apologise for the disruption these modifications trigger, as we work to restrict the impression on the upcoming occasions,” it added.

Wider airspace restrictions are in place in London till Monday night, Sept. 19, after Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral is held at Westminster Abbey.

Plane are banned beneath a sure altitude (2,500 toes above sea stage) inside central London, the UK Civil Aviation Authority stated earlier.

Restrictions additionally apply to all drones flying, it stated.