“This is to give our team the option of being able to watch the state funeral and for Loganair as a team to show our great respect for Her Majesty. “As a mark of respect, we are working with our airport and service partners to ensure that we do not have any aircraft in the air during Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral,” the airline said in a statement. Scottish regional airline Loganair is resuming flights on Monday. The story continues How will flights and airports be affected?Īirport services may be disrupted due to the movement of heads of state attending the service and reduced staff on the day of the funeral (Monday, September 19, which is now a bank holiday).
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It will also help free up capacity on trains which we expect to be very busy during the mourning period due to large numbers of people wanting to travel to formal events, particularly in London.” “This avoids passengers who change their plans or decide not to travel because of the moments of the Queen’s death losing money as a result of changing their travel plans. “Advance tickets will be refundable under the current Book with Confidence scheme, meaning they can be exchanged or refunded for a voucher up to 6pm the evening before,” RDG said in a statement. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has also said that those who wish not to travel, as a result of the Queen’s death, can receive a refund on their tickets. For example, National Rail has said that off-peak tickets can be used when traveling to London or Windsor all day on 19 September.
Flexible train travel options are also in place during the 17-day mourning period. Rail strikes (to take place on September 15) have been called off out of respect, and to allow those wishing to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth to travel. Some train services, airlines and hotels will also be affected see more below. Road traffic is likely to be congested in the days surrounding the funeral, there will be an increased police presence, and several areas across the capital will be brought to a standstill. The Underground, for example, suffered power outages on Monday due to the number of people who came to London to lay flowers and pay their respects at palaces and Royal residences. Travel Will the death of Queen Elizabeth affect my travel plans?ĭuring the mourning period there will be significant disruption to travel in the UK. Many travel providers are also changing their policies in the coming days, as a mark of respect and to allow people to grieve.
These changes will also affect travelers, and certain countries around the world. As Charles III is now King of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms, official documents including passports and currency will be changed to represent the new head of state. There has been a lot of talk about which iconography will be updated after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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