More than 100 flights to Heathrow Airport on Monday cancelled due to Queen’s funeral: Report

More than 100 flights to London’s busy Heathrow Airport will be cancelled on Monday “to avoid noise” during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, according to a media report on Thursday.

The west London airport announced that 15 per cent of its 12,000 flights due to take off or land on Monday, September 19 will be disrupted, Sky News reported.

British Airways – the most-affected airline – will cancel 100 short-haul flights due to the restrictions, the report said.

Earlier, Heathrow said it wants to ensure the skies over London will be quiet during the two-minute national silence as the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey nears its end shortly before noon.