Changes to Heathrow flights on Monday to respect the funeral arrangements of HM The Queen.

 

About 15% of flights into and out of London’s Heathrow Airport were disrupted on Monday due to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, the airport said.

As a mark of respect for the solemnity of this sad and unique occasion, operations at the airport were subject to alterations to avoid noise disturbance during the State Funeral:

• 1140-1210: no aircraft movements to support the two-minute silence at the conclusion of Her Majesty’s funeral
• 1345 – 1420: no arrivals to support the procession of Her Majesty’s hearse
• 1505 – 1645: no departures to support the ceremonial procession via the Long Walk to Windsor Castle
• 1645 – 2100: reduced departure rate to support the Committal service at St George’s Chapel

Flights abroad sell out following Putin’s partial mobilization.

 

Russian airlines have stopped selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65 unless they can provide evidence of approval to travel from the Ministry of Defense.

All flights from Russia to available foreign destinations were sold out Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial” mobilization of the country’s 25 million reservists.

Flights from Moscow to the capitals of Georgia, Turkey and Armenia — which do not require visas for Russians — for Sept. 21 were unavailable within minutes of Putin’s announcement, according to Russia’s top travel planning website aviasales.ru.

By noon Moscow time, direct flights from Moscow to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan had also stopped showing up on the website.