World leaders told to fly commercial for Queen’s funeral

Friday, 12 Sep, 2022 0

Heads of state and other dignitaries travelling to the Queen’s state funeral have been requested to fly commercial.

The Foreign Office said London Heathrow airport will not allow private jets, according to government documents seen by Politico.

Any private jets should fly into ‘less busy airports’ near London.

Heads of state cannot travel over London by helicopter ‘due to the number of flights operating at this time.’

US President Joe Biden New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to attend.

Up to 750,000 people are expected to come to London for the state funeral on Monday 19 September, which will be a national bank holiday.

It is expected to lead to a surge in hotel bookings

“The eyes of the world are going to be on London for the next 10 days,” said Thomas Emanuel, senior director of STR.

“There will be an influx of media, an influx of dignitaries, and an influx of people that just want to be there.”

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