Heathrow cancels flights day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
Virgin Atlantic also apologised for the inconvenience. A spokesperson said passengers on the affected flights, between Los Angeles, San Francisco and Heathrow, would be rebooked on alternative same-day services wherever possible, or could rebook for later dates, take a voucher or request a refund.
Other changes at Heathrow during the period of national mourning include observing the National Moment of Reflection with a one-minute silence at 20:00 on Sunday, showing the Queen's funeral on screens at the airport on Monday, and closing non-essential shops. EasyJet is cancelling 76 flights, British Airways will cancel 22, while Air France said it would only run 45% of its short-haul flights.The SNCTA air traffic control union said the walkout was over wages, as inflation soars, and recruitment.
"It is inexcusable that passengers who are not even flying to or from France are disrupted," he said."It is time that the European Union step in and protect overflights so that European passengers are not repeatedly held to ransom by a tiny French air traffic control union," he said.Ryanair called for other European air traffic controllers to be allowed to manage flights over France to ease the impact.
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