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Those in the south of England could face travel disruption throughout Monday as the Queen’s funeral takes place in London and Windsor.

Significantly, more than 100 of the Heathrow . Airport flights was canceled to avoid aircraft disturbing the funeral.

The airport said it wanted to ensure London skies would remain calm during a two-minute national silence as the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey drew to a close just before noon.

No flight is allowed to take off or land from 15 minutes before the start of silence until 15 minutes after it ends.

Departures and arrivals will also be halted during funerals and processions at Windsor Castle, and redirected around the castle in private family service on Monday night.

British Airways – the worst affected airline – will cancel 100 short-haul flights due to the restrictions. Virgin Atlantic said it would cancel four flights.

Meanwhile, Transportation to London (TfL) said most Tube lines will remain open for an extra hour until around 1am the night of the funeral, to ensure people can “travel safely around the capital”.

On the roads, route will halt any plans to close motorways serving London until after the funeral.

Martin Fellows, the organization’s head of planning for a time of mourning, said some of the worst potential congestion hotspots on the motorway are the M25 and roads leading into London such as the M1, M3, M4 and M11.