British Airways used to operate an all-business class Airbus A318 from London City Airport to New York - it was pretty short. :)
Posted on 09/12/2022 1:57:25 AM PDT by Libloather
Foreign leaders and their spouses attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London on September 19 have been advised to fly to the UK on commercial flights and are banned from using helicopters, according to documents obtained by Politico.
The documents from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office were sent from the UK to embassies, the outlet reported. The FCDO anticipates the funeral service will be at capacity, so no more than one representative per country and their spouse will be invited to attend.
The department said it "regrets that, because of limited space at the state funeral service and associated events, no other members of the principal guest's family, staff or entourage may be admitted."
The FCDO advised funeral attendees to fly commercial "where possible" because London Heathrow airport will not have private flight arrangements or aircraft parking, despite the airport normally accommodating private jets. The department also banned helicopter transfers between airports because of the volume of flights.
World leaders were also told they will be bussed in groups to the funeral at Westminster Abbey and cannot use their own state cars to attend the service, Politico reported.
One unnamed foreign ambassador sent a message to Politico reporters on WhatsApp on Sunday, saying: "Can you imagine Joe Biden on the bus?"
Preparing for an event like this also comes with security concerns. Next weekend's premier league soccer games might be postponed due to a lack of police resources that may be diverted to the funeral, according to iNews.
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Surely they don’t expect Oprah to fly commercial! /s
I think Joey should board a bus to Europe.
Why are they holding her funeral on International Talk Like A Pirate Day?
How will that affect her eulogy?
With only one representative from each country, that leaves out Joe because Jill will not be able to hold his hand to keep him from tripping and falling down (or getting lost).
I missed the part “and spouse”. Oh well, she will be there grinning for the cameras!
If they offered him one, he might!
I love BA for trips across the pond.
Kamala. Funerals are the VP's job. And, it would do her good to sit in the back of the bus for a change of view. She's Peter Principled way too far.
The Corn Pop story...... for those who aren’t familiar with it
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/461643-saagar-enjeti-the-real-story-behind-bidens-corn-pop-tale/
Has Barak ever flown commercial?
I bet the secret service loves this.
British Airways used to operate an all-business class Airbus A318 from London City Airport to New York - it was pretty short. :)
When I was in High School, I ran into Gropin’ Joe on the bus many times.
Or...somebody just like him.
))))shudder((((
“I’m the FAKE president of the United States! I ain’ gettin’ on any bus, JACK!!!! “
So was Pan Am’s Yankee CLipper:
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