Flight searches to London from U.S. surge after Queen Elizabeth’s death

(Reuters) – Journey startup Hopper mentioned on Friday it had seen a surge in flight searches to London from the USA following the dying of Queen Elizabeth.

Within the hour of the announcement of the queen’s dying flight searches to London from the U.S. noticed a 49% spike in contrast with the day prior to this, in accordance with the corporate.

This comes at a time when the British pound is weak towards the greenback making Britain an interesting vacationer vacation spot for folks touring from the USA.

Flight searches from all over the world to London airports surged by 40% in contrast with the day prior to this, and jumped 41% in contrast with 3 hours earlier than the announcement of the queen’s dying, Hopper mentioned.

(Reporting by Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Shounak Dasgupta)