Queen Elizabeth’s final trip is most tracked flight in history

A man sits next to a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in central London, on Sept 13, 2022. The journey carrying the late monarch’s body from Edinburgh to London became the most tracked flight in history. — AP

Just over five million people viewed Queen Elizabeth’s final flight on Sept 13, as the journey carrying the late monarch’s body from Edinburgh to London became the most tracked flight in history.

Flight tracking website Flightradar24 said a total of 4.79 million people watched the flight live online, with a further quarter of million people watching on its YouTube channel.