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Posted by Mark Bermudez (m2eage2)
on 10/25/2008, 3:51 pm, in reply to "n739pa"
174.150.166.121
The answer comes from my university. Due to the shape of the globe, many airlines flying to and from JFK international airport use the northern route. One reasons is fuel consomption.
Have a great day,
Mark Bermudez
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University graduate & alumni
Aviation research historian
Plane spotter
FAA Certified Aircraft Mechanic
--Previous Message--
: Can some one with some flying knowlege please
: tell me why this plane was flying so far
: north.
: To get from LHR to JFK the most usual route
: is
: over the middle of Ireland.I have flown as a
: passenger on this route a few times and it
: has
: always taken me over Ireland,then on to nova
: scotia.One time on a trip to LAX I did fly
: a more northerly route out of LHR but this
: took
: me just north of Nortern Ireland then on to
: Canada,Regina,Montana,then on to Lax.
: Thanks
:
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