DL redirecting flights over the north pole
Jan 24, 2012, 2:31 pm
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DL redirecting flights over the north pole
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...rm-in-7-years/
According to the news article it sounds like DL is the only airline doing this ... surely other airlines must be following suit ... but wonder why it makes it seem like it's only DL that is changing their route?
According to the news article it sounds like DL is the only airline doing this ... surely other airlines must be following suit ... but wonder why it makes it seem like it's only DL that is changing their route?
Jan 24, 2012, 2:48 pm
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The other airlines have Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on loan from Santa to help guide them?
Could be that other airlines had a different risk model and decided the risk was low enough that the cost of rerouting wasn't justified. I kind of like Delta's erring on the side of safety rather than running flights and closely monitoring for any issues.
Could be that other airlines had a different risk model and decided the risk was low enough that the cost of rerouting wasn't justified. I kind of like Delta's erring on the side of safety rather than running flights and closely monitoring for any issues.
Jan 24, 2012, 5:48 pm
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"We know that some airlines did not fly the polar routes yesterday," Biesecker told FoxNews.com. Delta is one of them, rerouting flights between Hong Kong and the U.S. that usually fly over the pole.
Jan 24, 2012, 7:40 pm
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[QUOTE=roknroll;17879597]The other airlines have Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on loan from Santa to help guide them?
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In the UK, it they call the polar route Santa's shortcut.
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In the UK, it they call the polar route Santa's shortcut.
Jan 24, 2012, 10:50 pm
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[edit] The Quantas re-route was interesting, because it was SYD-EZE over the south pole.
Last edited by Frozentech; Jan 25, 2012 at 7:10 pm