Originally Posted by
ioto1902
Pilots choose the best route. Let them do their job. They don't take a longer route (in distance) just to annoy pax.
Actually it's not even the pilots, it's the dispatch team, factoring in not only weather but also overflight costs. If it's an extra $10,000 to fly south and avoid flying over country X but thereby save $14,000 in overflight costs they'll do it. Not saying that's the case here, but not even the pilots plan the route to be short or long.