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Old Sep 12, 2024 | 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by fartoomanyusers
wow - XLEK is actually descending to cross the Atlantic - the extra fuel burn must be mental !

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...-xlek#370de18c

XLEK trans atlantic flight track
So G-XLEK is longer MNPS able? (Minimum Navigation Performance Specification) Allows 1000ft seperation on the North Atlantic rather than 2000ft. Basically you get a rubbish routing at a lower level of you can't meet spec.
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