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Old Mar 1, 2026 | 7:35 am
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Originally Posted by joejones
I think this may have more to do with weather than geopolitical considerations -- right now there are some weird vortexes over Turkey, Greenland, and the Aleutians that have pushed the jet stream pretty far south and created a reversed jet stream farther north, so it may actually be faster to fly Japan-Europe and Europe-Japan westbound.
If the weather was that beneficial, would ANA not also go for the northern route?
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