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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 2:12 pm
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Has anyone noticed CX807 has not been flying the North Pole route recently, instead taking the longer route across Alaska?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CPA807

Would anyone know why?

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Old Jun 20, 2013 | 8:02 pm
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Originally Posted by zznoname
Has anyone noticed CX807 has not been flying the North Pole route recently, instead taking the longer route across Alaska?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CPA807

Would anyone know why?

Thanks.
...pretty normal. I suspect it's a wind issue. Although the winds are normally weaker in summer who knows, maybe they picked up. The flight route isn't a fix thing; the computer and CX ops determine the route based on quite a few variables, not least of which are a.) great circle distance, and b.) favorable/unfavorable winds.
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