Because I have been tracking and meeting a flock of flights lately, I notice that they are taking a faster route from the NYC area.
They used to always fly down the coast then cut over near the Bahamas to enter RD airspace.
All the recent flights - JetBlue, Delta and UAL that I have tracked now immediately swing out over the Atlantic from NYC and fly almost due south.
This results in about 3 hours airtime instead of 3 1/2 or 3 3/4 hours.
My wife's JB flight listed the flying time as under 3hrs.
Makes sense to me - less fuel, more on time performance.
Can someone knowledgeable enlighten me?
Is this a new phenomenon or just a quick fix for late flights and a crowded holiday schedule ??
I haven't tracked any northbound ones yet.
I'm using FlightAware - Flight Tracker / Flight Status / Flight Tracking for this.
Thanks
They used to always fly down the coast then cut over near the Bahamas to enter RD airspace.
All the recent flights - JetBlue, Delta and UAL that I have tracked now immediately swing out over the Atlantic from NYC and fly almost due south.
This results in about 3 hours airtime instead of 3 1/2 or 3 3/4 hours.
My wife's JB flight listed the flying time as under 3hrs.
Makes sense to me - less fuel, more on time performance.
Can someone knowledgeable enlighten me?
Is this a new phenomenon or just a quick fix for late flights and a crowded holiday schedule ??
I haven't tracked any northbound ones yet.
I'm using FlightAware - Flight Tracker / Flight Status / Flight Tracking for this.
Thanks