What do you want us to say? The article explains it: "By mid-way through the flight AY61 was projected to arrived 45 minutes before JL48 thanks to advantageous winds, especially over the Black Sea, and the A350’s overall speed advantage compared to the 777."
"Each airline performs a series of calculations for every flight that provides the optimal routing based on a variety of factors. Aircraft performance, weight, winds, en route weather, traffic, overflight fees, and other factors can all play into the decision to fly a particular route." Everybody on Mifnet knows this. TR ---------------------------------------- *From: *Jack Keady via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> *To: *David Wardell via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> *CC: *Jack Keady <jjke...@aol.com> *Date: *Jun 17, 2025 20:54:06 *Subject: *[Mifnet 🛰 72757] for global air navigators > keady - say something about this pls. > > > **Flightradar24.com[https://www.facebook.com/flightradar24?__cft__[0]=AZUN6-SSPgLx7VmSDLS_ZA5MnbUjowu437ZquiGlS58iKQnH_6bHWBHnxVP7643NrOic2yTByF6fjF_oxy7hnuXS64FBb4q_qVGWVGgtHrssAe8mN3onQNgA4qu7H6l635HlZ1NEhQeNLGtrusCdPY2AeRYOnxgvkNL9uj8MfxwtJJY9KKu9xnKXuVtIuCkpdFD9TkY0toqf9L2tX9DVuFX1Hh0W_6_FgqX32_OmPdzGS2jQL8dRKWAY05k2dfHKtsI&__tn__=-UC%2CP-R]* >  · > *Follow* > * > *Srstopeodnl29gfl071i89f8i9tm33a167c065immhmh0af4l06fu84haa85 > [https://www.facebook.com/?__cft__[0]=AZUN6-SSPgLx7VmSDLS_ZA5MnbUjowu437ZquiGlS58iKQnH_6bHWBHnxVP7643NrOic2yTByF6fjF_oxy7hnuXS64FBb4q_qVGWVGgtHrssAe8mN3onQNgA4qu7H6l635HlZ1NEhQeNLGtrusCdPY2AeRYOnxgvkNL9uj8MfxwtJJY9KKu9xnKXuVtIuCkpdFD9TkY0toqf9L2tX9DVuFX1Hh0W_6_FgqX32_OmPdzGS2jQL8dRKWAY05k2dfHKtsI&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R#?hck]* >   · > > Yesterday, Japan Airlines and Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tokyo took > very different routes. Even though it flew further, Finnair beat JAL to > Haneda. We look at some of the flight planning considerations. > *https://flightradar24.com/.../jal-finnair-helsinki-tokyo.../[https://flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/jal-finnair-helsinki-tokyo-race/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUFB3MzR4M29pYVFpTXNlTgEe53CfcIpwQDBV9MpwoMwJ9RpuDk8qXD3vhfowzmFgH1D4Br839Fi41-tOBCc_aem_EN94oZX37igSyF1ibrKdbw]* > > > [Image][May be an image of map, arctic and text that says 'Tokyo > flightradar24 FinnairAY61 Finnair AY61 11,994 km 12:34 Great GreatCircle > Circle distance: 7,843 7, km JAL JALJL48 JL48 11,537 11,537km km 13:30 > Helsinki'][https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/506940500_1223557856477997_8390140233914859576_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_s720x720_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=Txdh1zvkMwAQ7kNvwF2q802&_nc_oc=AdmFcKG58KOsaRn3fHetnz2rF_x7tkxZCydVOCb5aA_wHgM-go0QNxZIhNfbfNtFC8gvU4Cwf0ciTaqKdT6tXZ6H&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&_nc_gid=jd_PsLUb37AO26xVxBoS7Q&oh=00_AfOML7gcnp3zeMp0vQv_hRAzgIY8EewkJ475c-wVwj11pA&oe=68578BC0] > [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1223557849811331&set=a.585822600251529&__cft__[0]=AZUN6-SSPgLx7VmSDLS_ZA5MnbUjowu437ZquiGlS58iKQnH_6bHWBHnxVP7643NrOic2yTByF6fjF_oxy7hnuXS64FBb4q_qVGWVGgtHrssAe8mN3onQNgA4qu7H6l635HlZ1NEhQeNLGtrusCdPY2AeRYOnxgvkNL9uj8MfxwtJJY9KKu9xnKXuVtIuCkpdFD9TkY0toqf9L2tX9DVuFX1Hh0W_6_FgqX32_OmPdzGS2jQL8dRKWAY05k2dfHKtsI&__tn__=EH-R]All > reactions: > 12K12K >
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