American Airlines 55 MAN-ORD routing BHD

[cieloitaliano]

Many usually northerly NAT flights routing over GAPLI [off Lands End] today, in fact, most of them.
Any reason for this? Even AAL 55 MAN-ORD came down to BHD.:confused:

Might be one for a meterologist.....

[Skipness One Echo]

It is a beautiful day here in London, the weather and vis are stunning, a little odd for late September(!)

[arem]

Simple - look at the high alt wind charts - I used avbrief - and anything north of 50N has a probably 90kt head wind component - fly south of said parallel and you probably have a zero wind component - no contest, go south young man. Fly the rumb line not the great circle!

Hope this helps

[west lakes]

May also have something to do with this

Hurricane KYLE (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/150353.shtml?3day#contents)