Diverse Routes from Singapore
Last night I followed the track of SQ26 from Singapore to Frankfurt as a close friend was on board, a very unusual route that went via Mumbai, Muscat, Riyadh and Luxor before turning North and a more or less direct track to Frankfurt.
In contrast British Airways BA12 to London took the traditional route over Delhi, Northern Afghanistan and a Great Circle via Turkey and Northern Europe, and finally Lufthansa LH779 took a route midway between SQ and BA that was straight as an arrow on Flightradar24.
Such diverse routes, what were they thinking?
All 3 aircraft were scheduled for departures between 11pm and midnight.