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Old 31st October 2006 | 20:20
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Fuji Abound
 
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For me there would be two factors.

1. The weather.

2. Whether or not I wanted to avoid any delays.

Class D clearances are usually readily forthcoming. However, if you end up holding, or are refused a clearance, it will have been quicker to route round - often considerably so.

Routing under may be unattractive in poor weather - do you want to be in a small corridor with everyone else or skirting the zone in the same conditions. In these circumstances a clearance through, under the protection of a radar service, provides some light relief from worrying as much about who you might run into.

(Edited to say that my comments apply generally to class D, with some class D controllers you can almost guarantee a clearance).
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