Most 'professionals' here just do not grasp the magnitude: one flight from India to Europe will save an average of 8 minutes of flight time thanks to short cuts, one way; on an A340 this amounts to approx. 800kg of fuel, and an all over average saving of about 280 Euros. Multiply this by 365 flights per year, you come up with some 100,000 Euros saved, on one single route, or vv. 200,000 Euros. This is s.th. to write home about, alas we do it every day.
IMHO only people who cannot understand this may be called locos etc.
(How I wish this forum was reserved for real pro pilots!
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Hic!