Winds also help save millions
Over the Atlantic, there are extremely powerful wind currents
known as the Jet Stream. These winds can exceed 150 or even 200 kilometers per hour and often push planes traveling to Europe.
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This reduces flight time, fuel consumption, and operating costs.
On long-haul routes, small differences represent enormous savings. Fuel is one of the biggest expenses for any airline and can represent nearly 30% of operating costs.
That’s why airlines carefully plan routes, altitudes, and trajectories to take advantage of every possible weather condition.
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The “invisible highways”
of the Atlantic
Transatlantic flights don’t fly randomly over the ocean. There are organized routes called NAT Tracks, a kind of invisible air highway that changes daily depending on the weather and winds.
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Every night, dozens of aircraft enter these routes in a coordinated fashion to cross the Atlantic efficiently and safely.
