When earth is round why do flights take too long to travel from US to Australia? Why not go the other way round? - Quora
When flying from Australia to Canada, wouldn't it be closer in terms of distance (looking at a map) to fly in an easterly direction, than the more commonly taken western route via
When flying from Australia to Canada, wouldn't it be closer in terms of distance (looking at a map) to fly in an easterly direction, than the more commonly taken western route via
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