October 24th, 2007

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Northwest Still Avoiding Turbulence Best

Due to a strong jet stream, many planes in the great lakes area are reporting moderate-severe turbulence. However, you have a good chance of avoiding the unpleasant bumps by making Northwest Airlines your carrier of choice. I used the tools at FlightAware to analyze the routes taken by various planes traveling to and from DTW to various areas which would put them right into the path of the two severe advisories that are occuring right now:

SIGMET NOVEMBER 9 VALID UNTIL 242330
SIGMET
OH IA WI IL IN KY LM MI LH
FROM 60WNW YVV TO 40NE ECK TO ROD TO PXV TO 50WNW DEC TO DBQ TO
TVC TO 60WNW YVV
OCNL SEV TURB BTN FL220 AND FL390. CONDS MOVG SLOLY NEWD AND
CONTG BYD 2330Z.

and

WSUS01 KKCI 241940
BOSO WS 241940
SIGMET OSCAR 4 VALID UNTIL 242340
SIGMET
OH MO IL IN KY
FROM FWA TO APE TO 50E BWG TO 30N DYR TO FAM TO FWA
OCNL SEV TURB BTN 100 AND FL220. CONDS CONTG BYD 2340Z.

In every route I could think of, Northwest either flew around or under the advisories until they were out of the areas. Flying low costs a lot of fuel, and with record oil prices, it’s good to see that Northwest still adheres to what they are good at; avoiding turbulence. While Northwest may not have the most modern amenities, your flight will probably be more comfortable.

Here are some of the routes I looked at: NWA426, NWA469, I ended up looking at around 20 routes for Northwest and various competitors.

Northwest Airlines Logo

Turbulence Advisories for October 24th, 2007.

Written by tb_neg on October 24th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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