[publius911]

Looking at the proposed route as shown on the map in the article, wouldn’t it be shorter to fly east, across the Pacific, instead of the other direction?

The science dumb generation... Figures.

The circumference of the earth is roughly 24,000 miles. All the shortest routes must be along a line that long. No shorter.

24000-8700 = 15,300. Not quite shorter.

[GreenHornet]

I appreciate the explanation, but there’s no need to be snotty about it.

[Dagnabitt]

The science dumb generation... Figures.

Gratuitous insult - the key to any explanation.