{"id":154462,"date":"2024-12-04T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/north-pole-south-pole-flights-comparison\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T07:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T21:00:16","slug":"why-do-more-planes-fly-over-the-north-pole-than-the-south-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=154462","title":{"rendered":"Why Do More Planes Fly Over The North Pole Than The South Pole?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2036183\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/sas-polar-flights-history\/\" >Scandinavian Airlines, or SAS, recently marked 70 years of pioneering routes<\/a><\/span> to the             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"136398\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/united-states\/\"  >United States<\/a><\/span> from             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"16447\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/europe\/\"  >Europe<\/a><\/span> over the North Pole. Today, many airlines fly over the North Pole (or at least within the Arctic Circle) between Europe and North America, Europe and Asia, and North America and Asia. 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