Direct

Watchful 60 /100

Delhi → London

Goes through a warning area

Partial Modelled from flights recorded on 25 Sep 2026; some stretches had no coverage.

Route assessed 3h ago

7,168 km · 9h

This routing flies about 436 km further than the straight line between these cities, roughly 33m longer. How we work this out

This trip crosses 4 of the 19 airspace warning areas we track, and no volcanic ash advisory covers its airports.

Moderate reroute options · ~9h
Why this score
Airspace High
Detour Minimal
Backups Moderate
Hub Strong
Airlines Strong
Airspace

The modelled path overlaps the Middle East, Saudi · Riyadh and east and Gulf · UAE warnings. Airlines may reroute, so flight time can change.

The catch

Part of this route goes through a flight warning area

Watchful 60

Delhi → London

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Score held back

This route goes through a flight warning area. It cannot score above 60 — other good factors do not cancel out the fact that it crosses a warning area.

How it's scored ↓
Route strength 80

Other paths · Stop quality

Conditions now 48

Airspace warnings · Flight options

Airspace Low

The stored corridor for Direct enters Saudi Arabian Airspace Advisory at three points along its path, measured against the zone outline on October 12, 2026.

Saudi Arabian Airspace Advisory · Avoid advice

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 9 attempts (last tried 3h ago)

Airspace Some

The stored corridor for Direct enters Riyadh and Eastern Saudi Airspace Advisory at one point along its path, measured against the zone outline on October 13, 2026.

Riyadh and Eastern Saudi Airspace Advisory · Avoid advice

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-09-R1 ↗

Latest revision dated 9 Oct 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check failed on the last 5 attempts (last tried 3h ago)

Airspace Some

The modelled path overlaps the Gulf · UAE warning. Airlines may reroute, so flight time can change.

United Arab Emirates Airspace Advisory · Avoid advice

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-07R3 ↗

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Verified against the notice on 14 Oct 2026

Automatic check ran 3h ago

Airspace Some

No flight positions were recorded on the stretch near the Iran warning, so we cannot rule it out.

Iranian Airspace Advisory · Closed to overflights

Official notice: EASA CZIB-2026-04-R2 ↗

Latest revision dated 30 Sep 2026

Not yet verified against the notice

Automatic check ran 3h ago

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