Via Dubai

Limited 51 /100

London → Tokyo

Goes through a warning area

Getting old 8 to 30 days old. May still be right — double-check before you book.

Through a warning area · Moderate reroute options · via Dubai · ~16h 15m

Route assessed 12d ago

Why book

Use as a contingency when Central Asian corridor is restricted. Avoids the bottleneck entirely but adds Middle East airspace exposure and roughly 2 hours.

The catch

Part of this route goes through a flight warning area

Worth knowing

This option's value depends on whether Gulf escalation stays contained. If it doesn't, the relative advantage of avoiding Central Asia disappears while you take on Middle East exposure. Monitor both situations.

Limited 51

London → Tokyo

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8 to 30 days old. May still be right — double-check before you book.

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Route strength 54

Other paths · Stop quality

Problems now 48

Closed areas · Flight options

Lowest-ranked here: the LHR–DXB leg crosses the active advisory zone, and this is also the longest of the three routings. Best kept as a contingency when the Central Asian corridor is restricted.

Avoids the Central Asian corridor completely — useful contingency when flow restrictions are severe on the Istanbul or HKG routings.
LHR–DXB transits the Middle East advisory zone: this is the trade-off for avoiding Central Asian congestion.
DXB–NRT is a very long segment (~8,000km). It routes north-northeast across China — well clear of any advisory zones but a very long single leg.
Emirates provides high LHR–DXB frequency for the first leg; the DXB–NRT leg has adequate but limited frequency.
Total journey exceeds 16 hours — the longest of the three LHR–NRT options. Reserve this for contingency use.

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