Planes crossing the top of the world have become so normal that most people barely notice them anymore. Even so, hardly any scheduled commercial planes go anywhere near Antarctica. The reasons are ...

While technically possible, risks like weather and visibility, and other factors refrain commercial flights from flying over ...

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Several commercial air routes exist over the Arctic, but none over the Antarctic - why is this the case?