how do pilots cut time on flights?

Question

it never really made sense to me how you could travel the same distance in less time if the airplane isn’t going any faster. how is the time reduced?

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Answer 1

To add to this, flight plans aren’t really planned directly, navigation is via a series of waypoints. The estimated flight time is based on the filed flight plan. However, many times ATC will clear flights to bypass a bunch of waypoints and fly directly through their sector, and this will shave off time too.