Which side of the plane
Which side of the plane should you sit on?
Free window guides for European flights: which side sees the mountains, the coast and the sunset, worked out from the flight path and real geography.
Routes
- Barcelona ⇄ Paris CDGCanigó or the high Pyrenees: each side gets its own mountains.
- London Gatwick ⇄ NiceMont Blanc, the southern Alps and the Riviera, all on one side.
- London Heathrow ⇄ GenevaMont Blanc on the way into Geneva, if you pick the right side.
- London Gatwick ⇄ InnsbruckLake Constance, the Säntis and a landing between mountain walls.
- Barcelona ⇄ PalmaA short flight where the right side wins on the way back.
- London Heathrow ⇄ LisbonThe low landing over the Tagus and the old town.
- Barcelona ⇄ London HeathrowThe Pyrenees early, London at the end.
- London Heathrow ⇄ ZurichA daytime landing that points straight at the Alps.