WHY PLANES DOES NOT FLY OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN ? :-The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world’s oceans. If a plane get a problem over a seemingly endless and bottomless pond of water, the pilots are going to have a rough time finding a safe spot to bring her down. Alaska should not be overpopulated with international airports, but it’s a lot better than the middle of the ocean. How’s that for a tourism slogan? “Alaska, at least it’s better than sinking!” Okay, I apologize Alaska… Guessing that it was a safety precaution wouldn't be entirely wrong. When choosing a route, many pilots prefer to increase the number of airports along their path. Emergencies are incredible unique relative to how many planes take to the skies every day. But I can't think of many things more stressful than losing an engine 30,000 feet over the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is said that, it is not the main reason airlines tend to avoid making a straight shot east to west...