is it true that a airplane always fly into direction of either east or west only?

Question

i was surprised when a collegue told me that a plane can not fly in north or south. pls tell me what is the fact

Answer 1

This is stupid.

How do you think they go from Europe to S Africa? Or from N America to S America.

Answer 2

For air traffic control purposes planes are generally assigned either an east bound or west bound FLIGHT LEVEL even if they are going mostly north or south.

Answer 3

Air planes are restricted certain altitudes when flying east or west.
Controlled airway are assigned to aircraft flying in any direction.

Answer 4

Of course they can fly north and south. How could I have flown from Manchester, NH to Miami,Fl if I could only go east or west?

Answer 5

Flights from California to China or Japan take almost northerly or southerly routes. They do not fly "east and west only". Look at a globe of the world to see why.

Answer 6

Your friend is being silly. I personally have flown from Dallas to Mexico city and back twice, and I know there is a non-stop flight between Lexington, KY and Orlando, FL, both of these flights are north/south.

Answer 7

Yep, all those airports that are not due east or west from the departing runway, are not really there. Really, there are only two airports in the whole world.

Answer 8

NO, not at all.they do travel north to south too! it myt b a myth to ur fren.

Answer 9

I am not sure what your friend was talking about.
Airplanes can fly in any direction they choose.

Answer 10

they can fo N and S how else do you fly from New York to Flordia.