Long flights between the UK and Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore) currently take even longer as they are obliged (because of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine) to take a southerly track.
Given that, is it worth changing planes in the Gulf to reduce the rigours of a 6,000-mile-plus journey?
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