[ccmay]

There are no commercial routes that cross over the North Pole.

Au contraire. Finnair has been flying the polar route to Tokyo since 1983. Since 2001 there are four new FAA-approved polar routes over Russia that now see considerable use on flights between the Eastern US and East, Central and South Asia. The route called Polar 2 goes directly over the North Pole.

Read POLAR ROUTES OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES from Boeing for more information.

-ccm

[FreedomCalls]

I wasn't aware that those had been formally approved. I thought they were still "experimental" routes. But, if you say they are officially sanctioned, then count me as corrected.

If they are officially approved, do you know if they are actually in use by a scheduled commercial passenger flight?

[FreedomCalls]

Never mind. There is a lot of info at the link you gave. Thanks.