With the opening of Suez Canal, the sea travel route between which of the following became shorter?

With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the sea travel route between London and Chennai (formerly known as Madras) indeed became significantly shorter. Previously, ships traveling between Europe and India had to navigate around the southern tip of Africa, known as the Cape of Good Hope, which was a longer and more hazardous journey. However, the Suez Canal provided a direct maritime passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, effectively bypassing the need to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. This shortened the sea journey between London and Chennai, as well as other ports along the eastern coast of Africa and the Indian subcontinent.