Delta Air Lines offers a unique opportunity to see solar eclipse at an altitude of 9 thousand metres

By TravelWiseFeb 21, 2024 13:20 PMNews
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Delta Air Lines will give selected customers a unique opportunity to see the solar eclipse at an altitude of 30,000 feet (about 9,000 metres) above the Earth's surface.

Thus, on April 8, the carrier will send flight 1218 from Austin to Detroit during the peak of the eclipse, the company said in a press release.

The flight will take place on an A220-300 aircraft with extremely large windows.

Delta Air Lines offers a unique opportunity to see solar eclipse at an altitude of 9 thousand metres. Source: Delta News Hub
Delta Air Lines offers a unique opportunity to see solar eclipse at an altitude of 9 thousand metres. Source: Delta News Hub

If you're not lucky enough to get one of the seats on Flight 1218, don't worry as this service will be available on other flights:

  • Delta Flight 5699 from Detroit to Westchester County, New York, departing at 14:59 p.m. EST on an ERJ-175.
  • Delta Flight 924 from Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth, departing at 8:40 a.m. Pacific Time on an A320.
  • Delta Flight 2869 from Los Angeles to San Antonio departing at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on an A319.
  • Delta flight 1001 from Salt Lake City to San Antonio departing at 10:08 a.m. Kyiv time on A220-300.
  • Delta flight 1683 from Salt Lake City to Austin, Texas, departing at 9:55 a.m. Kyiv time on an A320.

Flights can be booked on delta.com. However, the company reminds, "Although Delta flight plans have been designed to maximize time within the general route, they are subject to change due to factors beyond Delta's control, such as weather and air traffic control, which may affect the time and aircraft."

This is the last total eclipse that North America will see in about 20 years, said Warren Weston, Delta Air Lines' chief meteorologist.

It will last up to four minutes and 28 seconds, about twice as long as the 2017 total solar eclipse.

Earlier, TravelWise reported that after 13 years of break, Delta Air Lines resumes flights to Curacao.

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