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26.02.2024 - 21:15 / travelandleisure.com / Delta Comfort / Kirsten Amrine / Airlines / April
Delta Air Lines added a second flight to view the total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet after the first flight the airline announced sold out in less than 24 hours.
The special flight, Delta flight 1010, will depart Dallas Fort Worth International Airport at 12:30 p.m. CT on April 8 and arrive in Detroit at 4:20 p.m. ET, Delta shared with Travel + Leisure on Monday. The airline will operate the flight on an A321neo aircraft, which features 20 domestic first class seats, 42 Delta Comfort+ seats, and 132 main cabin seats.
The decision to launch a second flight to see the total solar eclipse comes after its first special flight sold out in a matter of hours. That flight, which will be operated on a smaller A220-300 aircraft, will depart Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 12:15 p.m. CT and similarly arrive in Detroit at 4:20 p.m. ET.
The decision also comes as Delta said it saw a more than 1,500 percent increase in searches for flights from Austin to Detroit compared to the rest of the month after it announced the first special flight.
Delta isn’t alone in offering travelers a chance to see the phenomenon from the sky. Southwest Airlines has similarly detailed flights that will pass through the path of totality, and Alaska Airlines told T+L it will operate flights offering a great view of the eclipse, including flight 390 between San Diego International Airport and Boston, and flight 322 between San Diego International Airport and Dulles International Airport.
“As long as skies are clear, our guests will have some of the best seats to the solar eclipse on April 8 while 30,000 feet in the air,” Kirsten Amrine, the vice president of revenue management and network planning at Alaska Airlines, told T+L.
The total solar eclipse, which has been dubbed the Great American Eclipse, is expected to cross the country from Texas all the way to Maine on April 8. The next total solar eclipse won't be visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044, according to NASA.
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On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will sweep across areas of North America.
If you missed your chance to book Delta’s special flight to view the eclipse in the path of totality, there is some good news. Delta Air Lines has announced a second special flight, this time out of Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). Here are the details on how to view this unique experience.
Many astronomy events will grace the sky this year, but the total solar eclipse is hands down the highlight for those even marginally interested in celestial happenings. On April 8, 2024, the total solar eclipse will cross North America, and many are trying to get in on the action (though the options for where to stay along the path of totality is already limited).
If you missed your chance last week at a seat on Delta Air Lines' solar eclipse flight, you may want to head right back to the airline's booking site.
Alaska Airlines is making it easier to see April’s epic solar eclipse with a series of flights heading to destinations along the path of totality — and they're selling out. The specific routes, which fly to places like Mazatlán, Mexico, Texas, and Ohio, have seen a threefold increase in demand compared to previous years, Alaska Airlines shared with Travel + Leisure. And that increased demand has led to increasingly sold-out flights.