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These Destinations Are the Most Popular for Solar Eclipse Viewing, According to Alaska Airlines
25.02.2024 - 14:07 / travelandleisure.com / Kirsten Amrine / Airlines
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.
«Travelers are excited to experience the upcoming solar eclipse and we’ve seen this reflected in our bookings,” Kirsten Amrine, the VP of revenue management and network planning at Alaska Airlines, told T+L. “Across our network, flights to destinations along the projected path of the eclipse… are seeing impressive demand, with many flights selling out months in advance.
“We’ve even added extra service to Mazatlán, as it's anticipated to have the longest duration of ‘totality’ in our network,” Amrine added.
When it comes to Mazatlán, the route with the highest demand is flights from Los Angeles, the airline noted.
Routes to Texas have also seen an increase in popularity, including to Austin from San Jose, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and San Diego; to Dallas from Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco; and to San Antonio from Seattle.
Alaska has also seen an increase in demand for flights to Cleveland, which will similarly be in the path of totality a bit later in the day. The largest increase in demand is flights from Seattle to the Ohio city.
The total solar eclipse — 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.
Alaska isn’t alone in planning for travelers to see the unique phenomenon. Southwest Airlines has similarly detailed flights that will pass through the path of totality, and Delta Air Lines will launch a special solar eclipse flight.
For those who prefer to view the eclipse from the ground, there are still deals available to different destinations in the path of totality.
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