It’s the month we’ve all been waiting for. In just a few days, the total solar eclipse will delight skywatchers along a 100-mile-wide strip of North America, known as the path of totality. This April 8 marvel is expected to draw tens of millions of viewers — especially since the contiguous U.S. won’t see another total solar eclipse until 2044.
Win Your Semi-Private Jet Seat To See April’s Total Solar Eclipse From the Skies
12.03.2024 - 19:36 / travelpulse.com / Laurie Baratti / Alex Wilcox
Next month’s total solar eclipse, which will pass directly over a wide swath of North America, is drawing an awful lot of interest from folks who are willing to travel to see it in all its glory. In order to do so, they need to place themselves somewhere along its path of totality—geographic locations from which the sun will appear to be entirely obstructed by the moon’s shadow passing between the Earth and its nearest star.
There have been reports of meteoric increases in travel searches to places that fall within this path of totality, which will follow a northeastern trajectory in the U.S. that stretches from Texas up to Maine. Accommodations in major cities along the path are booking up quickly and flights to these destinations are selling out well ahead of time. The Great American Eclipse organization predicted that anywhere between one and four million Americans will travel some distance to see the rare celestial phenomenon, which won’t reoccur for another 20 years.
Multiple major airlines, including Delta, Southwest and Alaska Airlines, have scheduled special flights that will follow the path of totality, chasing the eclipse as the Earth spins in order to give passengers the best possible vantage point—seeing the historic celestial event from the air.
Now, the much smaller, but substantially more luxurious, semi-private jet company JSX is rolling out the red carpet for 12 lucky individuals who will win the chance to witness the upcoming total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet for free.
Its sweepstakes contest will grant six lucky winners the opportunity to take a special two-hour flight on April 8, departing from Dallas and soaring above the city into the path of totality, JSX told Travel + Leisure. Each winner will have the privilege of bringing along one guest to experience this mesmerizing celestial occurrence alongside them.
“With Dallas taking claim as the biggest city in the path of totality, we are thrilled to make this ultra-premium and rare viewing opportunity a reality via JSX,” the company’s CEO, Alex Wilcox, said in a statement. “We’re committed to prioritizing safe, simple, joy-filled flights for all and are ecstatic to be able to provide travelers with the ultimate JSX experience in tandem with this once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.”
The flight is scheduled to take off from JSX's hangar at Dallas-Love Field Airport at 1:00 p.m. CT, traversing the city's airspace before returning to the same airport at 3:00 p.m. CT. At the helm will be none other than former NASA astronaut and current JSX pilot Bill Gregory, who boasts an impressive record of 262 orbits during his tenure as NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour pilot. In addition to piloting duties, Gregory will provide expert
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