Newly betrothed see northern lights on flight home after foiled aurora proposal

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We were out there for four nights in Iceland, but we didn’t get a chance to see the northern lights due to clouds.” To his surprise, the pilot on flight U21806 from Reykjavik to Manchester on Monday evening announced that he would turn the plane 360 degrees to allow all passengers to see the celestial display – which has been visible across much of the UK this week. “On our flight home, the pilot told us that if we are able to see the lights he’ll do a turn to allow us to see it,” Mr Groves said. “The pilot turned the plane around so that passengers sitting on the right could see them too.” Mr Groves took pictures of the flickering lights from the passenger window, capturing part of the plane’s wing and the green hues of the northern lights. The easyJet flight made the 360-degree turn to allow its passengers to watch an “amazing display” of the northern lights as it flew over the northern tip of the UK.