A special flight with 200 eclipse chasers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A special flight with 200 eclipse chasers

India Today  

Millions of people in the US and Canada gazed at the sky in anticipation, with specialised protective glasses in their eyes and prayer on their lips. The 200 who had booked their seats on the special flight were promised an unobstructed view of the total solar eclipse from above the clouds. The Delta Air Lines special flight was covering the route of the solar eclipse, from Dallas to Detroit. “What I wanted to see, more than the actual eclipse itself, was just the shadow racing toward us from behind,” said 40-years-old Kyle Carter. In the lead-up to the solar eclipse, multiple airlines, like the Delta, advertised prime viewing flights, with Delta operating two dedicated eclipse flights from Texas.

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BBC  

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