Delta Air Lines is offering its customers an opportunity to experience the solar eclipse on April 8 from the sky.
The airline recently revealed a unique flight plan: a special solar eclipse flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8. This flight is tailored to follow the path of the total solar eclipse, starting from Mexico through Texas, crossing the centre of the country, passing through Detroit and upstate New York, and eventually into Canada.
According to reports, ticket prices for the main cabin starts at $749 one way, while a first-class seat costs $1,150.
“This flight is the result of significant collaboration and exemplifies the close teamwork Delta is known for — from selecting an aircraft with larger windows to determining the exact departure time from Austin and the experiences at the gate and in the air,” said Eric Beck, Managing Director of Domestic Network Planning, Delta.
“This eclipse will last more than twice as long as the one that occurred in 2017, and the path is nearly twice as wide,” said Warren Weston, Delta Air Lines Lead Meteorologist.
The flight tickets for all 130 seats on flight 1218 were sold out within 24 hours. Seeing the overwhelming response, the airline has introduced a second flight: Delta flight 1010 which will depart DFW on April 8 at 12:30 p.m. CT and arrive in Detroit at the same time as flight 1218, at 4:20 p.m. ET.
The new flight will be on an Airbus A321neo—a larger plane than the first, an Airbus A220-300.
Delta's second eclipse flight counts a total of 194 seats, including 20 First Class, 42 Comfort Plus, and 132 main cabin seats.
After the announcement of the first flight, searches for flights from Austin to Detroit on Delta channels spiked by more than 1,500 per cent, said the airline in a press release.
