Posted on 04/05/2024 2:51:16 PM PDT by DallasBiff
In a move that has captured the imagination of skywatchers and travelers alike, Delta Air Lines is setting the stage and offering two special flights that will allow flyers to witness next week's total solar eclipse from the best vantage point possible.
The flights will take place on Monday, with one going from Austin to Detroit and a second route from Dallas to Detroit. Both sold out in 24 hours. These flights were strategically chosen to skirt the path of the eclipse, with a special detour over southeast Missouri planned for the optimal viewing experience. There, the aircraft will perform a meticulous 30-degree bank on either side, granting passengers a rare four-minute glimpse of the eclipse.
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I'm guessing the seats were sold at $10,000 per seat, for a 737 about 150 seats, and doing the math that's $1.5 million per flight.
So I guess climate change isn’t really that big of a deal
Will everyone looking out one side of the plane tip it over like Guam?
Right. Highly unnecessary consumption of “fossil fuel”.
Maybe they’re claiming carbon credits from turning off the sun for a few minutes.
Is Boeing providing the viewing seat next to the open door?
Moo, moo.
I’ll just sit on the back porch. Solid ground. Add free.
I will be thrilled when the eclipse is over and done with next Monday night. I’m tired of hearing about it.
What is it, a choice between Eclipse hysteria or hearing more about Taylor and Travis? Decisions, decisions!
Next Pagan Worship Tour bus stop? The Summer Solstice!!
June 20th, 1:50pm.
I’ve seen 2-3 solar eclipses in my life. Kinda interesting. Not worth a trip to experience it, though.
Makes my eyes vomit.
My son is going to Dallas on Sunday to visit family and to watch the Monday eclipse.
He’s an astronomy fanatic!
If you actually witnessed total solar eclipses there’d be no question in your mind whether it was two or three.
Some of us like beef. At least we can be almost certain it is actually a female.
Will there still be a layover in Atlanta?
Yowsa
Cute face...but a fugly, obese caboose is so GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY!!!
Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere were as high as 4,000 ppm during the Cambrian period about 500 million years ago, and as low as 180 ppm during the Quaternary glaciation of the last two million years.
CO2 is plant food. If one looks a the geologic past we had CO2 levels in the thousands and not the hundreds today. Plants thrived and animals ate them. Carnivores ate those animals and became great beasts of prey. In reality today we are in a CO2 minimum not far from levels for most life on earth that would perish.
“Makes my eyes vomit.”
I have great tolerance to nausea. LOL
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