Posted 4/9/2024, 12:54:04 AM
Delta's $1K Solar Eclipse Flight Sells Out Fast As Passengers Cheer Views Mid-Air
- Special Delta flight 1218 flew 130 passengers along path of total solar eclipse from Austin to Detroit
- Tickets sold out in 24 hours at over $1,000 each as searches spiked 1500%
- Passengers cheered before, during, and after 2 minute totality view mid-flight
- Pilots coordinated complex banking turns with air traffic control to give both sides of plane a view
- Flight took meticulous planning from Delta team including meteorologists, captains practiced in simulator
