Total solar eclipse: Delta Air Lines flights for up-close view, fare, tickets, and all you need to know

Delta Air Lines has made special arrangements for those who want to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. To catch this opportunity, Delta flight 1218 will take off from Austin at 12:15 p.m. CT on April 8, 2024, and land at Detroit after more than four hours. It will offer passengers a chance to view the solar eclipse "at its peak".

What is solar eclipse?

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the sun and the Earth, blocking it completely for a brief period, the sun can not be seen during that period and there is complete darkness on the earth. The next total solar eclipse could be seen from the US in 2044.

Up-close view

According to ABC News, the passengers onboard the Delta Air Lines flight will have an up-close view of the solar eclipse as the flight passes through the specific locations on Earth that fall in the center of the moon's shadow during the eclipse.

Path of total solar eclipse

NASA has said that beginning in Texas, the path of totality will pass through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Delta Air Lines said the carrier will use an A220-300 plane to “offer especially premium viewing due to the aircraft’s extra large windows.” It has also said that its flights “have been designed to maximize time within the path of totality"

Delta Flights

If you don't get tickets for a flight, you have other opportunities. Delta has designed five such flights so that if you miss one, you can hop to the other.

• DL 5699, DTW-HPN, 2:59 pm EST departure, ERJ-175
• DL 924, LAX-DFW, 8:40 am PST departure, A320
• DL 2869, LAX-SAT, 9:00 am PST departure, A319
• DL 1001, SLC-SAT, 10:08 am MST departure, A220-300
• DL 1683, SLC-AUS, 9:55 am MST departure, A320

Tickets

According to the media reports, the one-way flight on Delta Air Lines will cost $1,129 and the tickets can be purchased through the Delta website.

FAQs:

When does the total solar eclipse occur?
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the sun and the Earth, blocking it completely for a brief period, the sun can not be seen during that period and there is complete darkness on the earth. The next total solar eclipse could be seen from the US in 2044.

How much will it cost to take a Delta flight to watch a solar eclipse?
According to the media reports, the one-way flight on Delta Air Lines will cost $1,129 and the tickets can be purchased through the Delta website.