DELTA AIR Lines is offering a special flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8, 2024, for passengers who want to experience a total solar eclipse from the sky. Delta flight 1218 will be specifically operated on an A220- 300, which the carrier said would provide “premium viewing” due to the aircraft’s large windows. The flight will depart Austin at 12.15pm Central Time and land in Detroit at 4.20pm Eastern Time, scheduled to give those on board the best chance of safely viewing the solar eclipse at its peak.
“The April 8 eclipse is the last total eclipse we’ll see over North America until 2044,” said Warren Weston, Delta’s lead meteorologist. “This eclipse will last more than twice as long as the one that occurred in 2017, and the path is nearly twice as wide.”