The flight from Anchorage in Alaska to Hawaii gave passengers a front row view of the eclipse at 35,000 feet.
Nearly 150 passengers got a special treat on Tuesday- a close look at the solar eclipse - after the airline they had chosen rerouted their flight for a better view.
The flight from Anchorage in Alaska to Hawaii gave passengers a front row view of the eclipse at 35,000 feet.
USA Today reports that a year ago, "passenger Joseph Rao, associate astronomer at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, realized that the eclipse's path would intersect with his flight path." Based on his information, Alaskan Airlines then decided to organize a new plan for the flight to intercept the eclipse.
The adjustment included delaying the departure of the flight by 25 minutes.
"I'm not one for hyperbole, but you don't just see an eclipse, you experience it with every fiber of your being," astronomer Craig Small, who was on the plane, said in a
statement reported by this site. "It is the most spectacular naturally occurring event that anyone could witness in their lifetime."