While Delta’s initial flight timed to follow the eclipse’s path of totality from Austin to Detroit was on an Airbus A220-300 with large windows, the flight from Dallas Fort Worth will be operated on a larger Airbus A321neo with more seats.
The airline said it saw a sharp spike in searches for the first eclipse route after it was announced last week.
Delta meteorologist Warren Weston noted that the April 8 eclipse is the last total eclipse over North America until 2044, and that it will last twice as along as as the 2017 eclipse, with a path nearly twice as wide.
It’s worth noting that there are a number of factors that could foil a quest for top-notch views of the eclipse from the sky, including air traffic control delays, weather that could disrupt the flight path — or a middle or aisle seat.
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