Originally Posted by
StayingHomeIsBetter
SWA is booking special eclipse flights:
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/0...om-denver.html
"On August 21, Southwest Airlines is offering three flights from Denver International Airport to watch the phenomenon:
Southwest flight 1577 Denver to St. Louis at 10:20 a.m. MT
Southwest flight 301 Denver to Nashville at 10:20 a.m. MT
Southwest flight 1969 Denver to Atlanta at 9:50 a.m. MT
There are also two additional flights out of Seattle and Portland.
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All five flights will travel along the path of totality as the sun becomes blocked below the aircraft.
The airline will even give passengers special viewing glasses and “cosmic cocktails” on the menu."
Sounds OK if you have a window seat, but what about folks in center and aisle seats?
Considering SWA's no seat assignment policy, pandemonium may reign.
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Adding...
"as the sun becomes blocked
below the aircraft" ?????
What altitude do you suppose they will be flying at?
Is there even an air corridor that will put you under the total eclipse the entire flight. And is the speed even possible. I'm no rocket scientist just a mile junkie
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