Southwest announces solar eclipse flight schedule
Southwest Airlines announced that many of its regularly scheduled Aug. 21 flights may offer spectacular eclipse views. Its planners identified these routes with “greatest likelihood” of seeing the eclipse from the sky.:
Fight 1375, departing 9:05 a.m. from Seattle to St. Louis.
Flight 1368, departing 9:05 a.m. from Portland, Ore., to St. Louis.
Fight 1577, departing 10:30 a.m. from Denver to St. Louis.
Flight 301, departing 10:30 a.m. from Denver to Nashville.
Flight 1969, departing 9:50 a.m. from Denver to Atlanta
If you’re on one of those flights, Southwest will give you viewing glasses (the protective paper eyewear type) and souvenir while serving up “cosmic cocktails.”