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Old Apr 5, 2024 | 4:27 pm
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I emailed Delta, but got a useless response. Hopefully someone here has better answers to my questions:
  • How will it work for people not in window seats on the eclipse flights, DL1218 or DL1010?
  • What are the logistics of the other flights Delta has with prime eclipse-viewing opportunities, say DL 2869, LAX-SAT?

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Old Apr 5, 2024 | 5:06 pm
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Originally Posted by ND76
There is a small city near where I live called Avon Lake (population 25,000), which has about a 5 mile frontage on Lake Erie. The city government there expects that 1,000,000 people are going to be in Avon Lake, which is on the centerline of totality. That is how crazy this is. The most recent total eclipse in these parts took place in 1806 (Ohio became a state in 1803), and the next one won't be until 2444.

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The next one will be in 2044, so 20 years from now...not 420 years!
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Old Apr 6, 2024 | 9:12 am
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CBS News report about the Delta eclipse flight. Mentions the pilots plan to bank the airplane 30 degrees on each side to give passengers on both sides a chance to see the total eclipse.
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Old Apr 6, 2024 | 9:52 am
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Originally Posted by JBJ2435
The next one will be in 2044, so 20 years from now...not 420 years!
I'm guessing poster means at that location. On average 400 years pass between an area seeing a total eclipse. Can happen much sooner (as Indiana is seeing) or much longer.
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Old Apr 6, 2024 | 1:55 pm
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PSA: a window seat in economy is open on the AUS flight.


edit: and it’s gone.
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Old Apr 6, 2024 | 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Cpm013
I emailed Delta, but got a useless response. Hopefully someone here has better answers to my questions:
  • How will it work for people not in window seats on the eclipse flights, DL1218 or DL1010?
  • What are the logistics of the other flights Delta has with prime eclipse-viewing opportunities, say DL 2869, LAX-SAT?

Thanks.
I have been mystified what people in non-window seats expect to get out of this! I have a window seat and definitely selfishly won’t cooperate in any scheme to rotate people during the few minutes of totality. At best the person in the middle seat will sometimes be able to see past the window person to look straight out over the wing while the eclipse is overhead out of view.
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Old Apr 6, 2024 | 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Mike B
I have been mystified what people in non-window seats expect to get out of this! I have a window seat and definitely wont cooperate in any scheme to rotate people during the few minutes of totality. At best the person in the middle seat will sometimes be able to see past the window person to look straight out over the wing while the eclipse is overhead out of view.
I am also trying to understand how the flights like the LAX-SAT will work. Do you just hope you fly through totality at the right time? There were some window seats on the left side available, but I read you need to be on the right side of the plane for flights heading east.
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Old Apr 6, 2024 | 2:21 pm
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Originally Posted by therossinator
PSA: a window seat in economy is open on the AUS flight.
Trying to even book a ticket on that flight regardless of seat, doesn't seem possible.
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Old Apr 6, 2024 | 2:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Mike B
I have been mystified what people in non-window seats expect to get out of this! I have a window seat and definitely selfishly won’t cooperate in any scheme to rotate people during the few minutes of totality. At best the person in the middle seat will sometimes be able to see past the window person to look straight out over the wing while the eclipse is overhead out of view.
I'm a bit curious if seat-poaching will be an issue on boarding for this flight and perhaps even enough of an issue to delay departure.
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Old Apr 7, 2024 | 11:25 am
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Is anyone on DL1001 SLC-SAT? This is one of the alternatives that was mentioned in the first comm from Delta. I'll be hanging at the SLC club beforehand.
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Old Apr 7, 2024 | 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by abeille
Is anyone on DL1001 SLC-SAT? This is one of the alternatives that was mentioned in the first comm from Delta. I'll be hanging at the SLC club beforehand.
I just don't see DL1001 being in the right area, at right time. Just about as close as can get though.
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Old Apr 7, 2024 | 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by Cpm013
Trying to even book a ticket on that flight regardless of seat, doesn't seem possible.
Window seat open on DFW flight.
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Old Apr 7, 2024 | 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by therossinator
Window seat open on DFW flight.
Actually just saw a different window seat open up on that flight, but it disappeared while I was trying to do the booking
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Old Apr 7, 2024 | 11:58 am
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Originally Posted by flyerCO
I just don't see DL1001 being in the right area, at right time. Just about as close as can get though.
Yeah. I didn't do the math. Hopefully it's somewhat interesting. If not, I'll get some tacos in the afternoon.
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Old Apr 7, 2024 | 12:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Cpm013
Actually just saw a different window seat open up on that flight, but it disappeared while I was trying to do the booking
And 38A I had reserved and was doing the purchase but it disappeared during the purchase too
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