Which airlines are advertising eclipse flights?
Delta has scheduled two special flights to see the path of the eclipse and added that some of its regular itineraries also have a high likelihood of crossing the shadow. United Airlines and Southwest Airlines also said they have flights that will likely encounter the path of totality.
Here’s what’s on offer:
Delta
From Detroit (DTW) to Westchester, New York (HPN), departing at 2:59 p.m. EDT.
From Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas (DFW), departing at 8:40 a.m. PDT.
From Los Angeles (LAX) to San Antonio (SAT), departing at 9:00 a.m. PDT.
From Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Antonio (SAT), departing at 10:08 a.m. MDT.
From Salt Lake City (SLC) to Austin (AUS), departing at 9:55 a.m. MDT.
Southwest
Flight 1252: departing Dallas (Love Field) at 12:45 p.m. CDT for Pittsburgh
Flight 1721: departing Austin at 12:50 p.m. CDT for Indianapolis
Flight 1910: departing St. Louis at 1:20 p.m. CDT for Houston (Hobby)
United
Flight 5693 departs Chicago for Little Rock at 12:45 p.m. CDT
Flight 490 departs Chicago for Houston at 12:47 p.m. CDT
Flight 455 departs Chicago for Dallas at 12:49 p.m. CDT
Flight 247 departs Chicago for Toronto at 1 p.m. CDT
Flight 2440 departs Chicago for New York at 1 p.m. CDT
Flight 2187 departs Chicago for Washington, D.C., at 1:20 p.m. CDT
Flight 1438 departs Houston for San Jose del Cabo at 11:55 a.m. CDT
Flight 6128 departs Houston for Columbus at noon CDT
Flight 6109 departs Houston for Detroit at 12:05 p.m. CDT
Flight 1318 departs Houston for Cincinnati at 12:23 p.m. CDT
Flight 1687 departs Houston for Indianapolis at 12:25 p.m. CDT
But it’s not just airlines with flights through the path of totality that are seeing eclipse-related travel demand pick up. Alaska Airlines is seeing extra demand for flights to Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, as well as Cleveland – destinations that should have good opportunities for eclipse viewing on the ground. An Alaska spokesperson told USA TODAY the airline previously added an extra flight to Mazatlán, Mexico, which is expected to have the longest duration totality during this eclipse. According to the spokesperson, there’s especially high demand for tickets to Mazatlán too.