Delta Announces Second Eclipse Flight—But Here’s Why To Keep Your Feet On The Ground

Corrected, March 1, 2024: A previous version of this article with the headline “Delta’s Eclipse Flights Sell Out But Here’s Why To Keep Your Feet On The Ground” said that both Delta flights had sold out. The headline and text has been adjusted to reflect the fact that seats remain on Delta flight 1010.

Delta has announced a second “path-of-totality flight” for April 8’s total solar eclipse—and reassured its airborne eclipse chasers that it will make every effort to give its customers a “memorable flight experience.”

The newly announced Delta flight 1010 will depart from Dallas-Fort Worth on April 8 at 12:30 p.m. CDT and arrive in Detroit at 4:20 p.m. EDT, alongside the airline’s other path-of-totality flight, DL 1218 from Austin to Detroit, which was announced last week.

That flight sold out in less than 24 hours and saw searches for flights from AUS-DTW on Delta channels…