Passengers on two Nordic flights got a surprise viewing of the aurora borealis right outside their windows. Pilots from Finnair and easyJet made loops in the sky so everyone onboard seated on both sides could witness the northern lights.
“On our side there was nothing,” she said. Just when she thought, “Oh no, we’re not going to see them again,” she heard a follow-up announcement.
Ross Sticka, 38, of Derby, England, was on the same flight and said he was on the lookout for lights from the start of the trip. In a statement, easyJet said it was pleased the captain was able to “perform a controlled” maneuver to make the aurora viewing possible.“Our crew will always go above and beyond for our customers and we’re delighted to have been able to share this special view of the Northern Lights with them,” the statement said.
She said such loops are “quite rare” in the airline’s flight operations, and that diversions are usually meant to avoid bad weather.
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