Starlink Streaming, Dedicated Eclipse Flights

The airline also intends to stream the eclipse on its social channels using Starlink connectivity, which it is rolling out across more of its fleet after it announced the first flight to feature the service in June, promising 500 megabits per second speeds. The flight number nods to 1473, the birth year of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

Belgium’s Brussels Airlines also confirmed flights tied to the solar eclipse as a paid experience with 100 seats and extra window access.

The flight is sold out, with ticket prices set at €299 (about $345) for a program lasting about four hours, including around two hours airborne.

It will be flying an Airbus A320 aircraft from Brussels in coordination with Urania Public Observatory, the University of Antwerp and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the report said.

Charter Flights

Demand is also being seen from charter operators, as Belgian observatory Urania, in collaboration with European private jet operator ASL Group, arranged a Wednesday departure from Liège Airport using an Embraer ERJ135 jet. Capacity for that flight was capped at 30 passengers, with bookings priced at €799 (approximately $922) per person.

From the U.K., Air Charter Service marketed a same-day Wednesday charter from London Stansted priced at £899 (about $1215) per person, the report said.

NASA is also conducting its own airborne effort using a WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft that can follow the Moon’s shadow to extend observation time.

Starlink on Flights

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