Delta to offer travelers a unique solar eclipse experience—here's what to know about the airline's 'path of totality' flights

Delta Air Lines is offering customers the ability to experience April's total solar eclipse from a different perspective... 30,000 feet in the air.

Early this month, the airline announced it was offering a unique flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8 that will fly passengers along the path of totality. The April 8 eclipse will be the last total eclipse over North America until 2044, according to NASA.

The Delta Air Lines flight 1218 will depart from the Austin airport at 12:15 pm CT and land in Detroit at 4:20 pm ET. It will allow passengers a chance to view the solar eclipse at its peak from the A220-300 aircraft's extra-large windows, according to a press release.

The flight sold out in 24 hours, prompting Delta to announce on Monday that they will be scheduling a second flight.

On April 8, Delta Air Lines flight 1010 will depart from the Dallas-Forth Worth airport at 12:30 pm CT and arrive in Detroit alongside Delta flight 1218 at 4:20 pm ET.

The airline stated in a press release that searches for flights from Austin to Detroit on Delta channels spiked by more than 1,500% after the company announced its first path-of-totality flight on February 19.

The Delta flight 1010 will be operating on an A321neo, a larger plane than the aircraft of the first flight, to accommodate more customers. The plane has 20 domestic First Class seats, 42 Delta Comfort+ seats, and 132 Main Cabin seats. The first flight is set to accommodate 130 seats, according to The Points Guy.

Delta's total eclipse flights will come at a cost. Main cabin prices start at $749 one way, while a first-class seat costs $1,150. And if you're hoping to use your Delta SkyMiles, a one-way main cabin ticket starts at 68,000 miles.

Even if you aren't on one of the two