Passengers at Doncaster Sheffield Airport are preparing to go in search of the magical Northern Lights as they go on a flight with a difference. On March 16 2010, trippers will board a three hour flight with two astronomers, as they search for the Northern Lights, a natural display often seen in the Polar Regions. The plane, which will depart at 2100hrs, will head north, over Aberdeen and the Shetland Isles to a point in the North Atlantic between the UK and Southern Norway.
Passengers will also have an hour long pre-flight briefing from the astronomers, one of which is scheduled to be televisions Pete Lawrence from the BBC ‘Sky at Night’ programme.
Jodi Stow, marketing and communications manager for Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield said: “If the conditions are right this could be an unforgettable flight. The tour company, Omega Holidays, say there is an 80 per cent chance of seeing the spectacular natural light show and will have an astronomer on board to explain any sightings.
“This is a really unusual destination but a very popular one as it makes a very unique gift or Christmas present. Previous flights to the Northern Lights have been booked up well in advance.”
The Northern Lights were beamed into homes across the UK when actress Joanna Lumley undertook an amazing journey for a BBC Documentary to Norway’s Far North to pursue a lifelong dream to track down the elusive, stunningly beautiful Northern Lights – ‘the true wonder of the world,’ as she puts it.
The Northern Lights can vary from a gentle glow to quite dramatic burst of colour across the sky. They illuminate the northern horizon as a greenish glow or sometimes a faint red, as if the sun was rising from an unusual direction. Subject to flying conditions, the pilot and crew will be briefed to do everything possible to enable passengers to witness the phenomena.
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