A pilot for Air Iceland, a subsidiary of Icelandair, gave passengers the ride of their life during a domestic flight earlier this week. With the Holuhraun lava field still spewing magma after its recent eruption, passengers were treated to a one-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity as the plane cruised over the smoking fissure of lava.
Unlike the violent eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in 2010, the commercial air travel industry has not seen any delays up to this point and ash from the eruption is extremely mild. Thus, the perfect setting arose for this unexpected tour of Iceland's most recent eruption.
Our pilot made an extra circle around #Bardarbunga this morning to let passengers check it out. Thanks to Erla Vinsý! pic.twitter.com/7JUerxD0tE
— Icelandair (@Icelandair) September 3, 2014
A pilot for Air Iceland, a subsidiary of Icelandair, gave passengers the ride of their life during a domestic flight earlier this week. With the Holuhraun lava field still spewing magma after its recent eruption, passengers were treated to a one-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity as the plane cruised over the smoking fissure of lava.
Unlike the violent eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in 2010, the commercial air travel industry has not seen any delays up to this point and ash from the eruption is extremely mild. Thus, the perfect setting arose for this unexpected tour of Iceland's most recent eruption.
Our pilot made an extra circle around #Bardarbunga this morning to let passengers check it out. Thanks to Erla Vinsý! pic.twitter.com/7JUerxD0tE
— Icelandair (@Icelandair) September 3, 2014
