{"id":29381,"date":"2023-03-01T17:22:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=29381"},"modified":"2023-03-01T17:22:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T11:52:59","slug":"the-aurora-borealis-or-northern-lights-is-an-incredible-natural-phenomenon-that-occurs-in-the-sky-over-the-north-pole-mostly-around-scandanavian-nations-hence-called-northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/the-aurora-borealis-or-northern-lights-is-an-incredible-natural-phenomenon-that-occurs-in-the-sky-over-the-north-pole-mostly-around-scandanavian-nations-hence-called-northern-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot circles plane 360 degrees to show passengers northern lights | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights is an incredible natural phenomenon that occurs in the sky over the North Pole, mostly around Scandanavian Nations, hence called Northern Lights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aurora-borealis\">Aurora Borealis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the phenomenon, once can green coloured lights floating in the sky, making it one of the most magnificent atmosphere, mostly occurring in cold climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sbgyztijhbd9tcue_1677647962.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sbgyztijhbd9tcue_1677647962.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sbgyztijhbd9tcue_1677647962-600x343.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sbgyztijhbd9tcue_1677647962-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sbgyztijhbd9tcue_1677647962-750x429.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Northern lights | aviationa2z. com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While one can spot Northern Lights from countries like Finland, Iceland among others, increasing light pollution reduces the chance of spotting these magical lights from cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>One has to travel to remote places with negligible interference from lights to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aurora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aurora Borealis<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to spot the Northern Lights uninterrupted is from a flight, 30000 ft over the earth&#8217;s surface. While the view from a plane can be enchanting, normally the view is only visible to one side of the flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/6-indian-airlines-have-grounded-108-aircraft-due-to-supply-chain-issues-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6 Indian Airlines Have Grounded 108 Aircraft Due To Supply Chain Issues | Exclusive<\/a>       <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/hundreds-of-climate-activists-block-private-jet-taking-off-at-schiphol-airport-in-amsterdam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hundreds of climate activists block private jet taking off at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam | Exclusive<\/a>        <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/16\/high-school-student-criticises-private-jet-owners-by-tracking-emissions-of-their-private-jets-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High School Student Criticises Private Jet Owners By Tracking Emissions Of Their Private Jets | Exclusive<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pilots flying to the Scandanavian nations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a few pilots flying to the Scandanavian nations have given all their passengers a view of the Northern Lights, by taking unscheduled mid-flight 360 degree turns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pilot of this Finnair flight made a 360 turn to allow everyone onboard see the fantastic Northern Lights last night.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ewXUHBnioS\">https:\/\/t.co\/ewXUHBnioS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BVbUaRk2F7\">https:\/\/t.co\/BVbUaRk2F7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Flj3gqqc4A\">pic.twitter.com\/Flj3gqqc4A<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flightradar24\/status\/1630265771367464960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Northern lights | aviationa2z. com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Northern Lights have been particularly visible only this week over large areas at the northern latitudes and reports of pilots taking turn has cheered the avgeeks in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 such incidents rich to northern light, one from Iceland and one from Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1st incident, Finnair pilot flying from\u00a0Kuusamo to\u00a0Helsinki, operating Flight AY 488, gave a mesmerizing view of the Northern Lights by taking a Turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passenger shared the pics on Twitter said<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One passenger shared the image on Twitter writing, &#8221; thanks to the Captain of Finnair flight AY488 from KAO to HEL tonight for making an unscheduled 360 up in the air so all travelers can enjoy the magic&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/northern_lights.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29383\" width=\"334\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/northern_lights.jpg 900w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/northern_lights-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/northern_lights-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/northern_lights-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/northern_lights-360x180.jpg 360w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/northern_lights-750x375.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><figcaption>Northern lights | aviationa2z. com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In another incident, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyjet.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EasyJet Flight<\/a> 1806 from Reykjavik to Machester also made a 360 degree u-turn southwest of the Faroe Islands to let the passengers on the only right side of the plane have a look at the aurora.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights is an incredible natural phenomenon that occurs in the sky over the North Pole, mostly around Scandanavian Nations, hence called Northern Lights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215,7216,6761],"tags":[152,392,7792,2030,393,81,7791,1624,778,317],"class_list":{"0":"post-29381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airline-news","8":"category-aviation-news","9":"category-news","10":"tag-airlines","11":"tag-airlines-news","12":"tag-aurora-borealis","13":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","14":"tag-aviation-news","15":"tag-latest-aviation-news","16":"tag-northern-lights","17":"tag-passenger-flights","18":"tag-passengers","19":"tag-pilots"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29384,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29381\/revisions\/29384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}