Civil Aviation Resources Network 2024-05-14 News: Comprehensive foreign media reports that the strongest solar storm in more than 20 years hit the earth on the 10th, bringing a strong geomagnetic storm, including North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
A Boeing 737 pilot posted on the social media platform X that before taking off on the 11th local time, he specially informed passengers that the flight might encounter aurora when it entered the night, and reminded flight attendants and passengers to dim the lights 15 minutes in advance, and the aurora did appear on the left side of the plane soon after; In order to allow all passengers to see the aurora show, the pilot briefly changed the plane's course at an altitude of 37,000 feet, making a U-turn and circle, giving passengers sitting on the right a chance to witness the brilliant aurora borealis.
However, this behavior was complained by a passenger on the plane, who thought it was the most unprofessional thing she had ever encountered; In this regard, the captain said that he can understand that not everyone will be satisfied with this, but he believes that most of the passengers on the plane are very happy, and the flight itself has been delayed for 1 hour, and the flight time has increased by 5 minutes in circles, and these aurora explosions do not occur very often.