Delta, others reroute flights after solar eruption
Delta Air Lines has rerouted at least six flights that were to fly near the North Pole. The changes are to avoid this week"s effects of "an immense solar blast" from the Sun, FOX News reports.
The solar episode isn"t a threat to people on the ground, but it could affect communication and navigation equipment on flights flying polar routes, according to The Washington Post.
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The Los Angeles Times says some Monday flights "were rerouted around polar regions, where the flash flood of charged plasma particles may interfere with navigation systems. Others flew at lower altitudes to reduce the risk of radiation exposure." The Times did not name specific airlines in its report.
As for Delta, spokesman Anthony Black tells FOX:
We are adjusting the flight pattern of a few of our flights. We"re flying further south than we would normally fly.
FOX adds "the changes -- mainly inten