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Flight to the Lights: Onboard Air New Zealand’s new ‘stealth’ aurora hunter – Stuff.co.nz
An Air New Zealand jet flew into an aurora storm on a tour from Christchurch last night to view the Southern Lights.
An hour into our flight, my window began to glow green. One of the most beautiful shows on earth had begun. We’d flown into an aurora storm.
On Saturday night, as the sun was setting over the Southern Alps, one of the world’s most spectacular scenic fights lifted off from Christchurch. Typically, Air New Zealand flies passengers to a destination but for this flight, the destination was just outside the window: the Southern Lights.
Stuff reporter Brook Sabin took this photo from his seat on the…
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