Meanwhile, a total lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes through Earth's shadow, and consequently looks darker and redder. All passengers on the Qantas supermoon flight were given a chance to take photos of the rare spectacle. Passenger Aaron Seeto told CNN that even though he had an aisle seat, his seat neighbor shared the window view with him. The supermoon flight is the latest in a series of Qantas flights to nowhere, which started back in October with a flight above some of Australia's most famous landmarks. Last fall, a spokesperson for Friends of the Earth told CNN Travel that they saw the flight as "essentially the definition of a pointless trip."

Source: CNN May 27, 2021 06:10 UTC