- A pilot made a mid-flight loop on Thursday so that all passengers could see the Northern Lights.
- EasyJet confirmed that a pilot made a "controlled maneuver" to give everyone an "amazing display."
An easyJet pilot made a mid-flight 360 over the North Sea to allow passengers on a flight from Iceland to England to see an incredible display of the Northern Lights.
The pilot made the loop at around 8.40 p.m. on Thursday night, data from flight-tracking platform FlightAware showed.
The airline confirmed in an email to Insider that the pilot performed a "controlled maneuver" to allow all passengers to "witness an amazing display from the air of one of nature's greatest sights" over the North Sea.
"Our crew will always go above and beyond for our customers and we're delighted to have been able to share this special view of the Northern Lights with them," an easyJet spokesperson said.
One passenger who was on the flight told Insider that being able to see the Northern Lights was particularly meaningful for him.
Adam Groves, 27, had planned to propose to his girlfriend under the Northern Lights during their vacation, but cloud cover during the trip meant that they were unable to witness the ethereal display.
Groves instead proposed during the daytime at a scenic spot, adding that the newly engaged couple had all but written off seeing the lights.
But on the flight home, he said, the pilot dimmed the lights and told passengers to look out of the left-side windows of the plane. The couple, sitting on the right side, was once again disappointed.
"We couldn't really see anything because you needed to be at the window," Groves said.
However, he said the pilot then announced he would do a "360 fly-around" so that everybody could get an opportunity to see the dancing green lights.
Groves said it was the perfect ending to an already "pretty special holiday."
Data shows that the flight took off nine minutes ahead of schedule, meaning that the detour did not result in a delayed landing.