Incredible photos as pilot makes 360 turn to show lucky passengers the Northern Lights at 37,000ft

With the lights visible as far south as Cambridgeshire, Brits have been soaking up the display – triggered by a solar storm – for the past few days.It was captured by Adam Groves, a lucky passenger who wrote on Twitter: Big thanks to the @easyJet pilot of EZY1806 from Reykjavik to Manchester who did a 360 fly by mid flight to make sure all passengers could see the incredible Northern Lights.

A spokesperson for the airline said: "We are pleased that the captain on our flight from Reykjavik to Manchester yesterday evening was able to perform a controlled manoeuvre in order to allow passengers to witness an amazing display from the air of one of nature's greatest sights, the Aurora Borealis.

"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."

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