Southwest had 5 flights that flew in the eclipse path -- and I was on one

Paul Thompson/The Points Guy Monday's solar eclipse crossed a broad swath of the United States, touching 14 states. Hundreds of thousands of people took days off from work, pulled their kids out of school, and made their way into the shadow of the moon. The onslaught of eclipse tourists resulted in enormous crowds and traffic jams along the "path of totality" that cut across the US, but there was a way to soar above it all — by being on an airplane. Southwest Airlines promoted a handful of fli...