The pilot wanted to express gratitude to the country's medical workers. Photo / Supplied
The pilot wanted to express gratitude to the country's medical workers. Photo / Supplied
An Icelandair pilot has spread a message of positivity to the country's healthcare workers - by drawing a heart flight path in the sky above the capital, Reykjavik.
The Boeing 767 flight had departed from Shanghai with a cargo of medical supplies. Before landing at Keflavik Airport, the flight pathdrew a heart over the hospitals in the capital, to show gratitude to the country's healthcare workers and medical staff.
"Takk fyrir, to everyone who's working hard to keep us all," said the airline in a tweet.
Yesterday, we flew medical supplies from Shanghai to Iceland. Before landing at KEF, our flight path drew a heart over the hospitals in Reykjavik to show gratitude to our healthcare workers. Takk fyrir, to everyone who’s working hard to keep us all safe💙✈️https://t.co/8Ew7HY8Zhypic.twitter.com/giRP2BTu3i
When queried by a Twitter use, Flightradar24 responded by saying the patterns can be loaded into the autopilot or flown by hand, depending on the pilot's preference and ability.
In March, an Austrian pilot took to the sky to spell out the words "stay home" on the radar, while another pilot drew a thumbs-up sign above Hungary to express appreciation for healthcare professionals fighting Covid-19.
