I'm not kidding. The first flight to the North Pole successfully returned to the Dusseldorf Airport in Germany yesterday. 213 passengers of 13 different nationalities celebrated the approach to the North Pole with champagne toasts. The passengers were able to view the pole through their windows and also from watching seven cameras that were installed in the cockpit to offer hi-def live shots into the cabin.
The flight left Dusseldorf and flew across Denmark, Central Norway and the Norwegian coast to the Spitsbergen Archipelago. From there it was a straight shot north 90 degrees to the Pole. The captain Josef Moser proceeded to orchestrate a little jaunt around the world...passing all degrees of longitude and the international date line in just a few minutes.

The North Pole apparently lived up to the hype because due to very positive feedback from passengers, "Polarflug" is planning another trip this September. Just in time to pay a quick visit to Mr Clause to hit him up right before Xmas '08.

Go to www.polarflug.de to buy tickets.....