Flight Takes Children to Visit Santa at North Pole Scene in Transformed Denver Airport Hangar

Flight Takes Children to Visit Santa at North Pole Scene in Transformed Denver Airport Hangar
Flight attendant Gustavo Oliveira (C) juggles bubbles to entertain passengers during the United Airlines annual "fantasy flight" to a fictional North Pole at Denver International Airpor in Denver on Dec. 14, 2024. David Zalubowski/AP Photo
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DENVER—Dozens of children cheered on a festively decked-out plane in Denver on Saturday when the pilot announced their destination for the day: the North Pole.

More than 100 children, some of whom have serious health issues, were then taken on a roughly 45-minute flight near the city before landing back at Denver International Airport and being towed to a hangar transformed by United Airlines employees and volunteers into the North Pole.