‘Wanted a Cloud 9 moment’: Panchkula woman proposes to boyfriend on flight, wows internet

Aishwarya Bansal's airborne proposal has taken the internet by storm with its Instagram reel garnering over 6.9 million views

Love is in the air and no one knows it better than Aishwarya Bansal, a 26-year-old woman from Panchkula, who left netizens in awe of her heartwarming display of affection and courage.

Aishwarya Bansal proposing to her boyfriend

Literally taking romance to new heights, she surprised her boyfriend with a proposal on a Chandigarh-Goa flight on August 13. Her airborne proposal has taken the internet by storm with its Instagram reel garnering over 6.9 million views.

It shows Aishwarya walking down the aisle with her beau Amulya Goyal standing at the other end as the crew makes the ‘special announcement’ before she kneels down to pull out a ring. Will you marry me, she asks Amulya as the fellow passengers cheer and four of her friends raise placards with her proposal written on them. No doubt Amulya says yes and she puts a ring on his finger before sealing her love with a kiss.

“When we boarded the flight, Amulya was blissfully unaware of the surprise awaiting him. He was taking a nap while I was getting ready for this. For things to go smoothly, a lot of planning had to be done. Right from finding the right opportunity to roping in my friends and deciding on the outfit to convincing the flight crew to allow the proposal, everything had to be executed in an impeccable manner,” says Aishwarya, founder of a social media agency.

On why she chose to propose in such an unconventional setting, she says, “I just wanted to make it memorable for Amulya. And what could have been a better moment than being more than 30,000 feet above the ground in a plane where almost everyone is rooting for us.” Aishwarya was on her way to Goa with at least 30 of her friends to celebrate a birthday party.

Not only Amulya, but Aishwarya was also in for a surprise as the former had also planned an extravagant proposal for her as well on a beach in Goa. “It was as perfect as mine. Our mutual friends knew our plans, but they marvellously played along,” shares Aishwarya.

Social media buzz

As soon as the reel went up on Instagram, the story of Aishwarya’s mid-air proposal spread like wildfire on social media.

The couple is currently inundated with messages of congratulations and well-wishes from friends, family, and users who had been touched by their story. Dhiraj Sanap, a video creator, tagged the airlines to sponsor the couple’s honeymoon, whereas one user commented “Women in love >>>>>>>>>>>>.”

“Manifesting the same. This is the cutest,” said another, while the IndiGo crew wrote, “Many many congratulations for your engagement, May god bless you both with lots of love, happiness, and togetherness.” The reel has clocked about 4.8 lakh likes and over 4,000 comments so far.

Love that soars

“We knew each other since nursery and had mutual friends, but nothing started brewing till November 2022, when we reunited at a party. We plan to get married next year,” shares Aishwarya, whose story is a reminder that love knows no bounds – not even the limits of altitude.

Aishwarya with her beau Amulya Goyal after the latter's proposal