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'Love is in the air': On Air India flight, man gets down on his knee, proposes to fiancée. Watch
The man planned and boarded the same flight as his fiancée, walked down the aisle of the aircraft with a huge pink banner and asked her to marry him.
Wedding bells were ringing for a couple onboard an Air India flight to Mumbai when a man got down on one knee mid-air and proposed to his fiancée, who was taken aback by the romantic gesture. Passengers around them cheered as the woman got out of her seat and accepted the proposal. An Air India crew member assisted the man in his endeavour while ensuring other passengers were not disturbed by it.
“Love is in the air for this lovely couple flying on board our flight on 2nd Jan. SHE was flying from London to BOM via HYD. HE took a BOM-HYD-BOM flight. Don’t miss the surprise and joy as he proposes on bended knee,” an Air India official said.
A video of the proposal was shared by Air India. The man, who planned and boarded the same flight as his fiancee, walked down the aisle of the aircraft with a huge pink banner, asking, “I could walk forever and a mile with you. Would you like to walk with me?” As she got out of her seat with a huge smile on her face, the man knelt down and proposed to her for marriage.
The incident happened on January 2 when the woman was travelling from London to Mumbai via Hyderabad, Air India officials said. Her fiancé – whose friend knew one of the crew members – wanted to surprise her and booked a Mumbai-Hyderabad-Mumbai flight so that he could propose to her.
“Being an Air India employee volunteering to assist pax travelling on our Airline is our responsibility…My niece approached me that his friend wants to propose to his to be fiancée inside the aircraft who was travelling on Air India LHR/HYD/BOM and so the boy also booked the AI flight BOM/HYD/BOM on 2.1.2023 without her knowledge," said the Air India official onboard who assisted the couple.
“Nothing was required from Air India but only to allow him to propose. I just liaised with the crew and our CC Jayesh Shirpurkar and Grita Tawde made it happen without disturbing passengers, in a smooth manner…Check the expression of surprise, happiness, satisfaction and love on girls face,” the official said.
The incident was a one-of-a-kind story to tell for the Air India crew as well as the passengers, especially at a time when the airline is hit by scrutiny over several episodes of gross negligence.
