easyJet plans in-flight weddings
07.05.09
easyJet has announced its intention to hold marriage ceremonies mid-flight in a unique revenue-raising idea. The budget airline is reported to be investigating whether its pilots could become authorised to carry out weddings during flights.
The plan would see the captain hand over to the co-pilot once the flight has reached its cruising altitude in order to officiate the wedding at the front of the plane. The move could mean couples would marry on the way to their honeymoon!
The airline announced the plan after their research showed many people dream of marrying above the clouds, as they search for different ways to celebrate their union. Paul Simmons, easyJet's UK regional general manager, told the Guardian newspaper: ‘We're excited about these plans. If there is the opportunity, our pilots could be marrying couples in the air. Future brides and grooms can say 'I will' on the flight from Gatwick to Olbia, on Sardinia, for example. After their marriage at a height of 30,000 feet they then can go directly on their honeymoon.’
However, easyJet will face legal challenges before it can start marrying people in the clouds. In the UK marriages must be conducted in a permanent structure that doesn’t move, and be officiated by a minister of religion or registrar employed by a local council. Whether the pilots could marry couples under rules from a different EU country is unclear.
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