Celebrating a marriage or proposal onboard is not new, with many couples expressing their love in the sky. However, in 2015, an Air Malta pilot and flight attendant announced their marriage with a heart-shaped flight over the country. Here’s a look back on the special flight.
The announcement
On April 15th, 2015, Air Malta flight KM14JC took to the skies from Luqa Airport bound for some special waypoints. Onboard were Captain Charles Borg Giuliano and cabin crew member Julia Lynne Saliba married, who were just married on the ground and came to celebrate in a special way.
The privately chartered Airbus A319-100 departed at 18:45 local time filled with the couple, family, friends, and colleagues from the airport. The flight made two distinct hearts in the Mediterranean Sea over two hours in the sky.
To quell any confusion, Air Malta’s arrival board listed the flight as “Just Married.” However, this wasn’t the first time the couple had completed a romantic proposal. A year before, on a special Valentine’s Day flight, Captain Giuliano proposed to his wife on the flight deck. 14 months later, they were on another special flight.
9H-AEL landed at 20:34 local time, two hours after leaving. Air Malta notes that other couples can charter their planes for their special day as well!
According to Guardian, an airline spokesperson said,
“He is a pilot and she is a member of the cabin crew. They were joined on the flight by family, friends and colleagues who had been at the wedding. I think it was a very romantic flight. They flew close to Sicily, so they could see Mount Etna through the window.”
Special day onboard
Getting married onboard is not a new phenomenon by any measure. Pilots, cabin crew, airline staff, aviation enthusiasts, and anyone looking for an exciting way to get married can charter flights for their day.
While this is an expensive affair, airlines have sometimes gone out of their way to celebrate their staffer getting married. In 2019, a Delta employee got married in the SkyClub Lounge at Atlanta Concourse B.
However, during the pandemic, ANA did put one of its planes to interesting use. From April to June 2021, a Boeing 777-300ER parked on the ground became a destination for wedding ceremonies. Seven couples took up the chance, paying ¥1.56 million ($13,700) to use the cabin for a ceremony and ¥3 million ($26,300) to include a terminal reception.
Important day
For many couples, aviation is an integral part of life, and getting married onboard is certainly a special experience. Carriers may even allow passengers to get married on commercial flights, giving them a chance for good publicity as well, like on a Virgin Australia flight last year.
What do you think about onboard marriages? Let us know in the comments!
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