New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): India's aviation watchdog, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday initiated an investigation over reports of mid-air marriage ceremony and has ordered taking the crew off duty.
Madurai : A match made in heaven goes the adage and a Madurai couple decided to seal their special bond of love by getting married in the sky!
The couple booked an entire chartered flight and flew from Madurai to Bengaluru while the wedding ceremony was held mid-air. Relatives and guests were the other passengers on the flight.
In a video of the event that has gone viral on the internet the groom is seen tying the mangalsutra, and getting photographed with his new bride. The photographer in one shot encourages them to smile for the camera.
Others are also seen standing behind the couple and there are also visuals of the inside of the aircraft with people sitting and enjoying the function. Most of them were seen without face masks and not observing CoviCOVIDd-19 protocols.
Mid-air wedding: SpiceJet initiates action against passengers for flouting COVID norms ANI | Updated: May 24, 2021 16:17 IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): After the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took cognisance of the COVID rules violation during a mid-air marriage on a SpiceJet chartered flight, the airline on Monday informed that it has initiated appropriate action against the passengers. A SpiceJet Boeing 737 was chartered by a travel agent in Madurai on May 23, 2021 for a group of passengers for a joy ride post their wedding. The client was clearly briefed on COVID guidelines to be followed and denied permission for any activity to be performed on board. The approval for this flight was taken as a joy ride for the wedding group, SpiceJet said in a statement.
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