Indian couple tie the knot on plane with over 100 relatives

Indian couple tie the knot on plane with over 100 relatives

Tying the knot in the middle of a pandemic can be an odd affair, especially if you're in India. Due to a massive surge in cases in recent weeks, many states in the Covid-stricken country have imposed lockdowns in recent weeks, hampering the plans of many who were hoping for a traditional Big Fat Indian Wedding. However, one couple seems to have decided nothing would stand in the way of their special day “” not even a raging pandemic. Rakesh and Dakshina bucked restrictions in their home state of Tamil Nadu to charter a SpiceJet flight from Madurai to Bangalore, along with over a hundred guests, so they could get hitched in mid-air. The couple reportedly waited until the aircraft was hovering over the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple to bless their union, according to local media reports. A report by noted that both had actually tied the knot in a private ceremony held earlier, but decided to host a ceremony onboard an aircraft in order to make their special day 'memorable'. The couple claimed that all passengers on board were their relatives who had taken the RT-PCR test and presented negative test results. An airport director confirmed to ANI that