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easyJet plans inflight weddings

easyJet could soon host in flight weddings. The budget airline plans to allow its passengers to marry en-route to their honeymoon destination.

The airline announced its intentions at the beginning of the month, according to The Guardian. easyJet has already set the ball rolling, enquiring with authorities as to whether pilots could be allowed to officiate weddings in the air.

"We're excited about these plans," said easyJet's Paul Simons. "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 London Gatwick to Olbia, on Sardinia, for example. After their marriage at a height of 30,000 feet they can then go directly on their honeymoon."

The paper is, however, sceptical of easyJet's announcement. "Perhaps it's a limelight thing", it conjectures. It also points out that rival Ryanair has enjoyed significant media attention recently thanks to its much hyped 'fat tax' and easyJet could just by vying for its share of coverage.

Even if easyJet's intentions are for real, it is likely to encounter several hurdles before its in flight weddings can go ahead. "Officially, British marriages have to be conducted in a licensed building, which has to be a permanent structure that doesn't move," said Heather Dsenisi, deputy registrar at the Southampton Registrary Office, explained. "The ceremony has to be officiated by a minister of religion or by a registrar employed by a local council," she added.

Contemplating the amount of paperwork and concentration that conducting a wedding requires, the paper raised a further doubt: "Some passengers might prefer the pilot to focus on flying the plane."

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