Mile High Club
Updated : May 8, 2009
Couples could soon tie the knot in mid-air after an airline asked for pilots to be allowed to marry passengers.
Budget airline easyJet has asked Luton Borough Council if pilots could be authorised to officiate weddings in the air.
The council is responsible for registration in the area where easyJet's London Luton Airport headquarters lie.
Paul Simmons, easyJet's UK regional general manager, said: "We're excited about these plans. If there is the opportunity, our pilots could soon be marrying couples in the air.
"If our request is replied positively, then so called 'floating on cloud nine' would get a new meaning for people in love - and we can offer another special service to our passengers."
He said that if plans were given the go-ahead they would be able to tie in ceremonies at 30,000ft with taking couples to their dream honeymoon destination.
EasyJet captain Jeffery Husson added: "To officiate a wedding is a special honour for me. It would be exciting if I could marry couples above the clouds."
But a spokesman for Luton Borough Council said although the airline had made early enquiries, no decision could be made until it received full details of easyJet's proposals.
A spokesman said: "We have only just received a letter from easyJet and will be responding in due course."
