DGCA derosters SpiceJet crew after video of mid-air wedding goes viral

Madurai: A wedding on a chartered flight received full marks for creativity, but it is being investigated for violating Covid-safety laws. According to ANI, the aviation regulator has requested a report, and the SpiceJet flight crew has been taken off duty for the investigation. The bride and groom, as well as their families, could face legal action because SpiceJet claims that passengers did not obey rules despite repeated requests.

The young couple from Madurai, Tamil Nadu – the state is currently under lockdown to investigate Covid – booked a flight to Bengaluru and married in the air. According to photographs and videos that have gone viral online, their friends, relatives, and guests were all on the Boeing 737 plane.

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In one video, the groom can be seen tying the mangalsutra on the bride while cameras record the moment with a crowd on the aisle behind them. The photographer encourages them to pose for the camera in one frame.

A couple tied the knot on-board a chartered flight from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Their relatives & guests were on the same flight.

"A SpiceJet chartered flight was booked y'day from Madurai. Airport Authority officials unaware of the mid-air marriage ceremony," says Airport Director pic.twitter.com/wzMCyMKt5m

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2021

The bride is resplendent in flowers and jewellery, and the groom is dressed in typical south Indian attire.

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More images show people sitting and enjoying the function inside the aircraft. The majority of them are not wearing face masks, and there is no social distancing in what appears to be a crowded flight.

A SpiceJet Boeing 737 was chartered by a travel agent in Madurai on May 23 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: SpiceJet pic.twitter.com/jelf1yeKVW

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2021

The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has opened an investigation into the mid-flight ceremony.