A Ryanair passenger was reportedly teased by the airline after he proposed to his girlfriend on a flight to Spain.
On 6 August, Lee Parsons, 29, was flying along with his girlfriend Leah Louise King, 29, and determined to pop the query mid-flight. The Irish couple are identified jet-setters, documenting their many travels on a joint YouTube account, Borders and Beyond.
Talking with the MailOnline, Parsons confessed he had needed to suggest to King ever since they acquired again from a 2021 journey to South America. To him, the right time could be once they have been sky-high, on this case, on the best way to Spain.
Parsons devised a plan to cover the ring in his soon-to-be mother-in-law’s carry-on bag. “It was all rigorously deliberate. I even paid consideration when she was going to the bathroom through the flight,” he mentioned.
The Ryanair flight attendants provided them two free bottles of Prosseco after King accepted the proposal, whereas different passengers on the plane cheered and congratulated them.
“A couple of folks even got here up to congratulate us after having their passports checked,” Parsons famous.
Nevertheless, as soon as the wheels touched down at their vacation spot, the niceties have been not existent. As a substitute, the airline supposedly took to X, previously referred to as Twitter, teasing the newly engaged couple with an image of them and the caption: “Leah, blink twice for random seat allocation.”
The tweet, which now has over 2.3m views, attracted social media customers trying to poke enjoyable at Parsons’ proposal. Many individuals joked concerning the danger Parsons took in assuming King would say sure, and the way uncomfortable it will have been if she rejected him.
One particular person requested: “Did they cost you additional?”
Ryanair sarcastically wrote again: “Proposal price.”
“Get her to a location she can not say no, good man,” one other individual commented, whereas a 3rd added: “Proposing on a flight… that’s ballsy to say the least.”
Beneath Parsons’ unique put up – an image of the 2 of them moments after he proposed – folks insinuated that the airline had compensated him for asking on their plane. “Ryanair paid you to do that,” one individual speculated.
Parsons responded: “I want. Wouldn’t say no to free flights to be truthful although.”
The Unbiased has reached out to Parsons, King, and Ryanair for remark.
