Gay couple reportedly ties the knot on commercial flight (in Canadian airspace)

[joeybee12]

Passengers on a red-eye woke up to an announcement more interesting than the typical "fasten your seatbelts" as they approached New York early Thursday: Two men had gotten married on board overnight when the captain briefly flew over Canada, where gay marriage is legal.

"The head flight attendant made the annoucement on the P.A. 'While you were sleeping, we had a little wedding in the galley. The captain diverted us over Canadian airspace so he could marry two gentlemen,'" said passenger Ryan McManus, who was returning home to New York.

The captain of Virgin America Flight 28, which originated in San Francisco, officiated the wedding, McManus quoted the flight attendant as saying. "We'd like to wish them the best and offer them a round of applause," he quoted the attendant as saying, noting that the passengers applauded on cue.

"The flight attendants on Virgin are very playful and really good at conversation, so we weren't sure if they were having fun with us. But we could tell at the end he was being genuine," McManus said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40255046/ns/us_news-life/

If true, then...

:toast:

[madmax]

1. Where there's a will there's a way,

To the happy couple :toast:

[brooklynite]

2. As cute as this story is...

...I'm not certain that Airline Pilots (or for that matter, Sea Captains) are actually empowered to conduct weddings in either jurisdiction.

[Renew Deal]

3. I hope no one gets in trouble for that.

And is the marriage binding?