WATCH: Couple Ties Knot Mid-Air To Avoid Covid-19 Restrictions

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the lives of people immensely. Everybody around the world are now  reminiscing about the days when every public events could take place without the fear of the deadly virus.

A video has gone viral on the social media, that has been shared by one Donthu Ramesh, where a couple from Madurai has set example of what people would do for the sake of love. As marriage is one of the most precious moments, this couple wanted to spend their moment with their friends and family.

Hence, the couple booked a chartered flight from Madurai to Bangalore and tied the knot exactly over the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple in the presence of their 161 relatives inside the flight.

The couple, identified as Rakesh and Dakshina, belongs to Madurai. They decided to rent the plane for two hours to get married mid air to avoid Covid curfew in Tamil Nadu.

In the video, the groom can be seen tying the mangalsutra as the relatives present during the ceremony showers flower petals on them. The bride is decked up with flowers and jewellery while the groom is in traditional south Indian attire.

Rakesh-Dakshina from Madurai, who rented a plane for two hours and got married in the wedding sky. Family members who flew from Madurai to Bangalore after getting married by SpiceJet flight from Bangalore to Madurai. #COVID19India #lockdown @TV9Telugu #weddingrestrictions pic.twitter.com/9nDyn3MM4n

— DONTHU RAMESH (@DonthuRamesh) May 23, 2021

The Regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has launched an inquiry into the mid-air ceremony while the crew of the SpiceJet flight has been taken off the duty for inquiry. The airline has been asked to file a complaint against those who flouted the COVID norms.

Tamil Nadu is currently under lockdown till May 31 due to prevailing Covid-19 restrictions.