If Sunwing passenger Behfar Sanjarit was at all nervous about flying to Cancun for a recent holiday, it’s only because he was preparing to pop the question to his unsuspecting girlfriend, Golnar Adhami, in an unconventional setting – on the plane at 30,000 feet!
In front of a captivated audience with the cabin crew at his side, Sanjarit took over the intercom to deliver his speech of a lifetime – a loving and heartfelt message that would eventually bring a previously dozing Adhami, along with family, some friends, and a full Sunwing flight to happy tears.
To Sanjarit, the proposal needed to include three important components: Adhami’s family had to be present and involved; she had to be surprised; and it needed to be the grand gesture she deserved – such as being as close to heaven as they could be.
To that end, Sanjarit reached out to Sunwing’s Group Sales team in January to share his story and fill them in on his plan: to propose on their flight to Cancun for a week-long stay at the Riu Palace Peninsula Resort with her family and friends.
Sunwing says it was a grand gesture they were determined to make happen and in the following weeks staff worked together with Sanjarit to “make his proposal dreams come true” and ensure every piece fell into place for this couple’s special moment.
And on the big day, with friends, family and fellow travellers looking on, Sanjarit succeeded in giving his bride-to-be the surprise of a lifetime.
It all happened so fast. I kept dozing in and out of sleep, up until the moment I heard Behfar’s voice echoing on the intercom,” said Adhami. “My heart was racing and I had a thousand thoughts going through my head. I don’t have words to express my thoughts at that moment, but I do know I was grateful that despite the adversities thrown our way, we stuck together through all of life’s turbulence and came out above it all, on top of the clouds.
“If you ask me,” she added, “I didn’t want that flight to end and I still find myself rewatching our proposal video every day, shedding tears of happiness.”
“The entire vacation came out more beautiful than we could have imagined,” Her fiancé agreed, “and our engagement ended up becoming the highlight and theme of the trip.”
Watch the proposal video HERE.