Ryanair mocks couple over proposal on their plane

Ryanair poked fun at a couple who got engaged on one of their flights, asking the bride-to-be to ‘blink twice’ if she needed an out. The Irish couple, Lee Parsons, 29, and Leah Louise King, 29, were onboard a flight to Reus, Spain , when he decided to pop the question. Mr Parsons cited their wanderlust as the reason for the sky-high proposal on August 6. Mr Parsons from Dublin shared with MailOnline how he had planned to propose to his childhood sweetheart ever since they returned from their travels in South America in 2021.

He crafted a plan to ensure Ms King wouldn’t catch on to the proposal, with the ring safely placed in his mother-in-laws bag in a different security section. He added: ‘It was all carefully planned. I even payed attention when she was going to the toilet during the flight.’ Mr Parsons added how helpful Ryanair staff were, even revealing the pair received two free bottles of Prosecco, whilst those onboard clapped to congratulate them. He added: ‘A few people even came up to congratulate us after having their passports checked.’

But in a hilarious turn of events the Irish airline decided to tease the beaming couple, re-sharing their engagement picture with the caption: ‘Leah, blink twice for random seat allocation.’ Under the tweet, which now has 2.3 million views, people chimed in on the joke, with one even commenting how awkward it would be if the bride-to-be had said no. Ryanair quipped: ‘Get her to a location she cannot say no, smart man.’ A few shared their shock that the airline didn’t give the couple a fee, giving Ryanair potential new ideas. One said : ‘Surprised you didn’t charge them extra for the proposal. An idea maybe?’ The Irish airline answered: ‘✍️ Proposal fee.’

Some users even queried if the airline had given the newly engaged couple free champagne, to which Ryanair jested: ‘Are you new here.’ The groom-to be was flooded with responses under his original tweet with one user going as far as to allege he had been paid by the the airline to propose. Mr Parsons responded: ‘I wish, wouldn’t say no to free flights to be fair though.’ Another bantered under Mr Parsons’ original tweet: ‘Congrats to you and Leah, lovely couple! I hope they didn’t charge you extra to carry on the ring??!’

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