In a heartwarming twist of fate, a delayed flight led to a chance encounter between 2 travelers stuck in the departure lounge. They are now set to marry.
- Two holidaymakers who met because of a flight delay are getting married, say reports.
- Lisa Skellon and Jamie Hobbs met at the UK's Bournemouth Airport before separate holidays to Tenerife.
Two holidaymakers found love when their flight was delayed, the BBC News reports. A chance encounter at Bournemouth Airport has led to a wedding engagement.
Lisa Skellon and Jamie Hobbs were booked on the same flight from the UK's Bournemouth Airport to Tenerife in Spain in November 2019. They were headed for separate holidays with groups of friends but crossed paths when a problem meant they had to disembark the plane and wait at the terminal.
While a delayed flight is a nuisance for most, this troubled start to a trip led to a lifetime commitment. Ms. Skellon told the BBC she was "grateful for the delay," adding they "probably would not have met if it wasn't for that."
Hobbs and Skellon, aged 56, flirted over drinks in the departure lounge when both groups of friends ended up there during the delayed take off. Skellon said: "We sat and had our drinks, and we didn't stop looking at each other."
Hobbs mustered the courage to give Skellon his business card, but that wasn't necessary — she had written down her phone number on a airplane sick bag.
Once on board, the pair tried to sneak glimpses at each other while sitting two rows apart.
Skellon said: "I repeatedly made excuses to pretend to get things out of my over-head luggage in order to keep looking back at Jamie."
Hobbs added: "I waited for the queue to the toilet to be in line with their seats so I could speak to Lisa."
Their love story quickly went international when they met every night in Tenerife. Upon their return to England, they continued seeing each other, and their relationship blossomed.
The couple stood the test of the COVID-19 lockdowns, which they spent together in Dorset.
Hobbs and Skellon are set to marry in Cyprus next month, BBC News reported.