Love is in the air..

Love was in the air on a low-cost airline flight from Robin Hood Airport, when a passenger proposed to his girlfriend at 35,000 feet.

David Christie, 39, from Cleethorpes, popped the question to school nurse Jayne Terry over the public address system of the Ryanair flight to Barcelona. And the 38-year-old, from Burstwick, near Hull, ensured their engagement got off to a flying start after saying ‘yes’, prompting applause among the 187 other passengers.

Dubai plans low-cost airline

The Dubai Government has unveiled plans to launch a low-cost carrier to cater to the growing budget travel market in the U.A.E., according to state-owned Emirates News Agency (WAM).

The airline, which as yet has no name, will be initially supported by Emirates Group during the set-up period and will serve destinations within four and a half hours of Dubai.

The new carrier will be headed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman of Emirates Group, and is expected to start operations within a year.

The U.A.E. already has one low-cost airline, Sharjah-based Air Arabia.