A newly-wed couple were taken on a romantic flight over the Mediterranean which left airline enthusiasts baffled after the passenger jet flew in the shape of two giant hearts shortly after takeoff . The Air Malta jet was tracked by flightradar24.com as it took off the island 's international airport as it embarked on the unusual flight . The Airbus A319 flew two circuits around Malta , with final section skirting the Italian coast . The Air Malta passenger jet took the unusual flight path , pictured , to celebrate the wedding of two of its crew . The special flight was to celebrate the marriage one of the airline 's pilot to a member of cabin crew . The jet took the happy couple 's family and friends on a short sight-seeing tour over the Mediterranean . The arrivals ' board at Malta International Airport provided some clues as to the reason behind the unusual flight path with the status 'Just Married ' placed beside flight KM 14JC . A spokeswoman for Air Malta told Sky News that the couple were married at the airport earlier that day . She revealed : 'They are both members of staff at Air Malta . 'He is a pilot and she is a member of cabin crew . They were joined on the flight by family , friends and colleagues who had been at the wedding . ' I think it was a very romantic flight . They flew close to Sicily , so they could see Mount Etna through the window . ' On social media , some aircraft enthusiasts described the exercise as a 'creative training flight ' while Aoife Sherwin tweeted 'Love in the air over Malta ! PR stunt or marriage proposal ? ! @ airmalta brilliant either way ! '' . The happy couple got married at Malta 's international airport , pictured , before their romantic flight .
The airline Malta Airbus A-319 did two diamond - shaped circuits of the island . The flight was to feature adventures of a pilot and a member of cabin crew . Social media users were baffled by the unusual flight plan on the internet . An airline spokeswoman described the special effects as ' very romantic '