High-altitude weddings on offer at Stockholm Arlanda

Stockholm Arlanda Airport will be offering travellers the opportunity to get married in some unusual venues this year.

Some 523 couples tied the knot at the Stockholm hub last year, an increase of six per cent on 2007, but this number could rise further in 2009 with the new wedding locations on offer.

Engaged couples will be given the opportunity to say their vows in the airport's air traffic control tower or even on the wing of a jumbo jet that serves as a hostel for travellers.

Both church and civil weddings will be on offer to travellers at Stockholm Arlanda but only if they are also taking a flight from the airport in Sweden's capital.

Helena Miller, press officer at the airport, said: "For couples who want to prioritise their honeymoon trip, a wedding at Stockholm Arlanda directly in conjunction with an air trip is a good solution.

"Couples getting married there receive the same service as royalty, Nobel laureates, rock stars, corporate executives, sports stars and presidents."

Stockholm Arlanda Airport hosts flights from major European airlines including SAS, Lufthansa, KLM and British Airways.

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