An Indian couple held their wedding ceremony on a flight to escape COVID-19 restrictions.

The couple from Madurai boarded an airplane travelling to Bangalore where they were married mid-air.

Footage from May 23 shows the couple dressed in traditional garlands tying the knot.

Over 100 guests were reported to have boarded the SpiceJet flight.

A SpiceJet spokesperson said the client was "clearly briefed on COVID-19 guidelines to be followed and denied permission for any activity to be performed on board."

A couple from Madurai who got married mid-air onboard has got into trouble, along with the airline, for flouting Covid-19 norms. A SpiceJet Boeing 737 was chartered by a travel agent on May 23 as a round trip between Madurai and Bangalore for a group of passengers which included the wedding guests and videographers. They were seen jostling for space as the bride and the groom, dressed in traditional attire, jewelry, and garlands, tied the knot. The flight was mid-air for more than an hour with more than a hundred guests.

Many people raised concerns since the passengers were not wearing their masks properly and failed to follow physical distancing, in a blatant violation of COVID-19 norms.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday ordered strict action. The DGCA has issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet and sought a detailed report on the incident.In March, the DGCA had issued a circular to all airlines, airports and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to treat passengers who violate Covid-19 protocol, despite repeated warnings during the course of the flight, as “unruly passengers”. This meant that passengers who do not wear their masks appropriately or follow social distancing norms during a flight could land on the no-fly list for at least three months.