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Milo Boyd

Man fakes proposal on flight just to get free champagne from cabin crew

A happy couple were given 'bottomless' champagne and were serenaded by staff after he popped a fake proposal at 30,000 feet.

Roman Romero decided to get down on one knee in front of a cabin full of other passengers and a beaming woman, apparently called Lisa.

The lucky lady wasn't actually his partner, but a good friend of his who was in on the joke.

In a video of the pretend romantic moment Roman stands up at the end of the aisle and begins speaking to his companion after two glasses of champagne are brought to her seat.

"Two and a half years ago Lisa and I met on the airplane flying to New York City, every moment since then has been absolutely magical," he says.

"You're the most beautiful woman I know, inside and out, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Lisa, will you marry me?"

As Roman gets down on one knee, a giggling Lisa says "What? Yes" prompting the cabin and crew to burst into applause.

The video switches to a flight attendant playing the ukulele while his fellow members of staff sing a romantic song.

The lucky man said he did it for the free champagne (tiktok.com/@romanromero89)
Lisa said 'yes'! (tiktok.com/@romanromero89)

In the description of the video Roman said that he pulled the stunt "to get bottomless champagne for free".

Leveraging free drinks or an upgrade on a plane with mentioning of a recent engagement or upcoming honey moon is a trick as old as commercial air travel itself.

While Roman's ballsy stunt did the job, the general consensus is that simply mentioning your recent nuptials at the check-in desk isn't enough.

An actor shows the pretend couple how it's really done (Getty Images)

Air hostess Cierra Mistt, who boasts more than 3.1 million followers on TikTok, recently offered her take on how kind can land you a five-star seat at the front of the plane.

She explained: "One of the easiest ways to get free upgrades is literally just being nice to your gate agent and fight attendant.

"The miracles we can work when we're given some Starbucks or a bag of chocolates, especially those long days where we have back-to-back flights and don't even have time to go get some food."

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