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On a recent stopover in the land of equality, Icelandair passenger Jennifer Don proposed to her boyfriend Matt Truebe, with the help of her Celebration Stopover Buddies. It was on the way to Amsterdam, during a stopover in Iceland, that Jennifer took the plunge and popped the question under the near-freezing water of Þingvellir Lake. Modern couple Jennifer and Matt have overcome the trials of a long-distance relationship as Matt’s work frequently takes him to Europe, away from their home in the USA.
Icelandair helps romantic passenger pull off the ultimate fairytale proposal thanks to the Celebration Stopover Buddy service
The airline’s new Celebration Stopover Buddy service granted the wish of one passenger by setting up an incredible underwater surprise proposal.
• Stopover passenger Jennifer Don turned the tables on tradition and proposed to her long distance boyfriend, Matt, at an incredible, iconic location in Iceland, in the middle of two continental plates that divide them
• Icelandair’s Celebration Stopover Buddies helped Jennifer pull off the surprise proposal through local knowledge and connections
• Jennifer showed scuba dive enthusiast Matt how far she would go for love by proposing underwater in freezing cold conditions
• Watch the proposal video here: youtu.be/Q1F5VyIRLwc
On a recent stopover in the land of equality, Icelandair passenger Jennifer Don proposed to her boyfriend Matt Truebe, with the help of her Celebration Stopover Buddies. It was on the way to Amsterdam, during a stopover in Iceland, that Jennifer took the plunge and popped the question under the near-freezing water of Þingvellir Lake. Modern couple Jennifer and Matt have overcome the trials of a long-distance relationship as Matt’s work frequently takes him to Europe, away from their home in the USA.
This winter, transatlantic passengers with Icelandair can request a Celebration Stopover Buddy to help them plan a celebration and make the most of their time in Iceland. All Buddies are members of the Icelandair team with unrivalled local knowledge and brilliant connections.
Led by flight attendant Unnur, the Celebration Stopover Buddies helped to plan every detail of the underwater proposal for scuba diving enthusiast Matt. The Buddies even arranged for the couple’s family members to fly out and surprise Matt following the proposal and continue the celebration on this one-of-a-kind stopover.
Iceland proved the ideal setting for Jennifer’s declaration of love. Not only is Iceland amongst the highest rated countries when it comes to gender equality*, but Þingvellir Lake is also situated where the tectonic plates of the two continents, which often keep the pair divided, meet.
Icelandair’s Celebration Stopover Buddies are available for any Icelandair transatlantic passengers, and can be requested from now until 31 March 2017. To request a Buddy for your own celebration or to attend an event on the Icelandic calendar visit Icelandair.com/Stopover-Buddy.
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For more information, please contact Teddy at The Brooklyn Brothers for general enquiries on
020 7292 6200 / teddy@thebrooklynbrothers.com
For specific media enquiries on Icelandair please contact the below representatives for each market:
Dutch speaking: Susanne Engelen susanne@cherrylab.nl +31 655408705
French speaking: Laure Marsac, lauremarsac@expression-rp.com +33 1 58 01 01 30
German speaking: Yvonne Pollakowsky, yp@liebl-pr.de +49 89 72402920
North America: Michael Raucheisen, michaelr@icelandair.is
UK: Sarah Gormley, sarah@treecommunications.co.uk
Scandinavia: Karen Østerbye, karen@icelandair.is
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Notes to Editors:
* Iceland came first in the 2015 World Economic Forum survey listing Top 10 Countries for Gender Equality.
Celebration Stopover Buddy service
The service is free to book and each experience lasts for up to one day. Buddies can be requested when booking an Icelandair stopover that takes place between 11 October 2016 until 31 March 2017 from Icelandair.com/Stopover-Buddy.
Icelandair
Icelandair offers a unique opportunity for passengers to take a Stopover in Iceland for up to seven nights at no additional airfare. Since the 1960s, Icelandair has encouraged passengers to enjoy an Icelandair Stopover and now offers the service when travelling between any of the airline’s 26 European and 18 North-American gateways. Icelandair offer flights to and from Iceland to the following destinations:
Canada: Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver
Europe: Reykjavik, Akureyri, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris and Zürich
Scandinavia: Bergen, Billund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm and Trondheim
USA: Anchorage, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, Tampa Bay and Washington D.C
28 October 2016
