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- | ‘This isn’t what the mountains should be’ [[https://trip-scan.info/ | + | Their five minute airplane chat led to lasting love [[https://trip36.win/ |
- | Zanella, who says he avoids his once beloved alpine hiking trails during the summer months, supports the landowners charging admission | + | On a recent transatlantic flight from Florida |
- | “I would increase the price from 5 to 100 euros,” he tells CNN. “And close the accounts of travel influencers.” | + | The two men smiled at each other, before swiftly returning to serving champagne to first class travelers. |
- | Beyond | + | This shared smile was fleeting, but spoke volumes. And later, when Hunter and John were on break at the same time, the couple found themselves sitting in the onboard crew lounge, reflecting on the shared life and careers they’ve built together. |
- | “Once upon a time, those who came up to the mountains were prepared, dressed | + | “I met you for five minutes |
- | The local tourism body has petitioned authorities to close the turnstiles, insisting the issue is being overblown. The Santa Cristina Tourist Board, which oversees part of the area where the turnstiles have popped up, says they have hired four park rangers to ensure that tourists stay on the trails, don’t cross the meadows and don’t fly drones. | + | “You never think when you meet someone for the first time like that, that it’d go this far. So it’s kind of surreal. And it honestly just makes you so happy, because you’re like, how did I get here?” |
- | “Things have improved significantly, | + | Airplane meeting |
+ | Honeymooning: | ||
+ | Traveling together: Today, the couple live together in Florida. They' | ||
+ | Airplane meeting: John Lihas, left, and Hunter Smith-Lihas, | ||
+ | Airplane meeting: John Lihas, left, and Hunter Smith-Lihas, | ||
+ | Hunter Smith-Lihas | ||
+ | First date: On their first date, Hunter flew from his home in Pittsburgh to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina to meet John, who was there on a layover. Here's the couple that evening. | ||
+ | Long distance: John and Hunter lived in different cities, but traveled to meet one another when they could. Here they are on a trip to Los Angeles during this period. | ||
+ | Growing relationship: | ||
+ | Surprise trip: For Hunter' | ||
+ | New adventures: After just over a year of long distance, John and Hunter moved in together and both moved to Detroit. "It was an adjustment," | ||
+ | Puerto Rico proposal: On a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Hunter asked John to marry him. "It all clicked, like the rest of my life is coming together perfectly," | ||
+ | Honeymooning: | ||
+ | Traveling together: Today, the couple live together in Florida. They' | ||
+ | Airplane meeting: John Lihas, left, and Hunter Smith-Lihas, | ||
+ | First date: On their first date, Hunter flew from his home in Pittsburgh to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina to meet John, who was there on a layover. Here's the couple that evening. | ||
+ | Photos: How two flight attendants fell in love on an airplane | ||
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+ | How Hunter and John got here was via a series of unexpected moments and decisions starting six years ago, in 2017. | ||
- | Still, across the Aosta Valley, parking lots have popped up to stop people from driving up the mountainside, and hikers are required | + | Back then, Hunter was just known as Hunter Smith. He was in his early 20s and working as a gate agent for Spirit Airlines. He’d aspired |
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+ | “I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, this is the best job ever. I definitely want to do something like this,’” Hunter tells CNN Travel today. | ||
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+ | After he graduated college, Hunter secured a gate staff position | ||
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+ | Working the airport gate, Hunter interacted with hundreds, if not thousands, of people | ||
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+ | But Spirit Airlines’ employment pool was so big he rarely met the same flight attendants twice. | ||
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+ | One morning, one of Hunter’s gate attendant coworkers asked if he could pass on some papers | ||
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+ | This kind of task, says Hunter, was “typically not my job, I did not normally do that.” | ||