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Chance airplane encounter leads to marriage

Published 5:16 AM EST, Wed February 3, 2021
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<strong>Serendipitous encounter:</strong> Sameer Sah and Mafalda Feliciano met on a British Airways flight from London to Cairo. Here they are together in Cairo just five days after they first met.
Serendipitous encounter: Sameer Sah and Mafalda Feliciano met on a British Airways flight from London to Cairo. Here they are together in Cairo just five days after they first met.
Courtesy Mafalda Feliciano and Sameer Sah
<strong>Enjoying exploring: </strong>The couple hit it off on the flight and then enjoyed exploring Cairo together.
Enjoying exploring: The couple hit it off on the flight and then enjoyed exploring Cairo together.
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<strong>Pyramids of Cairo:</strong> Sah was in Cairo for work. Feliciano was on vacation with her sister and brother-in-law, pictured here on the left.
Pyramids of Cairo: Sah was in Cairo for work. Feliciano was on vacation with her sister and brother-in-law, pictured here on the left.
Courtesy Mafalda Feliciano and Sameer Sah
<strong>Blossoming romance:</strong> After their time in Cairo, Feliciano and Sah stayed in touch.
Blossoming romance: After their time in Cairo, Feliciano and Sah stayed in touch.
Courtesy Mafalda Feliciano and Sameer Sah
<strong>Globetrotting:</strong> The couple embarked on a long-distance relationship, meeting up across the world including in Marrakesh, Morocco, pictured.
Globetrotting: The couple embarked on a long-distance relationship, meeting up across the world including in Marrakesh, Morocco, pictured.
Courtesy Mafalda Feliciano and Sameer Sah
<strong>Adventuring together: </strong>It was a fun time, but they soon realized it wasn't a sustainable way of conducting their relationship. The couple are pictured here on a train to Casablanca, Morocco
Adventuring together: It was a fun time, but they soon realized it wasn't a sustainable way of conducting their relationship. The couple are pictured here on a train to Casablanca, Morocco
Courtesy Mafalda Feliciano and Sameer Sah
<strong>Getting married:</strong> The couple decided to get married and Feliciano left her home country of Brazil, pictured here, and moved to the UK with Sah.
Getting married: The couple decided to get married and Feliciano left her home country of Brazil, pictured here, and moved to the UK with Sah.
Courtesy Mafalda Feliciano and Sameer Sah
<strong>Happily married:</strong> Sixteen years after they first met, the couple now live together happily in Colchester in southeast England, with their dog Ziggy, pictured.
Happily married: Sixteen years after they first met, the couple now live together happily in Colchester in southeast England, with their dog Ziggy, pictured.
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