People find love in the most peculiar places.
Love stories usually blossom where couples least expect them — sometimes in school, in hospital rooms, and even on a playground during a secret tryst!
But few beaus can say that they found love in the sky — or at least — in flight school!
But this was the case for Quinn and Megan Hutchinson, who first met while earning their pilot's licenses.
The couple stayed together through long-distance work contracts, and flights across Africa, eventually becoming engaged and then married!
Now they are starting the adorable next chapter of their life together, while continuing to work where it all began — with planes!
Their story is definitely an inspiring example of fate, perseverance, and following your heart to the ends of the Earth — and even to the sky!
Check below to see more photos of the cute couple and to learn more about their round-trip romance.
[H/T: Daily Mail]
Quinn, 31, and Megan Hutchinson, 27, first met at Lanseria International Airport's flight school in South Africa.
After leaving the Air Force, she worked as a course coordinator, manning the front desk while they were both receiving their Commercial Pilots Licenses.
But between work and school, the sparks didn't initially fly and they both lost touch for a few years, reaching out only to say happy birthday to one another online.
But the future couple started to reconnect while she was on contract in Ghana and he was in Zambia; their long-distance love story kicked off when they met in Johannesburg.
"She messaged me to tell she was bringing coffee to my house because I loved different coffees," Mr.Hutchinson explained to Daily Mail.
"We then met for lunch at a restaurant in Johannesburg, and that's basically where it all started," he added.
Unfortunately, the pair was not able to see each other that frequently at the beginning of their courtship.
Mrs. Hutchinson was on contract for two years in Yemen, while Mr. Hutchinson continued working in Africa.
But after a domestic attack occurred near her work in 2013, she decided that the job was no longer worth her efforts and she headed back to South Africa.
The two began working at the exact same airline together, training to become pilots.
They got to sit next to one another in classes and experience their training at the exact same time, a far cry from their many prior months of long distance!
The first time they flew in the air together was to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014.
"It was unreal. Flying with someone you care about, and doing something you both love with each other is a feeling that's difficult to describe," Mr. Hutchinson explained to Daily Mail.
The two then started flying as co-pilots via a Johannesburg airline called Airlink.
They plan flights, fueling, and observe weather patterns— all while making the other decisions serious couples have to make simultaneously!
Along the way, they got married in 2015, making them partners and co-pilots in every aspects of their lives!
The two agree that their connection, compatibility, and decision-making help them navigate their way through the skies as gracefully as they do in their marriage.
"What most people see are two pilots in a flight deck, but today it is more than that. Today is a very special day," Mr. Hutchinson wrote on social media.
"Yes, I've just received my command at the airline I work for, but I also got to fly with my wife on my first command flight, too, who is a senior first officer and an unbelievable pilot. I am so blessed to share the most precious moment of my career with the most precious and special woman in my life."
Though they are having a blast being a power couple in the sky, their lives may be shifting in yet another direction soon.
This is because Mrs. Hutchinson is expecting her first child, and they hope to begin building their budding family while juggling their time in the air.
Through hard work, distance, planning, training, and a lot of time in the air, this couple managed to find love while following their passions.
As they take the next steps in their cute courtship, we look forward to more photos, planes and, hopefully, and entire flight-loving family in the future!
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