Home UAE Dubai Love took a flight: DXB hosts world’s first rooftop proposal Anastasiia and Dmitry scaled the roof of Concourse B at DXB to profess their love against the unparalleled views of the Dubai skyline by Gulf Business February 14, 2024 Russian couple Anastasiia Girfanova and Dmitry Maslennikov won the opportunity to stage the memorable proposal on the rooftop of Dubai International Airport (DXB) in what is the world’s first-ever airport rooftop proposal. The pair’s journey began on a serendipitous New Year’s Eve with Anastasiia visiting Dubai as a tourist, where she met the man of her dreams, and intentionally missed her flight back to Russia. Anastasiia and Dmitry, who were chosen from hundreds of applicants, scaled the roof of Concourse B at DXB, the busiest international airport in the world, to profess their love against the unparalleled views of the Dubai skyline and a front-row seat to the runway action. Watch: DXB rooftop proposal View this post on Instagram A post shared by DXB Dubai International Airport (@dxb) DXB’s on-the-top proposal “At DXB, we are committed to providing our guests with memorable experiences and this being the first time anyone has ever proposed on an airport’s rooftop, we wanted to showcase it through our award-winning social media channels. We’re thrilled to have been a part of their story (and that Anastasiia said yes!),” said Michelle Lee, vice president of Brand and Communications at Dubai Airports. From the exclusive setting to the surprise proposal, DXB spared no effort in ensuring Dmitry and Anastasiia’s love story took flight. This is the first time the airport has put together such a proposal to mark Valentine’s Day. Read: The most expensive Valentine’s Day packages on offer in Dubai Tags Dubai Dubai International Airport DXB Valentine's Day You might also like Tecom invests Dhs1.7bn in strategic projects, move aligns with future plans Dubai tops global list for attracting greenfield FDI projects DP World concludes major expansion of Mina Hamriya project Dubai Quality of Life Strategy 2033: Sheikh Hamdan announces massive infrastructure upgrade