A newly-wed couple were taken on a romantic flight over the Mediterranean which left airline enthusiasts baffled after the passenger jet flew in the shape of two giant hearts shortly after takeoff. The Air Malta jet was tracked by flightradar24.com as it took off the island's international airport as it embarked on the unusual flight. The Airbus A319 flew two circuits around Malta, with final section skirting the Italian coast. The Air Malta passenger jet took the unusual flight path, pictured, to celebrate the wedding of two of its crew . The special flight was to celebrate the marriage one of the airline's pilot to a member of cabin crew. The jet took the happy couple's family and friends on a short sight-seeing tour over the Mediterranean. The arrivals' board at Malta International Airport provided some clues as to the reason behind the unusual flight path with the status 'Just Married' placed beside flight KM 14JC. A spokeswoman for Air Malta told Sky News that the couple were married at the airport earlier that day. She revealed: 'They are both members of staff at Air Malta. 'He is a pilot and she is a member of cabin crew. They were joined on the flight by family, friends and colleagues who had been at the wedding. 'I think it was a very romantic flight. They flew close to Sicily, so they could see Mount Etna through the window.' On social media, some aircraft enthusiasts described the exercise as a 'creative training flight' while Aoife Sherwin tweeted 'Love in the air over Malta! PR stunt or marriage proposal?! @airmalta brilliant either way!". The happy couple got married at Malta's international airport, pictured, before their romantic flight .
The Air Malta Airbus A-319 did two heart-shaped circuits of the island .
The flight was to celebrate wedding of a pilot and a member of cabin crew .
Social media users were baffled by the unusual flight plan on the internet .
An airline spokeswoman described the special flight as 'very romantic'