Passengers braced for turbulence, or worse, some technical problem when Ali Kuzey stated “This is the captain speaking” during a Turkish Airlines flight from Van to Istanbul. But it was definitely not turbulence – if not a turbulent moment of emotion by the pilot.“We plan to descend at Istanbul Atatürk airport at 19:20 if there are no delays,” the pilot was heard to say while providing information regarding the route.He then announced that he would like to share something – a marriage proposal at 38,000 feet. “You are witnessing a very important moment, dear passengers,” he goes on to say. “Before the clouds, the birds and the sky, I want to ask Hazel Çağın Gürleyen, who is traveling with you, to spend every second of my life together: Will you marry me?” he said before coming out of the cockpit amid applause.Here is the video immortalizing the moment that the pilot himself shared on YouTube: