Santiago [Chile], Jan 19 (NT): Pope Francis jagged up another initial by performing in a marriage of two flight attendants from Chile's flagship airline at 36,000 feet during a flight from Santiago.

 As per Several media reports stated that Paula Podest Ruiz, 39, and Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriga, 41, who had a civil union eight years ago, told the pope a religious ceremony that was to tag on was called off after their parish church in Santiago was heavily damaged in an earthquake in 2010.

The magnitude 8.8 quake reasoned extensive damage and triggered a tsunami, consequentially in the loss of more than 500 lives.

"We told him that we are husband and wife, that we have two daughters and that we would have loved to receive his blessing. All of a sudden, he asked us if we were married for the Church too," said Ciuffardi as quoted by ANI.

"He liked us and he asked: 'Do you want me to marry you?'"

“Yes of course,' we said."

The pope performed the brief ceremony in the front of the plane.

An off the cuff marriage certificate was signed by the pope, the couple, and a bishop who was on the plane Cueto.

Francis is wrapping up his visit to Chile in Iquique, where he celebrated accumulation for members of the city's growing immigrant community previous to heading to Peru. (NT)