The couple had no idea that they’d both been transiting through Edinburgh Airport at the same time. Turns out, she’d switched to an earlier flight, with the same goal: to surprise her partner and be reunited a day earlier.
Little did McAfee know that just as he boarded his Edinburgh to Paris flight, Saade was already landing in the Scottish capital. In theory, what could go wrong? There weren’t that many flights between Beirut and Paris, so McAfee was pretty sure he’d pinpointed which Saade was on. McAfee figured he’d surprise her at Charles de Gaulle airport. Saade had a day layover scheduled in Paris, and she was traveling alone. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, then-21-year-old Salma Saade, was on her way back to Edinburgh from Beirut. His dad told him it was a great idea, so McAfee went for it: the plane ticket was booked. McAfee phoned his father for the final seal of approval. Jenkins laughed, telling him it was silly but romantic. Before he booked his plane ticket, he told his roommate, Adam Jenkins, about the idea.
It was January 2017, and McAfee was a 23-year-old student at Edinburgh University. But still, anyone who’s watched a few movies in their time knows that a surprise visit to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, not to mention an unexpected airport reunion, has been the basis for many a great cinematic moment. “I wasn’t like trying to compare it to any film, or rom-com, or anything,” McAfee tells CNN Travel. She flew to Edinburgh to surprise him (CNN) - When Finlay McAfee boarded a flight from Edinburgh to Paris to surprise his girlfriend Salma, he knew it was a big, romantic gesture. He flew to Paris to surprise his girlfriend.
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