King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Delhi on Monday morning for a five-day visit.
The royal couple flew in on an Air India plane from Stockholm, and the national carrier tweeted photos of them at the Delhi airport, reports NDTV.
Picture of the Swedish royal couple immediately went viral as people noticed that King Carl arrived carrying his own bags - a gesture that has won him a lot of praise on social media.
#FlyAI : Very Proud moment of Air India when we had a Special Guest onboard. His Majesty Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus , King of Sweden and Her Majesty Silvia Renate Sommerlath travelled AI168 Stockholm to Delhi. Ms. Sangeeta Sanyal Country Manager Sweden greeted the Royal guests. pic.twitter.com/LXrLeEoDqd
— Air India (@airindiain) December 2, 2019
"His Majesty Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus , King of Sweden and Her Majesty Silvia Renate Sommerlath travelled AI168 Stockholm to Delhi," wrote Air India on Twitter, sharing two pictures of the royals being greeted at the airport.
The king of Sweden has been widely praised on Twitter for carrying his own bags at the airport - an action praised as "inspiring" and "humbling" by many.
Twitter users also praised them for flying commercial instead of taking private jets.