Air India to Celebrate International Women’s Day This Year Too
Air India was the first carrier in the world to operate an all-women crew in 1985.
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Celebrating the take-off of the longest operated flight with all women crew. (Photo: Facebook/Air India)
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Air India’s longest all-women crew flight
from New Delhi to San Francisco took off on 6 March, to celebrate the International
Women’s day.
Flying the all women flight on Delhi-San Francisco route AI-173, Air India has made a new world record of being the longest operated flight by all women crew including the pilots. Even all ground activities were handled by women.
Besides, the national carrier on Friday said it would be
operating over 20 all-women crew flights in domestic routes on 8 March – the
International Women’s day.
Air India was the first carrier in the world to operate an all-women crew in 1985.
The state-run airline has around 3,800 women in workforce comprising 27,500 people.
Every year, Air India operates all-women flights to celebrate the International Women’s Day.
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