Air India is celebrating Women's Day this year in a very unique way. Their 6th March flight from New Delhi to San Francisco was manned by an all women crew, from cabin right upto the cockpit. It's the longest flight of its kind.
The 14,000 km journey took a flight time of approximately 17 hours depending on wind speed - the longest non-stop flight.
A team of four pilots and 10 cabin crew were on-board of the Boeing 777-LR that departed New Delhi at 2:35 am on Sunday. The flight left on March 6 and returned on March 8.
Speaking to NDTV, Captain Ramya Kirti Gupta, a First Officer said, "The flight is a symbol of women empowerment and it will encourage women to step out of their comfort zone and succeed in male dominated arenas too."
Captain Kirti, a commercial pilot since 2007, took her first gliding class at a young age of 13.
According to the airline’s Twitter page, the flight “took off with pride and glory,” calling it "a record."
On March 8, to celebrate IWD, Air India said it was planning to send 22 more flights into the sky with all women crews.
