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21 January 2021
Air India’s first direct flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru AI-176, piloted by an all-women crew, took off from San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 pm (local time) and reached Bengaluru after 17 hours at 3.25 am on Monday, creating history.
The flight with the all-women pilot team landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometers, in a 17-hour direct flight.
It was the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by Air India or any other airline in India. It was also the first direct non-stop flight between the west coast of the United States and southern India.
Updated Jan 11, 2021 | 07:40 IST
Air India s longest direct route flight with the all-women cockpit crew team landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco on Monday Air India s all-women pilot team successfully completes longest direct route (San Francisco-Bengaluru) flight. | Photo Credit: Twitter
New Delhi: Air India s longest direct route flight with the all-women cockpit crew landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco on Monday, flying over the North Pole and taking the Atlantic route to cover a distance of about 16,000 kilometres.
The four women pilots Captains Zoya Aggarwal, Papagari Thanmai, Akansha Sonaware and Shivani Manhas were operating a Boeing 777 200 (long range or LR) VT-ALG named ‘Kerala’.
Four Air-India women pilots fly over north pole on world s longest flight route, script history
Flight AI176, which departed from San Francisco at 8:30 pm (local time) on Saturday, landed at Bengaluru Airport at 3:45 am (local time) on Monday. (Image: Twitter/airindiain)
Updated: Jan 11, 2021, 08:00 AM IST
In a historic move, Air India s longest direct route flight with the all-women pilot team landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco (SFO), flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometers. Today, we created world history by not only flying over the North Pole but also by having all women pilots who successfully did it. We are extremely happy and proud to be part of it. This route has saved 10 tonnes of fuel, said Captain Zoya Aggarwal.