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.
Air India s all-women cockpit crew scripts history by flying over North pole on world s longest air route
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Updated: Monday, January 11, 2021, 12:52 [IST]
Bengaluru, Jan 11: With four women pilots, Air India s longest direct route flight landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometres.
The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and arrived at 3.45 AM on Monday.
Members of the crew are: Captain Zoya Aggarwal, Captain Papagari Thanmai, Captain Akansha Sonaware and Captain Shivani Manhas.
Speaking to media, Captain Zoya Aggarwal said, 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.
Highlights
According to aviation experts, flying over the North Pole is extremely technical and requires skill and experience
The longest flight over the North Pole will be another feather in Captain Zoya s cap
Captain Zoya has been the youngest woman pilot to fly a Boeing-777 in 2013
Karnataka: An all-women Air India pilot team flew over the North Pole on the world s longest air route Air and successfully landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometres. It was an exciting experience since it was never done before. It took almost 17 hours to reach here, Shivani Manhas, one of the four pilots, who operated Air India s inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight, told ANI.
Air India women pilots operate world s longest route flight
Air India women pilots operate world s longest route flight
New Delhi, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) A team of Air India women pilots created history by flying the world s longest direct route flight over the North Pole, covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometers between San Francisco and Bengaluru.
It was an exciting experience since it was never done before. It took almost 17 hours to reach here, Shivani Manhas, one of the four women pilots who operated Air India s inaugural flight between those two destinations, told Asian News International.
The crew consisted of Captain Manhas, Captain Zoya Agarwal, Captain Papagari Thanmai and Captain Akanksha Sonawane. They were given a grand welcome shortly after landing at Kempegowda International Airport.
In a historic move, Air India longest direct route flight with the all-women pilot team landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Franc