Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated the all-women crew that completed Air India longest direct flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru over the North Po
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
Italy government to seek Parliament approval for larger deficit
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The request will be for 24 billion euros ($29 billion), finance minister Roberto Gualtieri said
This will be the fifth request for a larger deficit the government has made since the first national lock down in March last year
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Italy’s government will ask parliament to approve another increase in the deficit later this month to pay for vaccines, healthcare, and support for companies and workers, according to Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri.
The request will be for 24 billion euros ($29 billion), Gualtieri said in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper published Sunday. That’s equivalent to 1.5% of Italy’s gross domestic product and the government hopes that this “will be the last time they need to ask for more money, he said.