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Air India SFO BLR flight, Air India women pilots, AI captain Zoya Agarwal, Air India's longest flight north pole
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All-women Crew Operated Air India’s First Longest Flight from USA to Bengaluru via North Pole on This Day in 2021

indianeagle
2022-01-11
Picture Credit: ANI

From the first-ever woman pilot Harpreet A De Singh to Commercial Director Meenakshi Mallik, ‘Air India women’ are known for creating history in Indian aviation. ‘Air India women’ have got a historic role to play in making the first-ever nonstop flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru that takes to the sky today, January 8, memorable for the passengers. Air India’s SFO-BLR flight will reach Kempegowda International Airport on January 9.

Air India SFO BLR flight, Air India women pilots, AI captain Zoya Agarwal, Air India's longest flight north pole
Picture Credit: ANI

An all-women pilot team will be operating Air India’s first nonstop flight from SFO to Bengaluru over the North Pole, covering a distance of 16,000km – which makes it the longest route in the airline’s global network. Captain Zoya Agarwal and her women-only team will be commanding the flight all the way from one hemisphere to the other.

“Flying over the North Pole is a most daunting task which demands the best piloting experience and an excellent command on the dynamics of maneuvering the plane at high altitudes in a not-so-safe zone. That’s why airlines deploy their best and most experienced pilots to operate on north polar routes.AI Captain Zoya Agarwal ticks all the boxes when it comes to accomplishing such a feat as flying 16,000 km from San Francisco to Bengaluru via the North Pole,” an Air India official said.

Notably, Captain Zoya Agarwal was the world’s youngest woman pilot to operate a Boeing 777 in 2013. Being the first (woman) commander to take charge of Air India’s first longest flight over the North Pole is another feather in her cap.

“I feel privileged and humbled to be trusted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Air India for such a golden opportunity, while many people don’t get to see the North Pole in their lifetime. Operating a Boeing 777 on the longest of all nonstop routes between the USA and India and that too for the inaugural SFO-BLR flight is, indeed, a dream come true for not only me but also my all-women pilot team comprising Captain Thanmai Papagari, Captain Shivani Manhas and Captain Akanksha Sonawane,”.

“January 8, 2021 is a most significant day as it is the beginning of nonstop Air India flights between the world’s two Silicon Valleys – San Francisco and Bengaluru. This is not the first time that Air India’s women crew broke the 30,000-foot glass ceiling. They operate all-women-crew flights to different parts of the world, including New York, Sydney, London and Washington DC on International Women’s Day every year,” said the chief information officer of Indian Eagle, a leading air travel booking organization.

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6 Comments
  • Shoba Chopra says:
    2021-01-08 at 9:33 pm

    Congratulations. Very happy to see the part women are playing in Air India. Please try to make the airline a women managed only soon.

    Reply
  • Deshbhushan Korade says:
    2021-01-08 at 10:22 pm

    This is an great achievement of our ladies Pilots & all crew members of our national carrier, Air India, We are really proud on you, Very well indeed,Keep it up.

    Reply
  • Mark says:
    2021-01-09 at 1:51 am

    Except that flight (nor any of the previous ones) came anywhere near the North Pole. Not even close. They flew standard US to Europe routing over Greenland. Cool story, too bad it’s full of hyperbole.

    Reply
  • Augustine Madanu says:
    2021-01-09 at 4:43 am

    Great achievement with bravery. Best wishes in future.!

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  • Sudipta Bhattacharjee says:
    2021-01-09 at 6:03 pm

    It is a remarkable feat for our “all women team” to operate the nonstop flight from San Francisco and Bengaluru. May the blessings of Sri Krishna and Sri Ramchandra be with these ladies in all future endeavours.

    Reply
  • Sunil Srivastava says:
    2021-01-12 at 6:03 am

    It was my Mother who brought me to this world. It was she who carried me in her arms. It was my Mother who held my fingers and thought me to stand and walk. It was my Mother and Many Other Women Teachers who educated me and helped me grow. It is the Woman who made us all Parents. And today it is the same woman who has carried us on her shoulders to travel around the world. तुम्हारे बिना हम कुछ नही।God has blessed you all with an Exceptional Power of Love, Tolerance, Care and Comfort. You all have blessed us. We all look up to you and Solute All The Women of the World. Thank you for being there for us, all our life through.

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