In a quest to set a new world record, Air India has operated a flight around the world with an all-woman crew ahead of International Women’s Day.
The flight, which departed from here on February 27 for San Francisco, landed at the Indira Gandhi International airport on Friday after flying across the globe.
The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200LR, flew over the Pacific on its journey to San Francisco, while the return flight flew over the Atlantic, encircling the globe, Air India sources said.
An Air India spokesperson said the airline has applied for a Guinness World Record and an entry in the Limca Book of Records to mark the feat.
The cockpit and cabin crew, check-in and ground handling staff, and the engineers who certified the aircraft were all women, Air India said. It added that the Air Traffic Controllers who cleared the departure and arrival of the aircraft were also women.
As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day, which is observed on March 8 every year, the airline will operate similar flights on some domestic and international routes.
