Air India Women Pilots team all set to fly over World's longest air route

New Delhi: Air India, the first air line company, is going to achieve another feat. This time a team of women pilots of Air India is going to fly through this longest route. According to the information, the team will fly to the North Pole on the world's longest air route and from San Francisco (SFO) to reach Bangalore on January 9 and cover a distance of about 16,000 km.

Very challenging to fly over the North Pole

An Air India official said flying over the North Pole is very challenging and airline companies send their best and experienced pilots on this route. This time Air India has given a woman captain the responsibility of traveling by polar route from San Francisco to Bangalore.

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First time chance for all women team:

According to aviation experts, flying at the North-Pole is highly technical and requires skill and experience. Capt. Zoya said that it would be a different feeling for female pilots to actually go through the North Pole. She said that she was the youngest female pilot to fly a Boeing-777 in 2013. I am the youngest female commander in the world on a Boeing 777.

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Lucky to have this chance: Captain Zoya

She said that the confidence of women pilots is strong, they do not consider the task impossible. She will become the first woman commander of Air India to command a flight to the North Pole. Although Air India pilots have flown on the polar route earlier, this is the first time a team female pilot will fly to the North Pole.

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