Today, on International Women’s Day, Air India rules the skies with a new world record for the longest flight with an all-female crew.
The airline posted photos with its announcement that a March 6 flight from New Delhi to San Francisco was “manned” with no men at all. From the beverage cart to the cockpit, women were in charge.
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They flew that first flight “with pride and glory,” according to their Twitter page, but also planned to assign only women to 22 more flights on March 8 to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The longest all women flt #AI173 took off with pride and glory! Women power soars high with #AirIndia. #WorldRecord pic.twitter.com/CcFi8EdrNl
— Air India (@airindiain) March 6, 2016