Close X
Thursday, November 28, 2024
ADVT 
India

With All-Women Crew, Air India To Celebrate International Women's Day

IANS, 07 Mar, 2019 10:53 PM

    On the occasion of International Women's Day, Air India said more than 40 of its domestic flights and 12 international flights will take off with an all-women crew.


    "Air India is set to fly 12 all-women crew flights on its medium and long-haul international routes and over 40 return domestic and short-haul flights all over India to celebrate the International Women's Day on March 8 this year," Air India said in a statement.


    Air India will deploy its B787 Dreamliners and B777s aircraft to operate the aforementioned 12 international flights.


    "Women pilots and cabin crew will be operating Airbus family aircraft as well as dreamliners to over 40 domestic destinations and back to commemorate the occasion," the airline added.


    Air India's Chairman and Managing Director Ashwini Lohani said, "I would like to congratulate our women crew for operating so many flights on various international and domestic routes fuelled by their indomitable ''nari shakti'' (women power)."

    MORE India ARTICLES

    No Alliance With AAP: Delhi Congress To Rahul Gandhi; He Says Fine

    No Alliance With AAP: Delhi Congress To Rahul Gandhi; He Says Fine
    The Delhi Congress leaders met party president Rahul Gandhi this morning and conveyed to him that they are against an alliance.

    No Alliance With AAP: Delhi Congress To Rahul Gandhi; He Says Fine

    WATCH: 36,800 Km In 131 Days, ‘Turban Traveller’ Amarjeet Singh Chawla Reaches Amritsar

    Chasing a 40-year-old dream and a constant urge to find his friends, who he met briefly and struck a conversation with, Amarjeet Singh Chawla has travelled 36,800 km in 131 days on road from Delhi to London.

    WATCH: 36,800 Km In 131 Days, ‘Turban Traveller’ Amarjeet Singh Chawla Reaches Amritsar

    Railways Cancels 25 Trains Over Farmers' Protest In Punjab

    Railways Cancels 25 Trains Over Farmers' Protest In Punjab
    At least 25 trains were cancelled and seven others diverted on Tuesday as protesting farmers blocked railway tracks in Punjab's Amritsar, a Northern Railways statement said.

    Railways Cancels 25 Trains Over Farmers' Protest In Punjab

    Beard It Like Abhinandan: The Gunslinger Moustache Trend That Signifies Heroism In India

    His bravado apart, Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's stylised beard -- a mix of a thin mutton chop beard, a classic gunslinger or a Franz Josef -- has become the talk of the town. It may not be too long before it becomes a trend among people, say experts.

    Beard It Like Abhinandan: The Gunslinger Moustache Trend That Signifies Heroism In India

    Film Fraternity Salutes 'True Hero' Abhinandan Varthaman's Bravery

    Film fraternity members from across the country have sent out a message saluting the courage displayed by Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman after he was captured by Pakistan when his MiG-21 crashed in that country.

    Film Fraternity Salutes 'True Hero' Abhinandan Varthaman's Bravery

    VIDEO: Matrimonial Dispute Turns Ugly In Karnal, 3 Injured In Clash At Police Station

    VIDEO: Matrimonial Dispute Turns Ugly In Karnal, 3 Injured In Clash At Police Station
    Three persons were injured in a clash between two groups who had come to settle a matrimonial dispute in Sadar Police station on Monday

    VIDEO: Matrimonial Dispute Turns Ugly In Karnal, 3 Injured In Clash At Police Station