All-women crew to operate longest non-stop flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru

All-women crew to operate longest non-stop flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru

Question: On January 11, 2021 which airline has flown its longest flight with an all women crew for the first time?
a) AirAsia
b) Air India
c) Indigo
d) SpiceJet
Answer: b)
Context

  • Air India’s longest direct route flight with the all-women pilot team landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco,USA.

Related Facts

  • Air India flight flew over the North Pole and coverd a distance of about 16,000 kilometres.
  • Aviation experts believe that flying over the North Pole is extremely technical and requires skill and experience.
  • The flight, AI 176, departed from San Francisco at 20:30 hrs (local time) on January 9 and arrives at Bengaluru at 03:45 hrs (local time) on 11 January and took about 17 hours to complete.
  • Flight was pioletd by Zoya Aggarwal and copiloted by Captain Papagari Thanmai, Capt Akansha Sonaware and Capt Shivani along with other crew members.
  • It was the first direct non-stop flight to operate between the west coast of United States and South India.
  • This is 6th longest flight in terms of total distance covered in the world with 14,004 km (8,702 mi; 7,562 nmi).

By – Kameshwar Shukla

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