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Home / News / Bengaluru News / #CreatingHistory: Air India's all-woman crew flight lands in Bengaluru
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    #CreatingHistory: Air India's all-woman crew flight lands in Bengaluru

    Srijita Sen <br/><i>(Sourced from PTI)</i>
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    Last updated on Jan 11, 2021, 03:43 pm
    #CreatingHistory: Air India's all-woman crew flight lands in Bengaluru
  • Creating history, Air India's longest flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru with an all-woman crew landed in the city on Monday.

    Crew members of flight (AI-176) were received by a huge crowd at the Kempegowda International Airport. The people were elated as a new record was set for an all-woman crew flying the longest distance over the North Pole.

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    How much distance did the flight cover? Hardeep Singh Puri congratulated the crew Puri's tweet celebrated the history created by the all-woman crew AI's statement on the eve of the historic flight
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    How much distance did the flight cover?

    How much distance did the flight cover?
  • The direct distance between the two cities is 13,993 km with a time zone difference of around 13.5 hours.

    This was the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by any airline in India.

    Captain Zoya Aggarwal, Captain Papagari Thanmai, Captain Akansha Sonaware, and Captain Shivani Manhas responded to the crowd by showing the thumbs-up sign.

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    Hardeep Singh Puri congratulated the crew

  • They were received by the Air India team members who had put out a banner reading, "A warm welcome to our guests on the inaugural flight of AI 176, January 11, 2021 -- San Francisco to Bengaluru."

    Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, tweeted to congratulate the crew.

    The San Francisco Airport authorities and Air India too rejoiced in the success.

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    Puri's tweet celebrated the history created by the all-woman crew

  • In a moment to cherish celebrate, women professionals of Indian civil aviation create history.

    Heartiest Congratulations to Capt Zoya Aggarwal, Capt Papagari Thanmai, Capt Akansha Sonaware Capt Shivani for flying over North Pole to land in Bengaluru from San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/P6EvJChMGB

    — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) January 11, 2021
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    AI's statement on the eve of the historic flight

  • Flight AI176 departed from San Francisco at around 8:30 pm IST on Saturday and landed in Bangalore at around 3:45 am IST on Monday.

    "The total flight time on this route will be more than 17 hours depending on the wind speed on that particular day," Air India had said in a statement on the eve of the historic flight.

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