India sets record with all-female flight around the world

India's national airline announced on March 6 that it had set a new world record with the first round-the-world flight with an all-women crew.

Air India said last week its Boeing 777 departed from Delhi (India) to San Francisco (USA) and returned with an all-women crew. This is the first such flight around the world.

All-female crew on Air India's record-setting flight. Photo: Air India Facebook.

India's national airline, which has previously been criticised for grounding dozens of female crew members due to their weight issues, has now applied for a Guinness World Record for a round-the-world flight by an all-women crew.

“All the people on this flight, from the pilots to the crew members, were women,” said a spokesperson for India’s national airline.

This was a memorable flight for the all-female crew as well as the passengers of Air India. Photo: AFP.

Even the air traffic controllers in Delhi, where this flight began and ended, were women.

India's national carrier has announced it will operate more women-only flights this week to mark International Women's Day on March 8.

Air India flight attendants and crew pose for a souvenir photo upon landing in San Francisco. Photo: CNN.

Last year, India's national carrier also flew a 17-hour non-stop flight to set a record for the longest flight with an all-women crew.

In recent years, Air India has launched several initiatives to improve gender equality in the aviation industry in the South Asian country. In January 2017, the airline introduced women-only seats on domestic flights after complaints of sexual harassment from passengers./.

According to VOV