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-female 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 was 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 with an all-women crew.

“All those on board this flight, from the pilot to the crew, 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 launch more women-only flights this week to celebrate 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.

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

According to VOV