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AI operates all women flights on select intl, domestic sectors

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Press Trust of India Chennai
National carrier Air India today operated all-women crew flights to select international and domestic destinations today as part of International Women's day celebrations.

On the domestic route, the all-women crew operated on the Chennai-Port Blair, Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Bangalore-Delhi, Mumbai-Nagpur, Hyderabad-Bangalore, Delhi-Amritsar and Mumbai-Varanasi sectors, Air India said in a statement.

On the international route, Air India operated all-women flight between Delhi and Singapore and Delhi and Paris, it said.

Technical services in the flights were also attended to by woman aircraft engineers, technicians and flight dispatchers.

Besides, non-technical work comprising duty managers, counter staff, helpers and doctors were also undertaken by women, the airline said.

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First Published: Mar 08 2013 | 7:40 PM IST

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