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Air India's all-woman cockpit crew completes historic 17-hour flight to Bengaluru

Jan 11, 2021, 11:09AM ISTSource: Times Now

An all-woman cockpit crew operating Air India's inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight arrived in Karnataka's capital. The crew arrived after flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometres. The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and arrived in Bengaluru at 3.45 AM on Monday, according to Air India sources. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said in a tweet, "Way to go girls! Professional, qualified & confident, the all women cockpit crew takes off from San Francisco to Bengaluru on @airindiain's flight to fly over the North Pole. Our Nari Shakti achieves a historic first."

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