All-women crew fly Alliance Air maiden Delhi-Bareilly flight on International Women’s Day
Alliance Air, which is a subsidiary of Air India was flying Union Minister and MP from Bareilly Santosh Gangwar to his home constituency
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To mark the inauguration of a domestic airline, which coincided with International Women’s Day, an all-woman crew flew from Delhi to Bareilly with Union Minister and MP from Bareilly Santosh Gangwar on board, on March 8.
According to The New Indian Express, the maiden flight of Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India was flagged off by Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, and was manned by Captain Poonam Yadav.
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Alliance Air celebrates women s day with an inaugural flight from Delhi to Bareilly with an all women-crew
Int l Women s Day: Alliance Air operates maiden flight to Bareilly with all-women crew By Ashoke Raj | Updated: Mar 08, 2021 11:46 IST
Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri announced the inaugural flight virtually and said, I would like to thank all the stakeholders who have done a tremendous job to get start the Bareilly flight under Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme. We have a strong team of women in the aviation sector, with 16 per cent of staff controlling the Air Traffic Controller (ATC). Today is a matter of great pride for us because all the women are commanding the inaugural flight of Alliance Air and other 11 more flights from different route under all-women crew, he added.
Updated Mar 08, 2021 | 17:39 IST
The Delhi-Bareilly has been operationalised under the government s regional UDAN scheme. The maiden flight with an all-women crew was flagged off on Monday Fly Delhi to Bareilly for less than Rs 2,000; inaugural flight with all-women crew flagged off. Details here (Source: @HardeepSPuri) I File photo | Photo Credit: Twitter
Key Highlights
The duration of Delhi-Bareilly flight is under 60 minutes. The journey takes 6 hours to cover by road and 4 hours by train
The Delhi-Bareilly-Delhi flight will be available four days a week, the ticket for which has been priced at Rs 1954
The Delhi-Bareilly inaugural flight with an all-women crew was flagged off by the Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
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