Women driving is not new. We know women, from auto drivers to plane pilots. But now the focus on social media is on an aircraft that was serviced exclusively by female employees. One such plane took off in Saudi Arabia.
The airline was staffed entirely by women, including the pilot, co-pilot and first officer. It was a Flyadil flight from Riyadh to Jeddah. The information, including the picture, was leaked through the airline’s official Twitter account. There were seven people on the crew.
For the first time in Saudi aviation history!????????
#flyadeal operated the first flight with all-female crew, majority of which are Saudis by the newest A320 aircraft. Flight 117, flew from #Riyadh to #Jeddah ✈️???? pic.twitter.com/fWo08hYMd7
— flyadeal (@flyadeal) May 20, 2022
Most of the crew members are Saudi nationals. Saudi Arabia’s youngest female pilot, Yara Jan, 23, was also on the flight as a co – pilot. Flying a flight from the UAE with all female staff for the first time. They flew in an Airbus A320 civil aircraft. The members of the crew were Ravia Al Rifi, Hanadi Zakaria Al Hindi, the first woman to hold a Saudi commercial pilot’s license, and Yasmin Al Maimani, the first woman to co – pilot a commercial aircraft in Saudi Arabia.