August 20, 2026 06:37 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Vijay govt calls for action to stop students, youth from joining CJP, Left protests | Kolkata hotel fire kills 9: Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul targets ex-TMC govt, CESC over licences | Kolkata hotel fire: 9 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and a child, die in massive blaze | Tarun Tejpal faces life term? Goa govt moves Supreme Court after 2013 rape conviction | Supreme Court rejects ‘less painful’ death penalty plea, but leaves door open for future change | ‘Vulgarity and disgust’: DMK attacks Vijay over Trisha salute at I-Day event | ‘Take Gyanesh Kumar to the US’: Congress mocks Trump over praise for India’s voter ID system | Big relief for Imran Khan: Pakistan Supreme Court orders hospital transfer amid health fears | Trump praises India’s voter ID system, pushes SAVE America Act | Trump's shock threat to bomb Oman: US President warns ally over Iran deal and Hormuz crisis
L Air India Express
Image: Air India Express & AirAsia India Twitter page

Air India Express's first all -women Haj flight operates successfully

| @indiablooms | Jun 10, 2023, at 04:08 am

Tata Group-owned Air India Express (AIXL) on Thursday operated  India's first all-women Haj flight.

The special flight was carrying 145 women pilgrims.

The flight was managed by an all-women crew in all critical flight operations roles.

The group tweeted: " Breaking Barriers, Uplifting Spirits! An all-women crew of pilots, cabin crew & ground staff, led an extraordinary journey on a special Haj flight. Every single guest on board this momentous flight was a woman, creating an unforgettable experience! "

The special flight departed from Kozhikode to Jeddah at 18:45 IST on Thursday.

The flight reached Jeddah at 22:45 local time. 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.