Air India to operate all-women crew flights on International Women’s Day

National carrier Air India has announced an all-women crew on flights to New York , Frankfurt and Singapore among other destinations to mark International Women’s Day.

Air India will operate flights with all-women crew to New York, Frankfurt, Singapore and various other destinations to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8.

Women cabin crew of Air India on the eve of International Women's Day in New Delhi, on March 7, 2017. (Vipin Kumar/HT File Photo)

The national carrier said on Tuesday it has planned several flights, domestic and international, operated only by its women employees.

“Air India will fly these all-women crew flights to all the USA cities it operates to – San Francisco, New York, Newark, Chicago and Washington DC – besides destinations like Milan, Frankfurt and Singapore. A few destinations in the domestic sector will also see the airline operating with an all-women crew,” it said in a release.

Air India group has a fleet of more than 150 aircraft, according to its website.