All-women crew scale new heights

Chennai: Flight IC 971 took to the skies with an all-women crew on Thursday in celebration of International Women's Day.
Indian (formerly Indian Airlines) Airbus A-320 did the Chennai-Mumbai-Chennai sector with captain M. Deepa assisted by co-pilot Minakshi Tayal. The five cabin crew on board were also women. When asked if the absence of the male crew made a difference, Ms. Deepa said, "Not really. A professional is a professional. Whether they are male or female doesn't make a difference." She has 4,000 hours of flying experience to her credit.
The cabin crew, however, said that it was always handy to have a man around. Manu, an airhostess, said, "We can handle unruly passengers, but having a male member on the crew helps."
Before the flight took off, the crew and passengers took a pledge to treat women on a par with men and give them equal opportunity.
09/03/07 P.Oppili and Susan Muthalaly/The Hindu

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