To mark Women’s Day, SAA has placed select flights under the complete control of women to celebrate their success and demonstrate support for gender equality.
The all-female crewed flights, both in cockpit and cabin, will take complete charge of selected SAA scheduled flight operations on August 9 and 30 2022, right down to pushing the aircraft back from the parking bay.
Captain Anuska Pillay and first officer Michelle Coombes will be in the cockpit. The crew on the Airbus A320 which departs OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday morning will be led by purser Kim Petersen and assisted by Agnes Maabane, Rene Essack and Loraine Mitchell. The special flights are among initiatives implement by SAA this month under the theme “Fly High #NdizaNtombazane, Fly High Girl.”
“Along with the rest of the crew, we are honoured to be given this chance to fly the flag for all South African women, recognising not only their daily challenges and hardships but also the immense strides they have made in furthering gender parity. All-female flight initiatives like this are important as they demonstrate to people, particularly young girls, and women that nothing is impossible,” said Pillay.
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