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'''Zoya Agarwal''' is an Indian commercial pilot who has flown for [[Air India]]. In 2021, Agarwal captained an all-woman crew making the inaugural flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru, one of the longest [[air route]]s in the world.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
In 2006, ''[[The Times of India]]'' highlighted Agarwal as a rising female aviator of India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Female-aviators-rising-in-India/articleshow/1429141.cms|title=Female Aviators Rising In India|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=February 26, 2006|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref> She became the youngest woman pilot in India to fly a Boeing-777 in 2013.<ref name="Soni 2021" /><br />
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In 2015, Agarwal garnered attention for her role in saving a passenger's life on a flight bound to New York. After a passenger complained of breathlessness, she decided to turn back the flight and land at [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], Delhi, where the passenger was taken to a nearby hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Sidhartha |date=September 19, 2015 |title=New York-bound AI flight returns to Delhi after passenger falls sick on board |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/new-yorkbound-ai-flight-returns-to-delhi-after-passenger-falls-sick-on-board/article7668621.ece/amp/ |access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 19, 2015 |title=Air India flight to New York returns to Delhi for medical aid |work=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/air-india-flight-to-new-york-returns-to-delhi-for-medical-aid-115091900763_1.html |access-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref><br />
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As a precautionary measure during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the [[Government of India]] initiated [[Vande Bharat Mission]] in May 2020 to evacuate around 14,800 Indians from twelve countries on sixty-four Air India flights. Agarwal was chosen to co-pilot the first repatriation flight by the airline.<ref>{{cite news|last=Raj|first=Ashoke|date=May 10, 2020|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/under-vande-bharat-mission-ais-first-mumbai-bound-repatriation-flight-with-155-passengers-departs-from-san-francisco20200510132637/|title=Under Vande Bharat mission, AI's first Mumbai-bound repatriation flight with 155 passengers departs from San Francisco|publisher=[[Asian News International]]|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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In 2021, Agarwal captained an all-woman crew making the inaugural flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru, one of the longest [[air route]]s in the world.<ref name="Soni 2021">{{Cite news |last=Soni |first=Mallija |date=9 January 2021 |title=Air India's Zoya Aggarwal to command world's longest route |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/believe-in-yourself-air-india-pilot-zoya-aggarwal-ahead-of-commanding-world-lon-101610186039662.html |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Warsi |first=Zeba |date=January 11, 2021 |title=From a Little Girl.. I Commanded a Flight Over North Pole |publisher=[[CNN-News18]] |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/from-a-little-girl-i-commanded-a-flight-over-north-pole-captain-of-air-india-all-woman-crew-3273566.html |access-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> Later that month, the crew made an appearance on ''[[Indian Idol]]'' for its [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] special episode.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keshri |first=Shweta |date=23 January 2021 |title=Indian Idol 12 welcomes Air India all-women crew on Republic Day special episode |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/indian-idol-12-welcomes-air-india-all-women-crew-on-republic-day-special-episode-1762000-2021-01-23 |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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