Two sisters from the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) made history as they operated an airplane at the same time.
Maryam Masood and Erum Masood on Tuesday flew the coveted Boeing-777 aircraft to several local and international destinations concurrently, from Lahore to Karachi, Manchester, New York and London.
The duo was able to turn their dream into reality after the younger sister Irum recently got her license to travel along her elder sibling.
Pilot sisters make history for PIA by flying @Boeing 777 concurrently. pic.twitter.com/j68LSQDZ9R
— Danyal Gilani (@Danyal_Gilani) 30 August 2016
It is reportedly for the first time in the South Asian history, two real sisters captained a plane such as the Boeing to operate several flights together.
However, Pakistani women have earned honours for the country in the airline chapter, earlier as well. In November last year, 24-year-old Flying Officer of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Marium Mukhtar was martyred when her training aircraft crashed near Mianwali.
In 2006, seven women broke into one of the country’s most exclusive male clubs to graduate as fighter pilots — perhaps the most prestigious job in the powerful military and for six decades closed to them.
