Historic all‑women flight lands in Mashhad, breaking barriers
On Sunday, a plane landed in Mashhad with only women on board. It marks the first such flight in the city's history.
On Sunday, at the airport in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran, a plane landed with only women on board. The pilot, Shahrzad Shams, is one of the few women in Iran licensed to pilot planes.
The flight to Mashhad, one of the most significant sites for Shia Islam, occurred without disclosing the departure location. There were 110 female passengers on board.
According to the Polish Press Agency, this is the first instance of such a remarkable flight landing in this city. It is unprecedented to have only women in the cockpit and passenger seats.
Mashhad is home to the Imam Reza shrine, one of the holiest places in Shia Islam and the second-largest city in Iran.
It is noteworthy that in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, women have been trained as commercial airplane pilots. Neshat Jahandari and Forouz Firouzi were the first women to pilot a commercial airplane in this country. The current flight, as news agencies emphasize, is another step towards increasing the presence of women in aviation in this country.
