Challenge Accepted: All-Women Team In Charge Of Air Traffic Control

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New Delhi: International Women’s Day couldn’t have been more special for an all-ladies’ team which took charge of the challenging air traffic control (ATC) operations at the busy Indira Gandhi International Airport.

“It’s a great experience working with the women’s team at IGI Airport tower. It’s a stressful job where you’ve to take many quick decisions. Many facilities provided to us keeping in mind that females are working equally hard as the men,” ATC manager at Delhi airport Shilpam Ratan was quoted as saying by ANI.

Praising the IGI team, Shilpam said: “All the women are handling the traffic very well. This is a male-dominated job. However, I believe that women are equally capable of handling such stressful air traffic monitoring job.”

Airports Authority of India (AAI) chairperson Anuj Aggarwal wished all women in the aviation industry. “In the last four to five years, we have increased women’s representation by 25-30%,” he said, adding that more than 20% of women are providing airport navigation service (ANS) at the Delhi airport.

In a video, Aggarwal said: “We believe that #equalopportunity be given to all genders. We are working towards making #AAI an organization that counts women #NoLess and therefore entrust them with leadership positions. I convey my gratitude & best wishes to all colleagues on #WomensDay.”