easyJet airline today flew a special flight operated by an all-female crew.
EZY8275 left London Gatwick this morning bound for Madrid with a female Captain, First Officer and four female cabin crew. A large proportion of the ground staff at London Gatwick Airport responsible for boarding the plane and getting it off the ground were also female.
Captain Kate McWilliams, 27 – world’s youngest female commercial Captain and First officer Sue Barrett
The flight was captained by Kate McWilliams, 27, the world’s youngest female commercial Captain and co-piloted by first officer Sue Barrett. Cabin Manager Laura Marks was supported by three female cabin crew; Natasha Baker, Charlotte Carr and Nuria Belda Marco.
The flight was operated on easyJet’s special A320 aircraft named after renowned female aviator Amy Johnson.