All-women team handles operations at Bengaluru International Airport

An all-women team took charge of the entire operations at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru during the first shift from 6 am to 2 pm today (Thursday) as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations.

Bangalore International Airport (BIAL), which operates Bengaluru airport, created this initiative to enable women to handle non-traditional areas of airport operations.

A team of 36 women were responsible for handling of the Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC), Airside (including the Apron, Airside Safety Regulations, Taxiways, Runways, New RETs, Taxiway Designators and Follow-me Cars), Aviation Safety, Guest Relations and Terminal Operations. Air Traffic Control (ATC), managed by the Airports Authority of India, had a team of women managing the Control Tower. A few airlines, including Indigo, AirAsia and GoAir operated flights with all-women crew, a BIAL press release said.


“Most of these roles are niche from both the security as well as the training aspects. To ensure that operations proceed seamlessly, these women employees have trained tirelessly over the last six months, writing examinations and receiving security clearances from various sovereign agencies”, said Sajit TC, Chief Human Resources Officer at BIAL

The BLR Airport witnessed about 245 Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) on March 8 between 6 am hours and 2 pm hours, and all of which were handled by women.