DUBAI: Emirates airline has launched a video highlighting the pivotal role women play in the company with an all-women A380 flight from Dubai to San Francisco in celebration of International Women’s Day.
The video gives a behind the scenes look into the female employees’ roles in multiple sections of the Emirates flight to the US.
From the on-board flight crew to security, technicians and engineers, a total of 75 women from 25 different nationalities took over the flight.
Woman make up 40 percent of the airline’s workforce, according to local daily Khaleej Times. They come from 150 different countries, with nearly 1,150 of those being Emiratis working in a wide selection of roles, the report added.
And 20 percent of supervisory and managerial roles are also filled by women.
