New Delhi: On the event of International Women’s Day, an all-women team dealt with air site visitors control (ATC) operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
“It is a very great experience. We feel special to have an all women’s team here. The air traffic is increasing day by day post-COVID lockdown. 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,” Shilpam Ratan, supervisor, Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructed ANI.
“It is indeed very challenging. But, soon, I believe that it will be a female-dominated job. We got several wishes from several pilots today on the occasion of International Women’s Day,” she added.“I really feel elated working right here. I began working right here in 1984. I used to be the one feminine working then. There have been taboos earlier. But, regardless of these, I take pleasure in doing ATC duties. The job is worrying as effectively. However, I consider that we ladies can handle each family chores and workplace work effectively,” stated Ritu Sharma, Joint General Manager ATC.
“I feel very happy and proud to see all the women working here. Despite it being a stressful job, I hope we can inspire many women to come forward and do this job,” stated Gurpreet Kaur, Assistant General Manager and the one girl Approach radar controller and teacher at IGI airport.
” I would like to extend my greetings on International Women`s Day to all the women of our aviation industry. We are trying to recruit as many women officers as possible in this field. In the last 4-5 years, we have increased women’s representation in this field by 25-30 percent. Talking about Delhi airport, more than 20 percent of women are providing airport navigation service. Today, an all-women team is handling ATC operations at the country’s busiest Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi,” stated Anuj Aggarwal, Chairperson, Airports Authority of India.
“My best wishes to all our women officers and staff of AAI on the occasion of Women’s Day and we are proud of their immense contribution to the stupendous growth of our esteemed organisation. Today all women ATCOs are controlling the operations at the Control Tower of IGI Airport and some other airports. I have visited IGI Airport today to personally congratulate them on this occasion,” stated IN Murthy, Member (ANS) at IGI airport ANS Unit at this time morning.
The girls team manned all the air site visitors control of the Delhi Flight Information Region. It consists of the control tower, attire control and en-route control. The ATC tower at Delhi airport is succesful of dealing with greater than 1,200 flights per day with a peak hour dealing with capability of 75 flights. The Airports Authority of India lately has inspired girls to take the difficult job of managing air site visitors.
The participation of girls as Air Traffic Controllers has been growing with each subsequent batch of trainees as a result of of the secure {and professional} setting that they expertise whereas reaching profession development. These girls ATCs are extremely skilled to cope with excessive ranges of air site visitors, dangerous climate or emergencies.
Women are actually foraying right into a occupation that has remained a male bastion till now. They have come a good distance since 1989 when the primary batch of 9 feminine controllers was recruited in AAI.
Women contribute to a serious workforce as Air Traffic Controllers at most of the most important airports in addition to distant stations in India.
At the Airports Authority of India, girls workers represent some 15 % of the overall energy of 16,877 workers. They are usually not solely shifting up the ladder within the government subject but in addition deal with most of the beforehand male-dominated jobs together with fireplace service, engineering, industrial relations and airport operations.Â
