Exclusive | Looking forward to creating history: Captain Zoya Aggarwal before takeoff on world's longest route

Air India Captain Zoya Aggarwal, who will be commanding the Air India flight that will fly over the North Pole on the world's longest air route, said she is "excited" and looking forward to creating history.

"I am looking forward to creating history. I'm super excited. Tomorrow, we are going to set world records of all kinds. I have goosebumps thinking about it," Captain Zoya Aggarwal said while speaking exclusively to India Today TV from San Francisco just hours ahead of the takeoff.

The all-women pilot team of Air India will fly over the North Pole on the world's longest air route and the flight from San Francisco (SFO) will reach Bengaluru on January 9 covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometres.