Zara Rutherford: Youngest woman to fly solo lands in Riyadh after Mumbai
Zara Rutherford is the youngest female pilot on a mission to make solo flight across the world. She has landed in Riyadh, after stopping briefly in Mumbai. Zara Rutherford, from Belgium, landed in a small aircraft at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Thursday. The staging of this event in Saudi Arabia was organised by aviation authorities to shine light on the role of women in the aviation industry. The goal was to empower Saudi women in the field of aviation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in accordance with the Kingdom's Vision 2030. Dominique Mineur, Ambassador of Belgium to Saudi Arabia, and a number of Riyadh Airports Company and Saudi Aviation Club executives greeted Rutherford when she reached Riyadh after landing in the United Arab Emirates. Rutherford stated during a special reception to honour the occasion, "I am happy to have landed in Riyadh. The flight exceeded all of my expectations, providing me with fantastic moments and enormo...