Women are marking their place in the world, despite years and years of patriarchal oppression. Setting another example of women empowerment, Jeni Jerome has become Kerala's first commercial pilot.?
23-year-old Jerome?flew the Air Arabia G9 449 flight as a co-pilot from Sharjah to Thiruvananthapuram.?
Always passionate about flying, Jerome is a native of Kochuthura, a coastal village among the numerous ones in Thiruvananthapuram. Presently a resident of Ajman, the young professional has made her dream come true.?
Before she flew the airplane, Jerome received a plethora of love on social media, including a tweet from Shashi Tharoor who applauded the young woman's ambitions. In his tweet, he wrote, "Congratulations to Jeni Jerome from Tvm's Kochuthura on her maiden flight as co-pilot. When she flies today's ?@airarabiagroup? flight SHJ to TRV, it's the realisation of a childhood dream of a girl from a small fishing hamlet to be a commercial pilot. A real inspiration!"
Her cousin Sherin told The New Indian Express, ¡°Jeni always loved flying. It was a dream she had from her younger days. In fact, her father Jerome was equally passionate about her flying. It was his dream too as much as it was Jeni¡¯s."??
After Tharoor's tweet, netizens took to the comments section of his post to congratulate the pilot.
All the best to her!