A female Nigerian, Adeola Ogunmola-Sowemimo, assisted Captain Khan Sameer Ali, to fly the inaugural Qatar Air flight to Abuja on Friday.
Adeola is the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 Pilot and the first Nigerian female Pilot to fly for Qatar Airways.
Friday’s flight was also Qatar Air’s inaugural flight to Abuja, Nigeria.
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, celebrated this on Tweeter late Friday.
She tweeted: “Today Qatar Air operated its inaugural flight to Abuja, Nigeria. And our own Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo was on the right seat as she assisted Captain Khan Sameer Ali.
“Adeola is the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 Pilot and the first Nigerian female Pilot to fly for Qatar Airways.”
Today Qatar Air operated its inaugural flight to Abuja, Nigeria. And our own Adeola Ogunmola Sowemimo was on the right seat as she assisted Captain Khan Sameer Ali. Adeola is the first Nigerian female Boeing 787 Pilot and the first Nigerian female Pilot to fly for Qatar Airways.
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) November 27, 2020