Zara Rutherford lands in SL on her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world!!

The teen pilot Zara Rutherford landed at the Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana (CIAR) today in her bid to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.

The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara started a journey on August 18, 2021 to fly solo around the world and she hopes to complete 51,000-kilometre trip across five continents & 52 countries by mid-January 2022.

Sri Lanka becomes her 56th stop.

Zara Rutherford will be flying a Shark, which is a high-performance ultralight aircraft manufactured in Europe. It is incredibly fast with cruising speed reaching 300 km/h. The aircraft has been specially prepared for such a long journey.

The CIAR welcomed her and wished all the very best.

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