30 Jan 2022

Teen claims world solo flight record

From Sunday Morning, 11:06 am on 30 January 2022

It took the better part of half a year, but Belgian-British teenager Zara Rutherford created history last week when she touched down her two-seat ultralight plane in Kortrijk, Belgium, becoming the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. The 155-day journey - which saw Rutherford land in 41 different countries - was originally supposed to take three months, but the trip was extended an extra two months due to weather, Covid complications and visa issues. The 19-year-old joins the show to discuss her incredible journey, what drove her to do it in the first place, and some of the bigger challenges she faced along the way.

Zara Rutherford, 19, became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world after a five-month, five-continent odyssey.

Photo: AFP