During the coronavirus pandemic, Captain Swati Raval was the first woman pilot to fly the Air India Boeing 777 to Rome and bring back 263 stranded Indian passengers under the Vande Bharat Mission. The airline pilot was celebrated and lauded for operating a flight during the pandemic to bring back stranded countrymen.

• Captain Swati Raval became the first woman civil pilot to operate a rescue flight during coronavirus
• PM Narendra Modi lauded the crew of Air India Boeing 777 led by Capt Swati Raval and Capt Raja Chauhan for showing utmost courage
• Captain Swati Raval said that the journey from Delhi to Rome was filled with complete silence
• The Air India pilot had to qurantine herself at home and maintain distance from her children
• Captain Swati Raval said she was ready to pilot as many flights to bring back fellow Indians home

Now, the inspirational Captain has opened up to social media page 'Humans of Bombay' about her journey of rescuing stranded Indians from Rome and what she went through as she had to stay away from her 18-month-old daughter, who would scream, cry and even sneak into her room to meet her mother while being quarantined at home.