Laxmi Joshi was among oneof the pilots who volunteered for the Vande Bharat Mission started in May 2020.The mission was started to move out the stranded Indians in abroad dueto covid.
It was Joshi's childhooddream to become a pilot. She was only eight-year-old when she first sat in anairplane. As she grew up she worked hard to achieve her dream.
Joshi revealed in aninterview that her father took a loan for her training. After the two years ofhardship, Joshi got her pilot license. She revealed that her father is oneof her biggest cheerleaders.
During the pandemic, whenthe Vande Bharat mission started whose main motto was to rescue the Indianstrapped in abroad, Joshi volunteered to participate in the mission. Sheconvinced her parents to let her be the part of the mission.
Her first rescue flightwas to Shanghai in China. China was the main hotspot of covid. The rescue teamwore hazmat suits during the procedure. After getting all the passengers backto India, the passengers gave standing ovation to the crew.
Joshi flew three rescueflights a month. The pandemic enters in its third stage but the Vande Bharatmission is still active. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the missionhas flown 47,839 flights till now. Joshi is receiving appreciations from thepeople of the country for her bravery and courage. People are sending herblessings on social media.