Zara Rutherford is on an epic mission and she’s already more than halfway through her journey.
At only 19 years old, Zara Rutherford hopes to have her name printed in record books as the youngest woman to fly around the world by herself., who completed the feat in 2017 at age 30. Now, Rutherford is looking to achieve that same objective even though she's still a teen.Weekend TODAY“When I started planning for this, I didn't actually realize I would be beating a record,” Rutherford said with a laugh. “For me, it was kind of a dream I've had for a really long time.
While her plane can take her up to speeds of 180 miles an hour, Rutherford does admit it’s not the most relaxing way to travel. “It is very small. So there's not much room to move around,” she said.Despite the cramped quarters though, Rutherford enjoys her flights and the scenery she gets to see from above, which includes everything from glaciers to volcanoes. “I flew over an erupting volcano in Iceland,” she shared, adding that the flight did become “very bumpy” at one point.
“There's a 12-year gap between the female world record holder and the male world record holder,” she said. “So I thought, you know what, that's ridiculous.”