An image shared by Royal Brunei's Instagram account in February shows the airline's first all-female flight crew sitting in the cabin of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Royal Brunei announced the introduction of its first all-female flight crew, making it the latest in a string of airlines to mark the milestone.

However, it wasn't just the pilots' gender that brought attention: it was where they were flying to.

Royal Brunei Airline's first all-female flight crew, sitting in the cabin of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Credit:Royal Brunei Airlines Instagram

At the time the photograph was taken, Captain Sharifah Czarena and her two female first officers were about to fly from Brunei to Jeddah, the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia - a country where women are not allowed to drive.

Although the image was initially shared three weeks ago, it gained traction after being shared this week on Reddit under the headline "An all-female crew lands an airliner into a country they're not allowed to drive in."