:Defying gender roles and making news ahead of Emirati Women’s Day, two 21-year-old female pilots, Mahra bin Hammad and Dana Al Mazmi, officially began their air missions with the Dubai Police (@dubaipolicehq) with the one and only dream — to fly.

Catching them in action, in the early hours of mid-operations at a bustling Al Maktoum International Airport, @wkndmag caught up with the two lieutenant pilots at the place that gave wings to their dreams.