Articles by Joy Ekakitie

Joy Ekakitie

Flight Instructor

Hello, my name is Joy Ekakitie and I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. As a young girl, I was fascinated by aeroplanes and would watch them intently as they flew overhead, but I wasn’t dreaming big enough. I was just happy to watch them, I limited myself to a “woman’s place” and I never spoke with anyone about my dreams.