A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors to women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban.

继结束长达数十年的“禁驾令”后，近日沙特一所飞行学校对女性敞开了大门。

Oxford¹ Aviation Academy, a leading trainer and crew recruiter, has already received applications from hundreds of women hoping to start lessons in September at a new branch in the eastern city of Dammam.

牛津航空学院是业界顶尖的培训机构，也是机组人员的招聘单位。该学院已收到数百名希望9月在其位于东部城市达曼的新分院开始上课女性的申请。

"People used to travel abroad to study aviation, which was difficult for women more than men," said applicant² Dalal Yashar, who aspires³ to work as a civil pilot.

渴望成为一名民航飞行员的申请者达拉勒·雅沙尔表示：“人们过去常常到国外去学习航空学，相比男性来说，这对女性来说更困难。”

"We are no longer living in the era were women were allowed to work in limited arenas⁴. All avenues are now opened for women. If you have the appetite, you have the ability," she said.

她说：“我们已不再是生活在女性只能在有限的领域工作的年代了。现在，所有领域都应对女性开放。只要你有渴望，你就有能力。”

The academy is part of a $300 million project that includes a school for aircraft maintenance and an international center for flight simulators at the airport.

牛津航空学院是一个耗资3亿美元的项目的一部分，该项目还包括一所飞机修理学院和一个位于机场的国际飞行导航中心。

Students will receive three years of academic and practical training, said Othman al-Moutairy, executive director of the branch.

该分学院的执行院长奥斯曼称，学生将花三年时间学习理论知识并接受实际训练。

A decades-long ban on women driving was lifted last month, as part of sweeping⁵ reforms pushed by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin⁶ Salman, deputy premier⁷ and minister of defense⁸, aimed at transforming the economy and opening up more opportunities for women.

长达数十年的关于女性驾车的禁令于上月解除，这是副总理兼国防部长、王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼推动的全面改革的一部分，旨在促使经济转型，为女性创造更多机会。