Hilda recently set a new world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. In recognition of her achievement, the airline also gifted Baci’s mother three months of free flight tickets.
Lata Tonon set the previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes in 2019. It was reported that 27-year-old Hilda started cooking on Thursday 11th May 2023 and beat Tondon's record with a time of 100 hours 30 mins when she finished around monday dusk.
Ettete, the chief operating officer of Dana Air, said that the airline has and will always support young Nigerians who embody its Nigerian spirit. he spoke about how it supports craftspeople like Baci whose work embodies true Nigerian creativity.
According to a statement by the airline, “We have always blazed the trail in terms of support for the arts and entertainment industry, health care, and culture and our corporate social responsibility has been all-encompassing.
“We will be supporting Hilda’s local travels for one year and we are inspired by her strength and determination for greatness.
“We understand her mum is also a chef and she must have gotten this inspiration from her in light of this, we shall be supporting her mum with three months of local flights for free.
“We thank Hilda’s mum for giving us an amazing daughter and for being a huge support system to Hilda. We thank all those who came out to dispassionately support one of our own,” he said.