PILOT: Sarah Johansson has more than 22,000 Instagram followers

Pretty Sara Johansson, from Boras, Sweden has amassed more than 22,000 followers on the social media site.

Pictures show her in the cockpit in her pilot uniform as she flies around the globe.

And she has uploaded video showing lightning when travelling through clouds and over famous sites.

Jaw-dropping snaps also capture Sara’s breaks in exotic locations such as Jerusalem and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.

Now based in Majorca when not in the skies, she hopes her Instagram photos inspire people to follow their dreams.

She said: “Never ever give up.

“Hard work pays off.

“There are no shortcuts to anything in life, but if you keep fighting for it, there is a bigger chance for it to happen.'

The first officer, aged 33, began her working life as a hairdresser before deciding to make a dramatic change.

Remarkably, she was “afraid of flying” growing up but a chance to sit in the cockpit set her on a new career path.

She trained at a local pilot school and managed to pass despite a simulator examineer who wanted to “fail her at any cost”.

Sara took flying lessons and has worked as a commercial pilot for two and a half years, including flying a Boeing 737.

“I love flying, that is a feeling I can’t even begin to explain,” she said. “It’s the best feeling in the world.”