India’s aviation safety regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued a strong warning to Air India’s CEO and Accountable Manager, Campbell Wilson, after finding the airline’s explanation about flight duty violations "unsatisfactory", reported the PTI.

The action follows a show-cause notice sent to Air India in June, related to two long-haul flights between Bengaluru and London on May 16 and 17.

"Air India is in receipt of the DGCA letter with regard to rostering issues on two long-haul flights reported in mid-May that arose due to a different interpretation of a permission that was granted to mitigate the border-related airspace closure. This was corrected immediately after the right interpretation was conveyed to us. Air India remains fully compliant with the rules," an airline spokesperson told PTI.