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Air India CEO Campbell Wilson apologized to Congress leader and MP K.C. Venugopal after a privilege motion was moved against him. The motion stemmed from an Air India flight Venugopal took in August that experienced turbulence, a radar malfunction, and an aborted landing. Discrepancies arose between Venugopal’s account (an aircraft on the runway caused the aborted landing) and Air India’s explanation (debris on the runway). Wilson was summoned to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s office on December 15, 2025.

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Air India CEO Apologizes to MP After Privilege Motion Over Troubled Flight

NEW DELHI, December 15, 2025 – Air India CEO Campbell Wilson issued an apology to Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP K.C. Venugopal today after a privilege motion was filed against him in Parliament. The motion relates to a problematic Air India flight taken by Mr. Venugopal on August 11th, 2025, from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi.

The flight encountered significant turbulence, a radar malfunction, and was forced to divert to Chennai. The landing was subsequently aborted. Following the incident, Mr. Venugopal took to social media platform X, claiming the pilot informed passengers that the aborted landing was due to another aircraft on the runway. Air India countered this, stating the aborted landing was due to debris reported on the runway by a prior aircraft.

The discrepancy in accounts led to the privilege motion, which alleges a breach of the rights and dignity of Parliament and its members. A privilege motion is a formal complaint raised by an MP.

Mr. Wilson was summoned to the office of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla earlier today. The details of the conversation remain undisclosed. However, the subsequent apology suggests an attempt by Air India to address the concerns raised by Mr. Venugopal and potentially mitigate further action related to the privilege motion. The Public Accounts Committee previously urged DGCA to hold a complete safety audit of all aircraft.

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