New Delhi, June 24 -- In the wake of the deadly crash of Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane on 12 June, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) carried out a comprehensive surveillance at major airports across the country to assess and strengthen safety measures in the aviation ecosystem.

The surveillance, conducted late Monday and early Tuesday, also included Delhi and Mumbai international airports, and covered critical aspects such as flight operations, airworthiness, ramp safety, air traffic control (ATC), communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) systems and pre-flight medical evaluations.

"Throughout the surveillance, ground activities and aircraft movements were closely monitored to check the compliance of reg...