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Air travel across several domestic and international routes may face disruptions as Air India and IndiGo have issued advisories regarding potential delays and schedule adjustments on Saturday.

The advisories follow a technical directive issued by Airbus for its A320 fleet operation around the world.

Taking to X, Air India said, "We are aware of a directive from Airbus related to its A320 family aircraft currently in service across airline operators. This will result in a software/hardware realignment on a part of our fleet, leading to longer turnaround time and delays to our scheduled operations."

The airline added, "Air India regrets any inconvenience this may cause to passengers till the reset is carried out across the fleet. We request customers to check their flight status before heading to the airport and connect with our contact centre."

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IndiGo also issued an advisory and said, "Airbus has issued a technical advisory for the global A320 fleet. We are proactively completing the mandated updates on our aircraft with full diligence and care, in line with all safety protocols. While we work through these precautionary updates, some flights may see some slight schedule changes. Our teams are here 24×7 to support you with rebooking, updates, and information. Please check your latest flight status on our app/website before heading to the airport."

According to the reports, Airbus has grounded over 6,000 jets for an urgent software update after one aircraft suddenly lost altitude mid-flight.

The development is set to cause global flight operation disruptions. On Friday, the aviation giant stated that A320 fleet will remain grounded as investigators uncovered a software flaw that could prevent pilots from steering while facing solar storms.

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At the time of announcement, about 3,000 A320 were airborne. Airbus has urged all airlines, using the jet to immediately install the update to protect against radiation interference.

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