Jetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet and cancelled domestic flights across Australia after the aerospace manufacturer issued a global recall of its A320 fleet.
Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on many of its bestselling A320 family of aircraft, a narrow-body plane which is also used by Virgin Australia and Qantas.
Jetstar said on Saturday morning some of its flights were unable to depart, but did not immediately confirm how many planes were grounded or which routes would be affected.
“Jetstar is impacted by an Airbus fleet software issue that’s affecting all A320 family operators globally,” the airline said.
”Safety is our number one priority. To respond to a precautionary action from Airbus, we have cancelled some Jetstar Airways flights.
”Our teams are working on options to get customers on their way as quickly as possible and are contacting affected customers directly.”
It is understood no Qantas flights were likely to be affected.
Virgin Australia has been contacted for comment.
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