Flight passengers may see disruptions on various routes on Saturday, following the aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, issuing an alert that nearly 6,000 operational A320 aircraft may require upgrades. Indian Airlines,

India has around 560 A320-family jets, and almost half may need inspection or fixes. This could create a major impact, as these aircraft are the main jets used for domestic travel.

Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri, who was among the affected passengers, took to social media to vent his frustration

Indian operators of the world’s highest selling single aisle Airbus A320 family planes — IndiGo, Air India and AI Express — have completed .

IndiGo and Air India are the major Indian operators of A320 family aircraft—A320, A319, and A321—which form the bulk of India’s narrow-body aircraft fleet.

The airline will operate daily flights between NMIA and Coimbatore, as well as between NMIA and Chennai, starting December 29, 2025

According to official sources, a technical snag surfaced during the final checks by pilots of Flight 6E473 before take-off at 11:05 a.m.

An IndiGo Airbus A320 (flight IGO‑5032) flying from Mumbai to Dehradun suffered a suspected bird strike during landing at Jolly Grant Airport on Sunday evening, damaging the aircraft’s nose.