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Airbus recall disrupts over 70 Philippine domestic flights

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More than 70 domestic flights in the Philippines were canceled or delayed on November 29, 2025, as airlines grounded Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft for a mandatory software update. The update addresses a potential data corruption issue from solar radiation affecting flight controls, following a European Union Aviation Safety Agency directive. Local carriers Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines scrambled to comply, impacting thousands of passengers.

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