TOKYO/NEW DELHI/PARIS ¨C Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets on Sunday as a partial recall by the European plane-maker halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened U.S. travel over the busiest weekend of the year.
Airlines worked through the night after global regulators told them to remedy the problem before resuming flights. Several carriers on Saturday said they had finished or nearly completed the fix to their fleets, including American Airlines, Air India, Delta Air Lines and Hungary¡¯s Wizz Air. Many reported no impact on operations.
The overnight effort by airlines appeared to help head off the worst-case scenario and capped the number of flight delays in Asia and Europe.
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