Potential disruption for NI passengers over Airbus modifications

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Airline passengers travelling from Northern Ireland airports have been advised to be aware of potential disruption to flights, after European aerospace company Airbus requested immediate modifications to thousands of its planes.

About 6,000 aircraft worldwide are thought to be affected, all of them in the A320 family. The plane manufacturer says it has found that intense radiation from the Sun could corrupt data crucial to flight controls.

EasyJet, which has flights to and from Belfast International and Belfast City airports said it is expecting this to result in some disruption.

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