Manchester Airport (Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)

Manchester Airport has issued a statement to passengers after several UK airlines were required to carry out a software update in some Airbus A320 aircraft. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the main certifying authority for the A320 family of aircraft, issued the instruction on Friday night as a “precautionary action”.

It comes after at least 15 JetBlue passengers were injured last month after an A320 aircraft suddenly dropped in altitude, forcing an emergency landing in Florida, the Associated Press reported.

The plane had experienced a “flight control issue” which could be linked to its software system, according to the AP report.

Although not all A320 planes will require a software update

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