India, Nov. 29 -- Airbus issued a directive for a major software fix for its A320 fleet. Thousands of Airbus planes have been grounded after the company said that intense solar radiation could impact the functioning of flight controls. Many flyers from around the world have taken to social media to share their stories amid the glitch, including a man from Bhopal who says he is stuck at a Melbourne airport.

"At Melbourne Airport waiting to board to Sydney and our flight is grounded because ALL AIRBUS A320 WORLD-BL***Y-WIDE have been suddenly grounded. This is not how I wanted to be part of aviation history," techie Mayukh Nair wrote.

In the same thread, he added, "Update: looks like a software update is getting planes back up albeit with...