Airbus A320 Recall, Citilink Ensures All Fleets Fly Well And Safe To Operate

A total of 38 Airbus A320 aircraft used by Indonesian airlines were affected by the recall after Airbus decided to withdraw 6,000 aircraft worldwide.

One of the airlines reportedly affected is Citilink Indonesia.

In this regard, Citilink's Corporate Secretary & CSR Group Head, Tashia Scholz said that his party complied with all regulations and instructions set by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Ditjen Hubud) of the Ministry of Transportation.

Including, continued Tashia, the mandate from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regarding the operation of the Airbus A320 aircraft with the Elegator Aileron Computer (ELAC) component that is airworthy.

Taxia said that currently all components of the Airbus A320 Citilink aircraft's specific software have complied with the instructions set by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Ditjen Hubud) of the Ministry of Transportation, including a mandate from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

"Therefore, all Citilink aircraft have been declared airworthy and safe to operate. All Citilink flights are currently running normally," said Tashia via a short message received by VOI, Wednesday, December 3.

Furthermore, Taxia said Citilink is also committed to prioritizing flight safety and comfort.

"We continue to coordinate closely with regulators to ensure that every Citilink flight meets high safety and comfort standards," he said.

Previously, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Ditjen Hubud) of the Ministry of Transportation instructed all flight operators to have an Aileron Elegator (ELAC) computer that is suitable for use.

The instruction follows up on the Emergency Airworthiness directive of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which was issued on November 28, 2025 and effective on November 29, 2025 at 23.59 UTC or November 30, 2025 at 06.59 WIB.

Director General of Civil Aviation, Lukman F. Laisa explained that aviation regulators around the world, including the Directorate General of Air Transportation, will adopt this EASA mandate. According to him, this condition is expected to cause flight disruption.

"Given the large number of A320 aircraft operating in Indonesia and also similar fleets around the world," Lukman said in an official statement, quoted on Wednesday, December 3.

Lukman said, the Directorate General of Hubud has coordinated with six airlines in Indonesia that operate aircraft with the type A320, namely Batik Air, Super Air Jet, Citilink Indonesia, Indonesia Airasia, Pelita Air and Transnusa.

"The total number of aircraft is 207 aircraft and 143 aircraft are operating, while the aircraft affected by the Airworthiness order is 38 aircraft, approximately 26 percent of the total aircraft operating," he said.

Lukman said the airline was making repairs to the affected aircraft in order to fulfill this Airworthiness order and immediately mitigate if there were delays or flight cancellations.

Repairs to affected aircraft are expected to take 3 to 5 days since this information is published.

"We appeal to people who already have flight tickets from November 30 to December 4, 2025, to immediately confirm the departure schedule for each airline," said Lukman.

Lukman also said that all airport and airline managers should make careful operational adjustments in the event of a delay.

"And flight cancellation (cancel) while still prioritizing flight safety as the main aspect and ensuring that all risk mitigation procedures are carried out consistently," he said.