Numerous Airlines flying to the United States are currently cancelling those trips over concerns of 5G activation at some airports. Telecommunication companies AT&T and Verizon would be rolling out their C-band 5G antennas across different airports in the US. Airlines cancelling flights include the likes of Air India, Emirates and Japan Airlines etc.
The reason is due to safety interference these 5G antennas would have with some aircraft flown by Airlines. For example, Emirates one of the largest operators of the Boeing 777 says that it will be “suspending flights to the following US destinations from 19 January 2022 until further notice,” listing Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Newark, Orlando, Miami, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle and Houston.
Boeing is quoted by Japan Airlines saying that “5G signals for U.S. mobile phones, which will begin operating in the U.S. on January 19, 2022, may interfere with the radio wave altimeter installed on the Boeing 777.”
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Airline operators such as Delta have warned that the 5G technology could cause “catastrophic disruption” to their flight trips. To mitigate this challenge, airlines like South Korean Air would use other planes asides from Boeing’s 777 and 74-8.
Verizon and AT&T are seriously pushing for 5G adoption as they struggle to gain a higher share of the next-gen connectivity. Although both companies have voluntarily delayed 5G antennas in some airports, they still would go on with their plans.
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