Air India has cut some of its flights to the US from today due to the deployment of 5G internet there. Air India, which serves four US destinations with Boeing 777s, said those flights would be cut or face a change in aircraft type starting Wednesday.
Air India on Tuesday tweeted: “Due to deployment of 5G communications in USA, our operations from India to USA are curtailed/modified with effect from January 19, 2022 with change in aircraft type.”
“Due to the deployment of 5G communications in the United States, we will not be able to operate the following flights of Jan 19 ’22:
AI101/102 DEL/JFK/DEL, AI173/174 DEL/SFO/DEL, AI127/126 DEL/ORD/DEL
AI191/144 BOM/EWR/BOM Please standby for further updates, it said in a follow-up tweet.
Apart from Air India, United Airlines and American Airlines are the other two carriers that operate flights between India and the US.
Implementation of 5G Network:
The airlines group said 5G should be implemented everywhere in the US, except those within two miles of airport runways at affected airports.
The FAA said Sunday that it has approved some transponders to operate safely in areas where 5G will be deployed, adding that “48 of the 88 airports directly affected by 5G C-band interference. “
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that potential 5G interference could affect altitude readings that play a key role in inclement weather landings on some jets, and airlines say the Boeing 777 was initially modeled on the headlines. is from.
Radio altimeters give accurate altitude readings above ground and help with automatic landings, as well as verifying that the jet has landed before allowing reverse thrust.
Emirates of Dubai, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 777, said it would suspend flights to nine US destinations from January 19, the planned date for the deployment of 5G wireless services.
Emirates will continue to operate flights to JFK in New York, Los Angeles and Washington DC.
Two of Japan’s major airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, said they would cut Boeing 777 flights.
ANA said it was canceling or replacing the aircraft used on some US flights. According to a notice to passengers reported by airline publication Skift, JAL said it would not use the 777 on US mainland routes “until safety is confirmed”.
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