Frequency fears: Air India to ‘curtail/revise’ US operations due to 5G internet rollout

NEW DELHI: The list of airlines getting apprehensive about the impact of 5G internet rollout in the US this week on flight operations is growing by the day.
Air India, the only Indian carrier that operated nonstops between Indian the US, tweeted on Tuesday it will “curtail/revise (US ops)… with change in aircraft type from January 19, 2022.”
AI said this is “due to deployment of 5G communications in USA”.
The high speed 5G uses frequencies that are close to the ones that help aircraft measure their altitude.
Airlines are apprehensive that 5G’s possible interference with aircraft instruments can be a serious safety hazard.