5G scare: Air India cancels 14 US flights; DGCA working to regulate the scenario

Meanwhile, DGCA chief Arun Kumar informed PTI that the Indian aviation regulator is working in shut coordination with our airways to tide over the scenario arising out of deployment of 5G web within the US.

US aviation regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated on January 14 that “5G interference with the aircraft’s radio altimeter could occur”. forestall the engine and braking system from getting into touchdown mode, stopping the plane from stalling on the runway,

The altimeter measures the altitude of the plane above the bottom. The band on which the altimeter operates is near the band on which 5G programs function.

A complete of three carriers – American Airlines, Delta Airlines and Air India – presently function direct flights between India and the US.

American Airlines and Delta Airlines didn’t reply to PTI’s queries on the matter.

Air India canceled eight flights and 6 flights operated on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

It stated on Twitter that it could not function eight India-US flights on Wednesday “due to the deployment of 5G communications in the US”.

#flyAI: Due to deployment of 5G communication in USA, our operations from India to USA have been curtailed/modified with change in plane sort from 19 January 2022.

An replace on this regard shall be intimated shortly.

— Air India (@airindiain) 18 January 2022

These eight Air India flights had been: Delhi-New York, New York-Delhi, Delhi-Chicago, Chicago-Delhi, Delhi-San Francisco, San Francisco-Delhi, Delhi-Newark and Newark-Delhi.

Later through the day, Air India officers stated {that a} complete of six Indo-US flights that had been to be operated on Thursday have additionally been cancelled.

Six flights – scheduled to function on Thursday however have been canceled – Delhi-Chicago, Chicago-Delhi, Delhi- San Francisco, San Francisco-Delhi, Delhi-Newark and Newark-Delhi.