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BA cancels flights to US over 5G fears as Emirates boss slams roll-out
The airline cancelled a handful of flights from Heathrow to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco as Emirates boss Tim Clark called 5G decisions 'delinquent'
www.dailystar.co.uk
British Airways has cancelled several flights to the US amid fears 5G cellular antennas near some airports could throw off readings from some aircraft equipment designed to tell pilots how far they are from the ground.
The UK airline cancelled a handful of flights from Heathrow to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco on Wednesday.
Other airlines to cancel flights include Emirates, Air India, Japan-based ANA, Japan Airlines, and Korean Air.
The decisions come as the row around 5G masts being put up by the government rumbles on. Mobile internet providers Verizon and AT&T are switching to 5G, but the airlines are concerned they will use a similar wavelength to vital instruments used on their planes and they could interfere with each other.