Aviation industry faces “catastrophic” disruption from the rollout of a new 5G service this week, airline leaders warn.
in early January, but reversed course and agreed to the two-week delay.
“This will allow 5G to be deployed while avoiding harmful impacts on the aviation industry, traveling public, supply chain, vaccine distribution, our workforce and broader economy," they said, suggesting that the 5G rollout could also potentially impact the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. The FAA said it would “continue to ensure that the traveling public is safe as wireless companies deploy 5G.”
The airline said the resulting chaos could potentially negatively impact as many as 1.25 million United passengers.
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