Tim Clark, the president of Emirates, appeared on Bloomberg Wednesday to blame the shambolic situation on the Biden administration, which greenlit the 5G rollout without addressing the safety fears of the aviation industry first. ‘I need to be as candid as I normally am, and say this is one of the most delinquent, utterly irresponsible issue subjects, call it what you like, I’ve seen in my aviation career because it involves organs of government, manufacturers, science, etc. British Airways, Emirates, All Nippon and Japan Airlines, had canceled dozens of their scheduled flights to and from the US or put people on different flights using different aircraft. Air India canceled flights on Tuesday and are yet to put people on other services. Jadgish Rathor, who was due to fly to Delhi from Newark this morning, arrived at the airport to learn the flight had been canceled. ‘They say the flight is canceled until further notice
This one’s on you, Pete! Emirates president calls 5G fiasco the ‘most delinquent’ mess he’s seen in his 50-year career as he slams Biden administration and for doing nothing to stop the chaos as dozens of flights are canceled then UNCANCELED
- AT&T and Verizon launched their 5G network across America, turning on 4,500 new towers
- The network has not yet launched near some US airports due to concerns over safety
- The telecoms giants agreed at the last minute on Tuesday to halt the rollout near those airports
- By the time they did, international airlines had already canceled dozens of flights that were scheduled
- Now, they are rushing to bring those flights back onto schedules and find the staff necessary
- Emirates President Tim Clark says he only learned of the 5G risks on Monday
- He blames the FAA and the Biden administration for not doing more to stop the chaos
- Delta says some flights will be canceled and BAs says some airports still aren’t safe – but won’t say which
- Air India, Emirates, Japan Airlines and All Nippon all canceled flights scheduled for Wednesday