What are US airlines worried about and could British planes be affected?
The debate about whether 5G has the potential to interfere with crucial aeroplane instruments is intense and unresolved.
What are the airlines worried about?
Airlines are concerned that the new 5G network could affect aircraft instruments including altimeters, which measure a plane’s distance from the ground.
This is because both the new 5G network and the altimeters will operate at a similar wavelength.
What are the networks saying?