As if air travel isn't hard enough, 5G wireless signals could disrupt flights starting this weekend

Airline passengers dealing with weather delays could face a new source of disruptions this weekend.

People travel through Salt Lake City International Airport Friday, June 30, 2023, in Salt Lake City.

Predictions that interference would cause massive flight groundings failed to come true last year, when telecom companies began rolling out the new service. They then agreed to limit the power of the signals around busy airports, giving airlines an extra year to upgrade their planes. The big exception is Delta Air Lines. Delta says it has 190 planes, which include most of its smaller ones, that still lack upgraded altimeters because its supplier has been unable to provide them fast enough.

JetBlue did not respond to requests for comment but told The Wall Street Journal it expected to retrofit 17 smaller Airbus jets by October, with possible “limited impact” some days in Boston.

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