Emirates categorized a number of US airports unsafe announcing an immediate shut down of services from Dubai to 9 US gateways.
This decision may have a snowball effect on dozens of international and even US based airlines.

Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad and Turkish Airlines are all major connecting carriers with transit passenger from around the globe.

Dubai based Emirates Airlines took a bold step in just announcing the cancellation of all flights from Dubai to Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH), Miami (MIA), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), San Francisco (SFO) and Seattle (SEA).

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airlines made similar announcements of canceling flights on Boeing 777 and B787 aircraft from Japan to the United States.

The reason is the 5G rollout by US Communication companies.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that 5G interference could delay systems like thrust reversers on Boeing 787s from kicking in, leaving only the brakes to slow the plane.

That “could prevent an aircraft from stopping on the runway,” the FAA said.

More cancellations of US bound flights may follow by the following airlines operating B777 or B787

In a press release also posted on the Emirates website it says:

Due to operational concerns associated with the planned deployment of 5G mobile network services in the US at certain airports, Emirates will be suspending flights to the following US destinations from 19 January 2022 until further notice: