Qantas pilots told to fly through radio interference reportedly coming from Chinese warships

Qantas has told pilots to ignore radio interference and jamming believed to be coming from Chinese warships north-west of Australia. Photograph: Bayne Stanley/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Qantas has told pilots to fly through radio interference and GPS jamming reportedly coming from Chinese warships in Asia Pacific.

In standing orders issued to pilots, Qantas says that some aircraft have experienced interference on VHF channels “purporting to represent the Chinese military” and GPS jamming from ships “off the north-west shelf of Australia”.