Posted on 5/8/2017
The United States and United Kingdom recently enacted a ban on laptop computers, tablets and other devices larger than a cell phone. The U.K. ban applies to flights from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey, while the U.S. ban enacted by the TSA is in regards to flights from 10 airports in the countries of Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
With the new rule taking effect on March 25, organizations like IATA have called for government officials to seek alternatives to the new security measures.
While we wait to see if requests like IATA’s are addressed, Emirates took a different approach as it announced that the airline will introduce a new passenger service that allows customers flying to the United Sta...