device ban

Laptops and other devices larger than cellphones are banned for direct US- and UK-bound flights from certain airports.

The new carry-on device ban is reportedly about al-Qaeda and ISIS bombs

March 22, 2017Conflict

Laptops, tablets, cameras and other items larger than cellphones are banned on passenger cabins of direct US-bound flights from certain airports in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and Jordan. Britain imposed similar restrictions on flights from six countries, while France and Canada said they were considering their own measures.