What You Need To Know About The Airline Electronics Ban
Today, the US and UK banned electronics in the cabin when on flights coming from certain countries. Meaning that if you’re flying to these countries, you’re not going to be affected by this. The US list of banned countries looks like this:
- Cairo, Egypt
- Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Doha, Qatar
- Amman, Jordan
- Kuwait City
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The UK list looks like this:
- Turkey
- Lebanon
- Egypt
- Tunisia
- Saudi Arabia
Now, here’s what airlines are affected:
- Egyptair
- Emirates
- Etihad Airways
- Kuwait Airways
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Turkish Airlines
Now, here’s what is banned: Smartphones will still be allowed. But passengers will have to check in any electronic devices bigger than that. That includes laptops, cameras, gaming devices and tablets such as iPads. Medical devices required during the flight will still be allowed in the cabin after security screening. Now packing a laptop or an iPad into checked luggage is a risky thing to do as it could get damaged or stolen. Thus you may want to strongly consider leaving your electronics at home if you’re affected by this as having devices that are checked as luggage damaged or stolen is more common than you think.
One thing to keep in mind is that this may spread to other countries, so keep an eye on the news to see if your country comes up with rules like these.
April 7, 2017 at 9:30 am
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