U.S. Ends Controversial Laptop Ban On Flights From Middle East


In March, the United States banned large electronics in cabins on flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa over concerns that explosives could be concealed in the devices taken onboard aircraft.

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By Alexander Cornwell | July 21, 2017

Middle East carriers have blamed Trump’s travel restrictions for a downturn in demand on U.S routes.

DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) - The United States has ended a four-month ban on passengers carrying laptops on board U.S. bound flights from certain airports in the Middle East and North Africa, bringing to an end one of the controversial travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was the last of 10 airports to be exempted from the ban, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed in a tweet late on Wednesday local time.
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