The US electronics ban has now been lifted for all but a few airlines that were impacted by it. Over the past week we’ve seen six airlines have the electronics ban lifted for flights from their respective hubs to the US: -- The electronics ban was lifted for Etihad flights out of Abu Dhabi as…
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My guess is simply that they will be enforcing the same kind of laptop requirements they do domestically - specifically, that you take large electronics out of any bags, put them through an X-ray, and have the capability and equipment to do an explosives residue swab of anything questionable. Possibly also require that electronics be powered on at the gate if asked. These were likely easy to implement for many airports, but they probably sent DHS investigators through the airports a couple times to confirm that the new procedures were being adhered to.
Looks like EgyptAir lifted their ban today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/07/12/egyptair-removed-laptop-ban/471839001/
Lucky - a simple look at Egyptairs twitter feed would have shown that the ban was already lifted for them this morning. You should have done better research. 😉
Every time I traveled on RAM, the cockpit door remained open for most of the flight.
If the ban is universally cancelled, it is one thing. Cancelling it for major and trustworthy airlines in the region is another, but announcing its end "For" RAM or Egyptair makes no sense at all. Who is next? Air Korio ?
slap on policy makers face. they shud get to their desk and start making a list of those that are banned considering the list of those un-baned keeps getting longer