The FAA has issued a new InFO Alert governing Personal Electronic Devices in checked baggage. It is published in full bellow: As a result of recent security measures which involved the potential of prohibiting the carriage of PEDs larger than a cellphone or smartphone in the cabin on flights from…
Etihad Airways announces a lifting of the electronic device ban on flights from Abu Dhabi to the United States. Neither Emirates nor Qatar Airways have yet made similar announcements. Abu Dhabi Airport is part of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Pre-Clearance program. It is possible that this additional…
Presumably, under the premise that you can make a bad situation better by making it bigger, there are reports that the US Administration is now considering a global ban on the carriage of large electronic devices onboard flights bound for the US. This news comes less than a week after…
IATA has distributed a copy of a letter issued to John F. Kelly, Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, with a copy to EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc, which details the costs to passengers and the Economy of an extended electronics ban in Europe. IATA’s letter comes…
Europe’s airports have issued a warning of mass disruptions resulting from an extension of the electronics ban, ahead of a security meeting between representatives of the EU and the US. The warning comes amidst past speculation and media coverage of the electronics ban and following revelations of intelligence shared by…
It’s difficult to find anyone who isn’t concerned about a potential extension of the laptop ban to flights from Europe to the US. Questions about the effectiveness of the present laptop ban and concerns that the ban may be extended further to Europe abound from travellers, airlines, aviation industry associations,…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published an urgent call to action urging governments to address restrictions on the carriage of larger electronic devices onboard.
Airlines affected by the electronics ban are not sitting idle. They have come up with clever ways to reassure passengers that they can still enjoy their flight, with or without laptops.
ICAO statement on electronics ban.
Justifiable or not, well planned or not, airlines must comply with the electronics ban. While the ban has left affected airlines and their customers reeling and confused, offering premium passengers loaner laptops onboard might soften the sting. IATA says this electronics ban will affect 2% of travellers to the U.S.…
