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…
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…
Delta Air Lines has apologised for the erroneous posting of a placard which suggested that the laptop ban might extend to all international flights into the US with immediate effect. Whilst reading a @FlyerTalk thread, I found a disturbing picture. What's going on? The photo allegedly comes from CVG. pic.twitter.com/2k6wvyJIqW…
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,…
