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Emirates has announced the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the US.

In March, the US banned cabin laptops and other large electronic devices to and from eight mostly Muslim nations, fearing bombs may be concealed in them.

A spokeswoman for the airline said it had worked with US authorities to meet the requirements of the new security guidelines for all US bound flights.

Large Electronic Devices Banned on US Flights from Eight Muslim Countries

Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline, flies to 12 US cities.

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The move comes after the US lifted the laptop ban on July 2 for Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to the US.

The Turkish Airlines chief has said he expects the ban to be lifted for his airline soon as well.

Large Electronic Devices Ban on Flights Comes Into Effect in US and UK

Under the US rules, devices “larger than a smartphone” were not allowed in the cabins of flights from Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The US Homeland Security department unveiled further measures last week to enhance security on flights entering the country.

The new measures require enhanced screening, more thorough vetting of passengers and the wider use of bomb-sniffer dogs in 105 countries.

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A ban on large electronic devices in cabin baggage on flights from Turkey and some countries in the Middle East and North Africa to the US and UK has come into effect.

According to officials, devices “larger than a smartphone” must travel in the hold because of an increased risk that they could contain explosives.

At least one airline is allowing devices to be used up until boarding.

The US ban covers eight countries, while the UK restrictions apply to six.

Nine airlines from eight countries – Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait – are affected by the US ban. They operate about 50 flights a day to the US.

UAE airline Emirates is offering complimentary packing and shipping services at gates to enable passengers to use their electronic devices after check-in and until boarding.

That also means passengers flying on two-leg trips from other countries to the US through Dubai can use their laptops on the first leg of their flights.

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The UK ban meanwhile affects all flights out of Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Lebanon.

This ban applies to any device, including smartphones, larger than 6.3in long, 3.7in wide or 0.6in deep. However, most phones will be smaller than the limit.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged the US and UK to lift the bans as soon as possible.

The US Department for Homeland Security has cited attacks on planes and airports over the past two years as the reason for the ban,

Bombs, it said, had been hidden in such items as a soft drink can, used in the downing of a Russian airliner over Egypt in October 2015 with the loss of 224 lives, and the laptop used in the unsuccessful Somali attack  in 2016.

According to the Guardian, European security experts are to meet next week to discuss the US and UK bans.

Royal Jordanian Airlines has tweeted suggestions of things to do during a long flight instead of using an electronic device.

It followed up with another tweet suggesting that passengers “do what we Jordanians do best – stare at each other!”

Aviation experts say the ban could hit airline profits as risks include a fall in passenger numbers, decreasing customer satisfaction and higher costs linked to screening baggage.

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