Financial Times: By: Shawn Donnan | Washington – Patti Waldmeir | Chicago – Tanya Powley | London:
Brussels demands explanation as airline executives say move is ‘foregone conclusion’
The US is considering extending a ban on laptops in aircraft cabins to transatlantic services from Europe, in what would be a major disruption to business travellers and airlines in one of the world’s busiest air corridors.
The ban on carrying electronic devices larger than mobile phones into aircraft cabins was applied to nine Middle Eastern airlines on some flights from the region earlier this year. David Lapan, a US Department of Homeland Security spokesman, said on Thursday that the US was reviewing whether to extend the measure.
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