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05-12-2017, 01:05 PM
What to bring on a plane if your laptop is banned
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Life may soon get more complicated for anyone flying from Europe to the U.S.
The U.S. is reportedly considering an expansion of the March electronics ban (http://mashable.com/2017/03/20/royal-jordanian-electronics-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), which forbids anyone from carrying a laptop into a plane cabin if they're flying from eight Middle Eastern and African countries. If the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does what's expected, that same ban may soon apply to select countries in Europe as well.
SEE ALSO: Confused? Here's how to get your laptop to your destination (http://mashable.com/2017/03/22/packing-and-shipping-a-laptop/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The reason for the electronics ban expansion, which affects devices larger than a smartphone (i.e. laptops, tablets, cameras, etc.), is ostensibly the same as before: Terrorists could hide bombs in laptops and other devices brought in the cabin, which could detonate and take down planes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/11/6-devices-for-flights-laptop-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Life may soon get more complicated for anyone flying from Europe to the U.S.
The U.S. is reportedly considering an expansion of the March electronics ban (http://mashable.com/2017/03/20/royal-jordanian-electronics-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), which forbids anyone from carrying a laptop into a plane cabin if they're flying from eight Middle Eastern and African countries. If the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does what's expected, that same ban may soon apply to select countries in Europe as well.
SEE ALSO: Confused? Here's how to get your laptop to your destination (http://mashable.com/2017/03/22/packing-and-shipping-a-laptop/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The reason for the electronics ban expansion, which affects devices larger than a smartphone (i.e. laptops, tablets, cameras, etc.), is ostensibly the same as before: Terrorists could hide bombs in laptops and other devices brought in the cabin, which could detonate and take down planes. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/11/6-devices-for-flights-laptop-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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