Effective July 19, 2017, all portable electronic devices (PED) – larger than a cellphone or smartphone – of passengers bound for the United States will be subjected to additional airport screening. This move is in line with the new set of security directives issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security requiring airlines flying from last point of departure to the US. The new US security directive, which will be in effect until 30 […]
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Kuwait airline says US laptop ban lifted
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) – Kuwait Airways said Sunday that a ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound flights had been lifted by Washington. “Now our passengers flying from Kuwait International Airport to in #NY will be able to use all of their personal electronic devices,” the emirate’s flag carrier said on Twitter. The United States in March barred all electronic devices larger than a mobile phone in the cabins of […]





