A LAPTOP ban affecting airline passengers travelling to the UK from six countries in the Middle East and north America is to be introduced “in the coming days”, Downing Street confirmed.
The restriction – which means customers will no longer be able to carry laptops and other large electronic devices as cabin luggage – affects passengers on inbound flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
It will cover devices which are larger than a typical smartphone measuring 16cm by 9.3cm by 1.5cm, which will now have to go in the plane’s hold.
The move was ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday in the latest of a series of meetings on aviation security, although it was not immediately clear whether the move was introduced in response to a general terror threat or a specific attack from the likes of al Qaida.
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