New rules banning many electronic items from passenger cabins on US and UK-bound flights will force a rethink now on fire safety concerns in consigning them to the hold, and some experts are questioning whether the limited ban can improve passenger security.
The rules, announced on Tuesday, cover carry-on electronic devices on planes flying from 10 airports in Amman, Cairo, Kuwait City, Doha, Dubai, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Casablanca, Morocco; Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
While Britain has introduced restrictions on carry-on electronic goods on direct inbound flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
The Trump administration said passengers travelling from those airports could not bring devices larger than a mobile into the main cabin. Instead, they must be in checked baggage.
