The United States has lifted the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on U.S.-bound flights from Dubai and Istanbul, Emirates [EMIRA.UL] and Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS) announced on Wednesday, according to reuters.com.
The statements come three days after the ban was lifted on Etihad Airways’ flights to the United States from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The ban on U.S. flights from Dubai International, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, has been lifted after new security measures announced by the U.S. last week were implemented, an Emirates spokeswoman revealed in a statement.
Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline and which flies to 12 U.S. cities, had blamed travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration for a fall in demand on U.S. flights.
The Dubai-based carrier reduced flights to five U.S. cities from May but had since said demand was starting to return on some routes.
Moreover, Turkish Airlines said in a statement that passengers traveling to the United States could now take their laptops onboard.
Emirates and Turkish Airlines are the only airlines that carry out direct flights from Dubai and Istanbul, respectively, to the United States.
U.S. transport officials plan to visit Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines on Wednesday to check that the carriers have implemented the latest U.S. security measures, a spokesman for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said.
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