06/01/2017

DHS Says Laptop Ban on Europe-US Flights Still Possible

The agency is also considering banning large electronics on all international flights into and out of the U.S.

Despite earlier reports that U.S. officials had opted not to ban laptops on incoming flights from Europe, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that the decision has not been finalized. DHS responded to the Politico article by emphasizing that the ban could is still being considered. The proposed ban would prohibit large electronics, including laptops, from being brought into the passenger section of airplanes.

The current ban applies only to flights from 10 Middle Eastern and North African airports, affecting approximately 50 daily flights. According to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, expanding the ban to European transatlantic flights “would affect nearly 400 more daily flights carrying up to 65 million people a year.”

Kelly went as far as to say he is considering banning large electronics on “all international flights into and out of the U.S.” without offering a timeline on that decision.

This article was provided to OSAE by The Power of A and ASAE's Inroads.