Emirates chief hopeful for laptop ban solution

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is optimistic the US ban on large personal electronic devices (PEDs) in carry-on baggage on routes from Middle East airports to the US will be resolved. Clark said Wednesday that the US ban on PEDs larger than smartphones from 10 airports, including Emirates’ home base of Dubai “had not been well-received” in the emirate, which prided itself on its rigorous secondary search capability. The ban was implemented in March by the US govt with little advance warning or discussion. The UK followed with a similar ban on flights to the UK, but did not include the UAE or Qatar in its country target list, so its ban does not affect any of the major Gulf carriers. <br/>