UK lifts Cairo PED ban
The UK has lifted its ban on in-cabin carriage of large personal electronic devices from Cairo International to the UK. The UK followed the US in imposing a ban on large PEDs following intelligence that suggested terrorist organisations were attempting to smuggle an explosive device onto an aircraft inside devices such as laptop computers. The UK imposed the restriction on 6 Middle East nations—Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey—in March 2017. Unlike the US, it did not impose restrictions on Qatar and the UAE. EgyptAir said the ban had been lifted on its flights from Cairo to the UK Sept. 1. “The decision has been agreed on after UK transportation authorities … approved the safety and security measures applied to EgyptAir flights to London and made sure it is safe and proportionate to do so.” The ban on US-bound flights from Egypt was lifted in July. <br/>
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UK lifts Cairo PED ban
The UK has lifted its ban on in-cabin carriage of large personal electronic devices from Cairo International to the UK. The UK followed the US in imposing a ban on large PEDs following intelligence that suggested terrorist organisations were attempting to smuggle an explosive device onto an aircraft inside devices such as laptop computers. The UK imposed the restriction on 6 Middle East nations—Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey—in March 2017. Unlike the US, it did not impose restrictions on Qatar and the UAE. EgyptAir said the ban had been lifted on its flights from Cairo to the UK Sept. 1. “The decision has been agreed on after UK transportation authorities … approved the safety and security measures applied to EgyptAir flights to London and made sure it is safe and proportionate to do so.” The ban on US-bound flights from Egypt was lifted in July. <br/>
