Are you traveling to the Middle East or North Africa in the future? Be careful. Because on some flights, they will ban any electronic device bigger than a cell phone. This mean they will have to check your laptop or tablet under the plane. You can’t carry it on with you. Travel alert: Electronics banned from certain flights.
So, according to the Dept. of Homeland Security, this law 10 foreign airlines, 10 airports, and 8 countries. All come from the Middle East and North Africa. Government officials learned of a threat weeks ago. So now, they believe this is the best action. We do know the ban includes Jordan and Saudi Arabia. But we don’t yet know the other nations by name. Also, I want to make clear what they’re banning: tablets, laptops, etc. The ban doesn’t include smartphones.
Also, this ban won’t effect American passengers, so long as they have the proper documents proving their American citizenship. However, some reports say the ban comes in the wake of foiled bombing plots on Western airlines. Authorities believe these plots came from al Queda. Hence, Royal Jordanian Airlines confirmed the ban. But other carriers drag their feet. For example, Emirates and Egypt Air claim nobody advised them about any ban.
So why do I talk about? Why issue this travel alert? At our Boston computer repair firm, we believe in keeping our readers informed of all that’s going on.If you’re traveling overseas, and certain travel restrictions come up, you need to know about it. Do you know how many people, particularly in IT support, travel to North Africa and the Middle East? Many do. And guess how many use laptops in flight (we do wonderful work in laptops fixed)? Many do. So if you’re heading that way, please take heed to this travel alert. Will this alert spread any further or wider?