Alexandre de Juniac
“With the measures now in place, our passengers and member airlines are asking valid questions. Why don’t the US and the UK have a common list of airports? How can laptops be secure in the cabin on some flights and not others, including flights departing from the same airport? And surely there must be a way to screen electronic equipment effectively?
“The current situation is not acceptable and will not maintain the all-important confidence of the industry or of travellers. We must find a better way, and governments must act quickly,” de Juniac asserted.
IATA also expressed frustration that there was “no prior consultation” on the new regulations.
Passengers have been banned from carrying personal electronic devices larger than smartphones on certain flights into the UK and US, from countries including Turkey, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco and the UAE. For example, the rule applies to passengers on all direct flights from Dubai to the US.
