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Electronics banned from cabins on some Middle Eastern and African flights to U.S.
Airlines that fly from certain countries in the Middle East and Africa to the U.S. must soon require passengers to check in almost all electronic devices rather than carry them into the cabin, a U.S. official said. (money.cnn.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This is not about politics nor who's who does what...I read a tech article a while back and remembered something very interesting...a desktop/laptop with WiFi capability and Windows 7 through 10 on it (even as far back as Win XP Pro but that is a crap shoot) or even some MacBooks, can be accessed remotely (remote desktop assistance)...I don't think they thought of this...leave the people to use their smartphones, those are used to access the laptops, which are now smothered in checked baggage in the cargohold and what could potentially happen?? Li-Ion battery fires are not pretty, nor is a remotely accessed explosive device...smh
What am I missing here? A bomb that explodes in the baggage compartment instead of the cabin is still a bomb. Is the implication that these countries have proper screening of checked bags but not of carry-ons?
I can see this has turned into a bit of a political debate as well as a who does what debate of opinons etc...For this much, I shall comment no more on this matter..I just hope those involved know what they are doing and do it correctly...as Wolfgang pointed out, it would be very easy to slip around just these airports.
A article in the Financial Times reports an alternative hypothesis for the action. Rather than Homeland Security, they postulate the focus is economic Unfortunately it is behind a paywall. The Washington Post's reprise is linked here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/03/21/trump-wont-allow-you-to-use-ipads-or-laptops-on-certain-airlines-heres-the-underlying-story/?tid=hybrid_content_2_na&utm_term=.db220f375f36
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/03/21/trump-wont-allow-you-to-use-ipads-or-laptops-on-certain-airlines-heres-the-underlying-story/?tid=hybrid_content_2_na&utm_term=.db220f375f36
The ban doesn't extend to Delta's flight from Lagos Nigeria.
I dont believe that airport is on the list
Right, it's not on the list, but the Lagos airport is at least as much (probably much more) of a security risk than those that are on the list.
But then the airline serving this destination is Delta, as you said. One more reason to suspect politics over safety requirements. Security in Istanbul is second to none, but it's on the list, Abu Dhabi pre-clearance conforms to all US CBP requirements, but it is on the list. Just another way to put foreign airlines at a competitive disadvantage.
AVHerald posted a news item on the subject. Some of the comments are of interest, including ones questioning the propriety of posting it on an aviation website.
http://avherald.com/h?article=4a67fce7&opt=0
http://avherald.com/h?article=4a67fce7&opt=0
Careful joel...that article is along the same lines of what I was mentioning, yet I got downvoted