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How Airlines Are Handling U.S. & U.K. Electronics Bans

By Michael B. Baker / 27 March 2017 / Contact Reporter
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The U.S. and U.K. bans on laptops and other large electronic devices onboard flights from certain Middle East and North Africa destinations likely will last months, not days or weeks, according to International SOS.

ISOS advises corporate travelers who must travel through affected countries to take extra precautions to secure their devices before checking them. This includes locking luggage with U.S. Transportation Security Administration-approved locks, moving sensitive information off checked items onto the cloud or a shared drive and leaving behind nonessential electronic devices.

In addition, passengers should allow extra time for security procedures when traveling through those airports. "Affected airports will have to review how they process and move passengers through the terminals as efficiently as possible while maintaining an adherence to the scheme," according to ISOS and Control Risks travel security expert James Wood. "Disruption while the restriction beds in should be expected, particularly while the airports refine and review their security procedures."

In the meantime, several carriers are offering services to comply with the bans. Some are allowing passengers to gate-check banned items so passengers connecting through affected airport can keep their devices on the first legs of their trips. Policies as of Monday include:

British Airways (affected by the U.K. ban): The carrier is allowing passengers who are partway through a trip that includes travel home from an affected country and those about to start such a trip to rebook for a later date should they not be able to comply immediately with the checked electronics requirements.

Emirates (affected by the U.S. ban): At no charge, passengers may hand over devices at the gate to be packed in a box that will have priority unloading upon arrival.

Etihad (affected by the U.S. ban): Etihad's home airport of Abu Dhabi hosts the only U.S. Customs Preclearance facility in the Middle East. Passengers must place their devices in checked baggage before going through Preclearance. Etihad plans to add staff to the Preclearance facility while the ban is in effect.

Kuwait Airlines (affected by the U.S. ban): The carrier warns of "significant delays and/or the possible confiscation of restricted items by security personnel" should passengers traveling from or through Kuwait to the U.S. not put prohibited items in checked luggage at their first point of departure.

Qatar Airways (affected by the U.S. ban): The carrier reports making arrangements to help passengers secure prohibited devices in the baggage hold and reportedly is gate-checking banned items, though it has made no official announcement that it is doing so.

Turkish Airlines (affected by both bans): The carrier is allowing passengers in Istanbul to keep their devices at their gates until they are ready to board. At that point, they will hand over the devices and collect them at a designated place in the baggage claim area.

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