Emirates offers tablet, laptop handling service for US flights

There would not be any charge for this service, says the airline

Emirates will introduce a new service to enable customers to use their laptops and tablet devices until just before they board their flights to the US. 

Emirates customers travelling to the US via Dubai will be able to utilise their laptops and tablet devices on the first part of their journeys, and also during transit in Dubai. They must then declare and hand over their laptops, tablets, and other banned electronic devices to security staff at the gate just before boarding their US-bound flight. 

The devices will be carefully packed into boxes, loaded into the aircraft hold, and returned to the customer at their US destination. There would not be any charge for this service, the airline said on Thursday.

Tim Clark, president, said: “Our aim is to ensure compliance with the new rules, while minimising disruption to passenger flow and impact on customer experience.”