Now, Emirates says US has exempted it from laptop ban in flight cabins

Saudi Arabian Airlines has said it hopes to be off the ban list on or before July 19

Last Updated : Jul 05 2017 | 1:24 PM IST

Dubai-based Emirates airlines says the US has exempted it from a ban on laptops in airplane cabins.

The Middle East's biggest long-haul carrier said in a statement on Wednesday that new security measures were in place and the ban had been lifted "effectively immediately."

This follows Abu Dhabi-based Etihad being exempted from the ban.

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Emirates' Dubai hub has grown into the world's busiest airport for international traffic, in large part thanks to Emirates' expansion. It was one of 10 airports affected by the ban on cabin electronics put in place by the Trump administration in March.

Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines tweeted early on Wednesday that it had been exempted from the ban. Saudi Arabian Airlines has said it hopes to be off the ban list "on or before July 19.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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