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The Department of Homeland Security is considering expanding the ban on large carry-on electronic devices (laptops and tablets) to inbound U.S. flights from 71 airports around the world, DHS secretary John Kelly said in testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
The DHS hasn’t said which airports are under review.
“They are, generally, both in Europe and other regions, including the Middle East and Africa,” DHS spokesman David Lapan said in a Thursday email to Travel Weekly.
Presently, the U.S. bans carry-on electronic devices larger than a cell phone on inbound flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa.
“We’re tracking a range of potential terror threats, and accordingly, DHS is looking at ways –working with airlines and foreign partners — to increase the baseline of aviation security globally, especially on U.S.-bound flights,” Lapan said.
At its annual general meeting in Cancun this week, IATA called on governments to steer clear of expanding the laptop ban, instead implementing other security measures to ameliorate terrorist threats.
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