Europe's aviation regulator reaffirmed advice to airlines to use caution in Israeli and Iranian airspace though it said no civil overflights had been placed at risk during weekend tensions
Emirates says laptop ban on US flights lifted
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said on Wednesday the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on its flights to the United States had been lifted "effective immediately."
Published : 5 July 2017, 06:37 AM
Updated : 5 July 2017, 06:37 AM
"Emirates has been working hard in coordination with various aviation stakeholders and the local authorities to implement heightened security measures and protocols that meet the requirements of the US Department of Homeland Security’s new security guidelines for all US bound flights," an Emirates spokeswoman said in a statement.
Emirates flies to 12 US cities.
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