The American government demanded tougher security measures during screening of passengers to airlines flying to the US from Moscow airports Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo. About the Agency TASS said the representative of the Ministry of internal security of the United States.
Earlier, Reuters reported that airlines that do not meet the new security arrangements, U.S., may lose their flight certificates flights over the territory of the country.
The head of the Ministry of internal security of the USA John Kelly has announced tighter controls on flights to the country from abroad. The new measures will affect passengers travelling to the United States of the 280 airports in 105 countries around the world. In particular, travellers, as well as electronic devices will be thoroughly tested. In addition, enhanced control measures will be introduced in the passenger terminal. Such initiative is explained by the growth of the terrorist threat.
In March, the airline passengers from certain countries arriving in the States, banned in carry-on baggage electronic devices larger than cell phones. Speech, in particular, was about Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, UAE and other countries in North Africa and the Middle East.