The United States lifted a ban on the transportation of laptops on planes from Abu Dhabi
The US authorities have lifted a ban on the transportation of laptops on Board planes arriving from the airport of the capital of UAE, Abu Dhabi, imposed because of the threat of terrorist attacks. This publication reports The National.
Information about the lifting of the ban on his Twitter confirmed the UAE Embassy in the United States. “New security measures introduced in Abu Dhabi airport allows passengers to bring laptops and tablets into the cabin,” said the diplomats.
The airport of the capital of the UAE was the first against whom Washington took the decision to cancel such security measures.
The head of Emirates airlines, Etihad Airways, Peter Baumgartner noted that it was “evidence of the reputation of Abu Dhabi, its airport is one of the safest”.
He explained that the lifting of the ban contributed to the establishment in the airport immigration centre, which checks passengers flying to the United States. According to The National, the previously introduced a ban on the transportation of electronic devices in the cabin on flights departing from the UAE, led to a reduction in passenger traffic through Abu Dhabi airport.
Some of the passengers from Asia who have made the transplant in the UAE, began to fly via Europe to avoid checking in Luggage. This led to the fact that Emirates airlines stated the decrease in demand and had to reduce the number of aircraft flying in the United States.
The decision to limit the transportation of some electronic devices in the cabin coming from the Middle East and Africa was made in March. The reason was the threat of terrorist attacks using gadgets.
According to CNN, a number of US special operations received information that “al-Qaeda” (banned in Russia as a terrorist organization) is developing bombs that can be built into the batteries of electronic devices. This would bypass security in airports. Later, a similar ban in respect of the six countries have imposed and the United Kingdom.