The United States has suspended a ban on laptops and other large electronics on board flights from Dubai and Istanbul to US destinations, Emirates and Turkish Airlines said on Wednesday.
Illustrative photo shows laptop inside suitcase, identified by X-ray security scanner. 04/07/2017
The announcements came three days after the ban was lifted on Etihad Airways flights to the US from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The ban on flights to the United States leaving Dubai International, the world's busiest airport for international travel, was repealed after new security measures announced by the United States last week were implemented, an Emirates spokeswoman said in a statement. .
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline flying to 12 US cities, has seen a drop in demand for flights to the United States from travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump's government.
In May the Dubai-based company reduced its flights to five US destinations, but since then said demand has begun to come back on some routes.
Turkish Airlines said in a statement that passengers traveling to the US could now take their laptops on board.
Emirates and Turkish Airlines are the only airlines that operate direct flights from Dubai and Istanbul respectively to the United States.
Turkish Airlines executive director Bilal Eksi also tweeted that the company believes similar restrictions on flights to the UK will be suspended soon.
US and British officials carried out security inspections at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Tuesday, the Dogan news agency reported earlier.
There was no immediate comment from the US authorities on the lifting of the ban in Dubai and Istanbul. The United Kingdom ban does not apply to flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Security officials were seen examining passenger laptops at Ataturk Airport on Wednesday after the lifting of restrictions.
The US imposed a ban on direct flights from 10 airports in eight countries - Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey - in March due to fears that bombs could be hidden in electronic gadgets For the passenger cabin.
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