Turkish Airlines expects electronics ban on flights to Britain to be lifted soon: CEO

Ban was imposed in March to address fears that bombs could be concealed in electronic devices taken aboard aircraft

ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines expects a ban on carrying electronic devices in cabins on flights from Turkey to Britain to be lifted soon, Chief Executive Bilal Eksi said on Twitter on Wednesday, after a similar ban was lifted for US-bound flights.

İngiltere uçuşlarına uygulanan "Elektronik Cihaz" yasağının da kısa sürede kalkmasını bekliyoruz.

— Bilal EKŞİ (@BilalEksiTHY) July 5, 2017

The US ban was imposed in March for flights originating at 10 airports in eight countries - Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey - to address fears that bombs could be concealed in electronic devices taken aboard aircraft.