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
A Turkish Airlines plane takes off at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul. PHOTO: REUTERS
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.
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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.
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.
US airlines meet with Homeland Security on expanding laptop ban
Turkey says negotiating with aviation authorities on electronics ban
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.