US Lifts Laptop Ban on Emirates, Turkish Airlines Flights

New Delhi, July 06: Qatar Airways has been said that its passengers can once again carry on laptop computers and other personal electronics for direct flights to the United States. Travelers from India and other countries traveling to the US can now carry laptops and other electronic goods.

In March, the US was banned from traveling to ten American airports, including Dubai and Istanbul, to carry electronic goods into a cabin baggage. Most of these banned airports belong to Muslim countries.

With the latest removal, the American passengers will be carrying the goods. The airline said in a statement that it and its hub Hamad International Airport had met new U.S. security requirements.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security further said last week that the airlines needed to implement sophisticated imaging technology for X-Ray and ultrasound screening of carry-on devices or continue to ban passengers from bringing the electronics on the plane.