Donald Trump’s administration is not backing down on his promise to keep America safe. After his new immigration order was halted by a Hawaiian judge, he has now ordered a temporary ban on passengers on some flights from 10 international airports in eight countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and other electronics in their carry-on luggage.
The international airports affected by the ban are:
- Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar
- Dubai International Airport, UAE
- Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE
- Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey
- Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan
- Cairo International Airport, Egypt
- King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Mohammed V Airport, Casablanca, Morocco
- Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait
The reason for the ban was not immediately clear as U.S. security officials have refused to comment on the #ElectronicsBan. The Royal Jordanian airline was one of the first airlines that said it will implement the order.
Royal Jordanian has deleted its tweet regarding the #electronicsban. pic.twitter.com/LdFsAPWfMy
— Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower) March 20, 2017
This #ElectronicsBan according to media reports may be as a result of intelligence which indicates that terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation, to include smuggling explosive devices in various consumer items.
