IN FORCE prohibition to bring laptop in a plane on flights to the US and the UK

Today, the ban comes into force the introduction of laptop and tablet computers in the passenger of the plane on a flight from Turkey and some countries of the Middle East and North Africa to the US and the UK.

Officials state that the devices' larger than smartphones "have to go to the storage of the plane because of the increasing risk to their interior could be hidden explosives. Prohibition for the US covers eight states and Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates / UAE / Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait while in Britain includes six - Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Lebanon.

The airline "Emirates" from the UAE offers its puntica possibility of using electronic devices after check-in and the entrance to the plane. This means that travelers from other countries who change planes on their way to the United States and pass through Dubai can use their laptops during the first part of the trip. The ban in the UK includes all devices, including smartphones, length exceeding 16 centimeters or 6.3 inches and a thickness of 1.5 centimeters.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the United Kingdom and the United States as soon as possible lift the ban.