Homeland Security officials announced today that they are talking to airlines and helping them prepare for an expansion of the current electronics ban.
The new warning suggests that Western Europe and other regions around the world will become subject to a policy that is currently only effect on a handful of carriers operating from a handful of North African and Mideast airports.
The ban will prevent passengers from bringing electronic devices larger than a smart phone aboard their USA-bound flights. DHS officials in their comments declined to say which regions are being targeted for the expanded ban, but did not rule out Western Europe as one of their primary focuses.
The DHS claims that it is acting on real and reliable intelligence that has led them to consider casting a wider net for the policy. No timetable has been announced for the implementation of expanded ban, but with DHS meeting with airlines to discuss the policy, the timing might be sooner than later.
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I think if they are going to enforce an electronics ban, it shouldn’t be just for singled out airports in specific areas. All, or nothing.
Do they really think that those with nefarious intentions will not simply board a connecting flight from an originating city without the additional ban?
I agree…..if your going to make travel even more miserable, make it miserable for everyone. No exceptions!
Isn’t there technology to properly scan? Are airports investing in this?
you would think so! Seems like the scanning equipment sees all the circuits, etc. All this is coming from that Somali jet that crashed because of a bomb on a laptop. I suspect cash allowed that laptop to be brought aboard…..
Then we should be expecting zero beverages with that thinking. A fake fan was caught with n board not too long ago.