New rules on all US-bound flights take effect on Thursday including stricter passenger screening to comply with government security measures designed to avoid expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, airlines said Tuesday. Airlines contacted by Reuters said the new measures, which could include short security interviews with passengers, would be in place by Thursday. They will affect 325,000 airline passengers on about 2,000 commercial flights arriving daily in the United States, on 180 airlines from 280 airports in 105 countries, and industry trade group Airlines for America has said the changes might cause disruptions. European and US officials told Reuters at the time that airlines had 120 days to comply with the measures, including increased passenger screening. The airline said passengers would also have short security interviews and it has advised travelers to arrive three hours before departure.

Source: Hindustan Times October 24, 2017 16:52 UTC