European Union and US transport and security officials will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss US plans to broaden an in-flight ban on laptops and tablets to include planes from Europe. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said Monday that the high-level talks are “to jointly assess any new threats and work toward a common approach to address them.”Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Elaine Duke is expected to lead the US delegation. Alarmed at the proposal, which airline officials say is merely a matter of timing, European governments held talks with their US counterparts on Friday. The ban would affect trans-Atlantic routes that carry as many as 65 million people a year on over 400 daily flights, including business travelers who use laptops to work in-flight. For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App now

Source: Indian Express May 15, 2017 13:25 UTC