These devices have to be checked in on these airlines' nonstop flights to America. "If you are planning to travel to the US in the near future, we wanted to let you know that you can now take all your electronic devices on board (in hand bag) our US flights from Abu Dhabi. Jet flies to Abu Dhabi from several cities in India and feeds the international flights of Etihad from there.The three Gulf carriers — Emirates, Etihad and Qatar — flew over a crore passengers in and out of India last year with anywhere from 67% to 80% of these flyers taking connecting flights from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha to fly between India and rest of the world. Effective immediately, the removal of the restrictions allows passengers flying to the US to carry all laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices onto the aircraft, subject to enhanced security measures. "The US is one of Etihad Airways' largest markets, with over two lakh passengers flying to the US from Abu Dhabi between January 1 and 30 April 2017.

Source: Times of India July 02, 2017 15:23 UTC