Here is what we know so far:Airports affectedThe US ban applies to flights from 10 airports in eight countries. The British ban affects six British airlines, including charters — British Airways, EasyJet, Jet2.com, Monarch, Thomas Cook and Thomson. Timing of bansAirlines in the United States have been given 96 hours, beginning at 3:00 am on Tuesday, to inform travellers. Officials in both Britain and the United States would not give any details on what exactly prompted the bans. A government source in London only said Britain was "privy to the same intelligence" as the United States.

Source: Daily Nation March 22, 2017 02:48 UTC