WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain nonstop U.S.-bound flights from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and some other electronics in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday. A U.S. official said the ban will apply to nonstop flights to the U.S. from 10 airports in eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Royal Jordanian said the electronics ban affects its flights to New York, Chicago, Detroit and Montreal. Most major airports in the United States have a computer tomography or CT scanner for checked baggage, which creates a detailed picture of a bag’s contents. All checked baggage must be screened for explosives.

Source: National Post March 20, 2017 22:52 UTC