The carriers are Royal Jordanian, Egypt Air, Turkish Airline, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, royal Air Marac, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways. However, CBS producers in Egypt and Turkey report that neither Turkish Air or Egypt Air have received official confirmation of the ban. Another aviation-security expert, Professor Jeffrey Price, of Metropolitan State University of Denver, said there were disadvantages to having everyone put their electronics in checked baggage. Most major airports in the United States have computer tomography (CT) scanners for checked baggage that create a detailed picture of a bag’s contents. All checked baggage must be screened for explosives.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 10:07 UTC