WASHINGTON/LONDON: The United States and Britain on Tuesday imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa in response to unspecified security threats. The affected carriers -- Royal Jordanian Airlines, Egypt Air, Turkish Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways -- have until Friday to adopt the new policy, which took effect early on Tuesday. No U.S. airlines are on the list because there are no direct flights on them between the United States and the cited airports, officials said. The British regulations affect British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Monarch, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Atlas-Global, Pegasus, EgyptAir, Royal Jordanian, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, Turkish Airlines and Tunisair. IAG-owned British Airways advised customers departing from affected airports to arrive in good time at check-in.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 19:07 UTC