They said the decision was prompted by “evaluated intelligence” about potential threats to airplanes bound for the United States. Early in his candidacy, Trump had called on barring Muslims from entering the United States. The travel ban was more severe, separating families and barring students from studying in the U.S. Details of the electronics ban were first disclosed by Royal Jordanian and the official news agency of Saudi Arabia. In its statement, Royal Jordanian said the electronics ban would affect its flights to New York, Chicago, Detroit and Montreal.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 16:41 UTC