WASHINGTON/LONDON (REUTERS) – The United States and Britain on Tuesday (March 21) 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 policy does not affect any American carriers because none fly directly to the United States from the airports affected, officials said. Officials did not explain why the restrictions only apply to travellers arriving in the United States and not for those same flights when they leave from there. The rules do apply to US citizens travelling on those flights, but not to crew members on those foreign carriers. 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.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 14:54 UTC