Mar 21, 2017, 11:15 am
Last edit by: KARFA
See this UK government announcements
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/additional-airline-security-measures-on-some-routes-travelling-to-the-uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/additional-hand-luggage-restrictions-on-some-flights-to-the-uk
https://www.gov.uk/hand-luggage-restrictions/electronic-devices-and-electrical-items
Flights affected
This will apply to inbound flights (all operators) to the UK from the following locations:
Turkey
Lebanon
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Tunisia
Devices affected
Under the new arrangements, phones, laptops and tablets larger than:
length: 16.0 cm
width: 9.3 cm
depth: 1.5 cm
will not be allowed in the cabin on selected flights to the UK from the countries affected. Most smart phones fall within these limits and will continue to be allowed on board. However, devices larger than these dimensions may not be carried in the cabin and therefore much be placed in checked bags.
(By way of comparison, iPad Mini = 20.32 x 13.48 x 0.61cm. Amazon Kindle = 16.0 x 11.5 x 0.91 cm)
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/additional-airline-security-measures-on-some-routes-travelling-to-the-uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/additional-hand-luggage-restrictions-on-some-flights-to-the-uk
https://www.gov.uk/hand-luggage-restrictions/electronic-devices-and-electrical-items
Flights affected
This will apply to inbound flights (all operators) to the UK from the following locations:
Turkey
Lebanon
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Tunisia
Devices affected
Under the new arrangements, phones, laptops and tablets larger than:
length: 16.0 cm
width: 9.3 cm
depth: 1.5 cm
will not be allowed in the cabin on selected flights to the UK from the countries affected. Most smart phones fall within these limits and will continue to be allowed on board. However, devices larger than these dimensions may not be carried in the cabin and therefore much be placed in checked bags.
(By way of comparison, iPad Mini = 20.32 x 13.48 x 0.61cm. Amazon Kindle = 16.0 x 11.5 x 0.91 cm)
Electronic Devices Ban on Direct Flights to UK from 6 ME and North African Countries
Mar 21, 2017, 8:35 am
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These are the airlines affected by the US ban, is it the same for UK?
The nine airlines affected are:
Royal Jordanian
Egypt Air
Turkish Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Kuwait Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Qatar Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
US officials said the airlines had been given 96 hours, beginning at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday, to ban devices bigger than a mobile phone or smartphone from cabins. They said the ban had no end date.
The nine airlines affected are:
Royal Jordanian
Egypt Air
Turkish Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Kuwait Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Qatar Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
US officials said the airlines had been given 96 hours, beginning at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday, to ban devices bigger than a mobile phone or smartphone from cabins. They said the ban had no end date.
Mar 21, 2017, 8:44 am
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It would be odd if only the national airlines of those countires are affected rather than all flights departing from there though.
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Mar 21, 2017, 8:46 am
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Hopefully. It is being repored on the Telegraph, Independent and Twitter too, although it's highly likely that they are all quoting from the same "source", quite possibly each other.
Mar 21, 2017, 8:58 am
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Not as many as the ban on liquids affected, and look how that has been policed. I suspect that secondary security at the gate for those flights affected will be the way it will be implimented.
Mar 21, 2017, 9:13 am
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The article says:
This was one year ago! 
The attempted downing of an airliner in Somalia was linked to a laptop device and it appears the security precautions are an attempt to stop similar incidents, our correspondent added.
Mar 21, 2017, 9:34 am
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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39343971
BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said the UK move was "obviously part of coordinated action with the US".
The attempted downing of an airliner in Somalia last year was linked to a laptop device and it appears the security precautions are an attempt to stop similar incidents, our correspondent added.
Under the US move, large electronic devices will only be allowed on board in checked baggage. Phones are exempt from the new rules.
BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said the UK move was "obviously part of coordinated action with the US".
The attempted downing of an airliner in Somalia last year was linked to a laptop device and it appears the security precautions are an attempt to stop similar incidents, our correspondent added.
Under the US move, large electronic devices will only be allowed on board in checked baggage. Phones are exempt from the new rules.
Mar 21, 2017, 9:40 am
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These are the airlines affected by the US ban, is it the same for UK?
The nine airlines affected are:
Royal Jordanian
Egypt Air
Turkish Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Kuwait Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Qatar Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
US officials said the airlines had been given 96 hours, beginning at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday, to ban devices bigger than a mobile phone or smartphone from cabins. They said the ban had no end date.
The nine airlines affected are:
Royal Jordanian
Egypt Air
Turkish Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Kuwait Airways
Royal Air Maroc
Qatar Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
US officials said the airlines had been given 96 hours, beginning at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday, to ban devices bigger than a mobile phone or smartphone from cabins. They said the ban had no end date.
Therefore a UK ban would affect all flights from those airports to the UK, including BA. A giant pain in the etc., but probably for good cause. Let's home it's not eternal.
Mar 21, 2017, 9:55 am
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Mar 21, 2017, 10:00 am
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Travel Insurance would supplement this further, however given the average UK policy caps this at Ł1500 (and I assume they would deduct the airline's payout), this doesn't provide much extra support for the average passenger. Plus as GentleGiant mentions, who's to say they won't quickly update their liabilities?!
It also doesn't help business travellers whose corporate policy states that laptops/removable media must not leave the travelers side (a "stolen from the car boot" exclusion).
