Laptop ban sparks ire among Mideast travellers


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 23 Mar 2017

FILE PHOTO: A laptop is seen on the screen of an X-ray security scanner at Sarajevo International Airport in Sarajevo February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

DUBAI: Travellers across the Middle East expressed frustration at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United States and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation. 

From March 25, passengers on flights to the United States and Britain from major hubs in Turkey and the Arab world will have to check in any device larger than a smartphone, including laptops and tablets. 

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