The US Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday that it has lifted a ban that prohibited passengers flying on state-owned EgyptAir flights bound for the US from using laptops. This leaves just two Middle Eastern airlines still under such restrictions first imposed in March.
EgyptAir early on Wednesday announced the lifting of the restrictions on its flights from Cairo to New York, but noted that they remain in effect for flights to London.
Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia, said in a statement that it expected the ban to be lifted on flights from Jeddah and Riyadh by July 19. Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc believes it could be exempt from the ban for flights out of Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport by July 19 also, a senior official of the airline said in a statement.
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Source: Global Times.