Emirates Wins Laptop-Ban Exemption, Leaving Qatar Isolated
- Dubai carrier says curbs lifted as security measures approved
- Turkish Air also gets all-clear on U.S. services from Istanbul
U.S. Lifts Devices Ban on Planes From Abu Dhabi
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Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, said measures barring laptops from the cabins of aircraft departing its Dubai base for the U.S. have been lifted, leaving Qatar Airways as the only major carrier still affected by the ban.
The moratorium, imposed in March, was removed Wednesday following work with local authorities and regulators on implementing the “heightened security measures and protocols” required by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Emirates said in a statement.