By Akram Medhat
Minister of Civil Aviation Sherif Fathy welcomed the decision by the United States authorities to lift the ban on carrying laptops aboard EgyptAir flights to New York, adding that there had been coordination with all the authorities and agencies operating at Cairo International Airport and with EgyptAir in this regard.
For his part, Safwat Moslem, chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company, said the ban on passengers carrying laptops and other electronic devices aboard EgyptAir flights to New York will be lifted as of tomorrow, Wednesday, July 12, for one year or until another emergency amendment is issued, while the ban will remain in place on London flights.
It is worth noting that last March, the United States banned carrying some electronic devices aboard aircraft, requiring them to be shipped in the hold baggage, as a precautionary security measure on flights coming from 6 Arab countries.
