Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Submission Preview

No link to story available

Vague and secretive order bans devices larger than a phone on certain flights to US

Accepted submission by GreatAuntAnesthesia at 2017-03-21 10:56:34 from the you didn't want to visit the US anyway dept.
News

It looks like the TSA has finally got round to reading XKCD 651 [xkcd.com]. They have quietly banned electronic devices [theguardian.com] "larger than a phone" from the cabins of all airlines from a list of 13 countries. It isn't clear whether the ban affects electronic devices used by the aircraft's crew, for example the "electronic flight bag" used by the flight crew, which typically include a tablet.

The affected airlines have just 96 hours to comply.


Original Submission