Report-Electronics to be Banned on Certain Flights to US UK

Hi Tulips,
The link doesn't appear to be working.  When I click on it, it just brings me back to your post.

Here is the list of airports and airlines affected.  All Middle Eastern and North African.

www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39333424

Well...I just did Cairo to London so I lucked out. I would not want my laptop in my luggage...but at least everything important is in the cloud.

Ugh! Nooooooooooo! I'm flying Dubai to Toronto in October.

The only good thing is that I have to pick up my luggage in Dubai so I can switch up my luggage there....but the thought of putting $5000 worth of electronics into my checked luggage is disturbing. I'll be researching the options at the Dubai airport including wrapping the bag in plastic if it comes down to that.

Hopefully, AC will come up with a routine to check the bag at the ramp. I hear some airlines are doing that.

And all this increases the risk from lithium ion batteries.  Right now, they are required to be carried on because of the risk of fire.

 

Yeah, I think the plastic isn't so much as a surefire way to prevent theft but is a way to dissuade thieves. Baggage handlers only have limited time to steal if they're into it, so they'll go for the simple opportunities like unlocked bags and ignore the locked plastic wrapped ones which would take time and leave zero doubt that they were tampered with.

And if there is no gate check, then everyone would have to check their electronics for these flights and mine wouldn't be the only one with stuff in it.

Hopefully, the airport would have extra security on the luggage going on these flights.

I wonder if lenses would be included in the ban. Hmmm...