U.S. and E.U. Confer on Possible Laptop Ban on Trans-Atlantic Flights
Mr. de Juniac suggested there were alternatives to expanding the laptop ban, including the greater use of detection systems to test whether people had handled explosives; asking
passengers to turn on their devices to detect possible tampering; using more trained dogs to sniff out explosives on passengers; and using programs to detect low-risk travelers.
By JAMES KANTERMAY 17, 2017
BRUSSELS — American and European officials met on Wednesday in Brussels to discuss aviation security after the United States Department
of Homeland Security said it was considering a ban on laptop computers and tablets in the cabins of trans-Atlantic flights.
Last year, 31 million passengers departed European airports on flights to the United States, and 3.5 million of those passengers connected from flights
that originated outside of Europe, according to the International Air Transport Association, an industry group representing 265 airlines.
In March, the United States and Britain barred passengers traveling through airports in a number of Muslim-majority countries from carrying laptop computers, tablets
and other devices larger than cellphones aboard direct inbound flights.
