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Electronics ban on flights not a longterm solution: IATA boss
British and US bans on laptops and tablet computers in the cabin of flights are not sustainable in the long term, the head of the association representing airlines said Tuesday. "The current measures are not acceptable as a long-term solution to whatever threat they are trying to mitigate," said Alexandre de Juniac, director general of the International Air Transport Association said Tuesday. "Even in the short term, it is difficult to understand their effectiveness. And the… (www.yahoo.com) More...
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Misleading title. The article states "Last week, Washington banned electronic devices bigger than mobile phones on direct flights to the United States from 10 airports in seven Middle Eastern countries and Turkey. Britain followed with a similar ban from five countries from the Middle East and North Africa, and Turkey." Yet title makes it sound as the ban is widespread.
