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Government lifts laptop ban for Turkish and Tunisian airports

Air
Jennifer Morris
24 August 2017

The UK government has lifted a ban on carrying large phones, laptops and tablets in the cabin on all UK-bound flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen and Tunis-Carthage International airports.

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Restrictions have also been lifted on a number of individual airlines operating from other airports, and the UK government is advising passengers to contact their airlines for advice about whether their flights are affected.

Restrictions on carrying large phones, laptops, tablets and accessories into the cabin of UK-bound flights from Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia were introduced in March.

However, after working with the aviation industry and international partners to introduce tough additional security measures, the UK government has begun lifting these restrictions on some UK-bound flights.