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US Extends Restrictions For Commercial Flights Over Iraq Until 2027
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday extended the restrictions on commercial airlines over Iraq for US flights for another three years citing risks to flights.
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"Investigating": Aviation Body After Bomb Threats To 10 Flights In Under 48 Hours
After ten planes received bomb threats in less than 48 hours, causing one of them to be diverted to a remote airport in Canada, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has said that it is investigating the episode.
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US Says A Dozen Countries To Let Kabul Evacuation Flights Transit
The U.S. government said on Friday that a dozen countries, from Europe to the Middle East and Central Asia, will allow Americans and others evacuated from Kabul to transit their territory as it steps up its evacuation efforts from Afghanistan.
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Air India To Keep Off Iran Airspace As Tensions Rise In Middle East
Hours after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 people crashed near Tehran and Iranian government conducted missile strikes against US military bases in Iraq, Air India said it is temporarily rerouting its flights and that of its subsidiary Air India Express which use Iranian airspace.
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US Laptop Ban on Middle East Carriers Has Officially Ended
In March, the United States banned large electronics in cabins on flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa over concerns that explosives could be concealed in the devices taken onboard aircraft.
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Laptop Ban On Direct Flights Between Morocco And US To Be Lifted: Report
A ban on carrying laptop computers and other large electronic devices in aircraft cabins on direct flights between Morocco and the United States will be lifted on Thursday, Morocco's Royal Air Maroc said in a statement.
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Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways Say US Laptop Ban Lifted
Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways said on Sunday passengers could take laptops and large electronic devices in the cabin on flights to the United States, the latest Middle East airlines to be exempted from a U.S. ban.
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Qatar Airways Joins Major MidEast Rivals In Lifting Laptop Ban On US Flights
Qatar Airways said on Thursday passengers travelling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large electronics on board, ending a three month in-cabin ban on devices for the Doha-based airline.
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Laptop Ban: Qatar Airways Says Joins Major Middle East Carriers in Lifting of Ban
Qatar Airways joins Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways who have also announced this week a lifting of the US laptop ban on their flights.
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Emirates Seeks Laptop Ban Reprieve With New US Travel Security Measures
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said on Thursday it would work with authorities to implement new security measures on flights to the United States "as soon as possible" - a move that could help it overturn an in-cabin ban on laptops.
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Emirates Says US Flights Operating As Normal After New Travel Restrictions
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said today its flights to the United States were "operating as per normal" after US officials announced new restrictions on travel.
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United States Might Expand Laptop Ban To 71 Airports: Homeland Security
The U.S. government might expand a ban on larger electronics like laptops in airplane cabins to flights originating from dozens of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the head of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, though an expansion could be avoided if countries agree to improved security procedures.
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Laptop Ban Affecting Middle East-US Traffic, Says IATA
Overall demand for air travel rose 10.7 percent in April, but the growth rate for the Middle East airlines was slower than its five-year average, IATA said.
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Disruptive Passenger Duct Taped To His Seat As Flight Lands Under Military Escort
A man was handcuffed and led off a plane in Honolulu on Friday after passengers helped duct-tape him to his seat and fighter jets escorted the flight to the airport.
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Laptop Ban: EU, US to Discuss Possible Expansion to Europe
Top EU and US officials will hold talks on Friday over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, an EU spokeswoman said.
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US Extends Restrictions For Commercial Flights Over Iraq Until 2027
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday extended the restrictions on commercial airlines over Iraq for US flights for another three years citing risks to flights.
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"Investigating": Aviation Body After Bomb Threats To 10 Flights In Under 48 Hours
After ten planes received bomb threats in less than 48 hours, causing one of them to be diverted to a remote airport in Canada, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has said that it is investigating the episode.
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US Says A Dozen Countries To Let Kabul Evacuation Flights Transit
The U.S. government said on Friday that a dozen countries, from Europe to the Middle East and Central Asia, will allow Americans and others evacuated from Kabul to transit their territory as it steps up its evacuation efforts from Afghanistan.
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Air India To Keep Off Iran Airspace As Tensions Rise In Middle East
Hours after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 people crashed near Tehran and Iranian government conducted missile strikes against US military bases in Iraq, Air India said it is temporarily rerouting its flights and that of its subsidiary Air India Express which use Iranian airspace.
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US Laptop Ban on Middle East Carriers Has Officially Ended
In March, the United States banned large electronics in cabins on flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa over concerns that explosives could be concealed in the devices taken onboard aircraft.
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Laptop Ban On Direct Flights Between Morocco And US To Be Lifted: Report
A ban on carrying laptop computers and other large electronic devices in aircraft cabins on direct flights between Morocco and the United States will be lifted on Thursday, Morocco's Royal Air Maroc said in a statement.
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Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways Say US Laptop Ban Lifted
Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways said on Sunday passengers could take laptops and large electronic devices in the cabin on flights to the United States, the latest Middle East airlines to be exempted from a U.S. ban.
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Qatar Airways Joins Major MidEast Rivals In Lifting Laptop Ban On US Flights
Qatar Airways said on Thursday passengers travelling to the United States can now carry their laptops and other large electronics on board, ending a three month in-cabin ban on devices for the Doha-based airline.
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Laptop Ban: Qatar Airways Says Joins Major Middle East Carriers in Lifting of Ban
Qatar Airways joins Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways who have also announced this week a lifting of the US laptop ban on their flights.
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Emirates Seeks Laptop Ban Reprieve With New US Travel Security Measures
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said on Thursday it would work with authorities to implement new security measures on flights to the United States "as soon as possible" - a move that could help it overturn an in-cabin ban on laptops.
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Emirates Says US Flights Operating As Normal After New Travel Restrictions
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said today its flights to the United States were "operating as per normal" after US officials announced new restrictions on travel.
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United States Might Expand Laptop Ban To 71 Airports: Homeland Security
The U.S. government might expand a ban on larger electronics like laptops in airplane cabins to flights originating from dozens of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the head of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, though an expansion could be avoided if countries agree to improved security procedures.
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Laptop Ban Affecting Middle East-US Traffic, Says IATA
Overall demand for air travel rose 10.7 percent in April, but the growth rate for the Middle East airlines was slower than its five-year average, IATA said.
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Disruptive Passenger Duct Taped To His Seat As Flight Lands Under Military Escort
A man was handcuffed and led off a plane in Honolulu on Friday after passengers helped duct-tape him to his seat and fighter jets escorted the flight to the airport.
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Laptop Ban: EU, US to Discuss Possible Expansion to Europe
Top EU and US officials will hold talks on Friday over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, an EU spokeswoman said.
