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Now Khaga won't be allowed

 
Drapsey 2017-03-22 08:48:48 

to carry his laptop when flying Emirates.

Analysis | Trump won't allow you to use iPads or laptops on certain airlines. Here's why.

From Tuesday on, passengers traveling to the U.S. from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will not be allowed to have iPads, laptops or any communications device larger than a smartphone in the cabin of the plane. If you are traveling from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, or the UAE on Egypt Air, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, or Turkish Airlines, and you want to use your laptop on the flight, you are probably out of luck.

But not to worry, he can still carry his laptop when flying US based airlines.

 
bravos 2017-03-22 13:43:55 

In reply to Drapsey

"Get off our planes"!!!!

 
Drapsey 2017-03-22 15:56:27 

In reply to bravos

Analysis of the article will show that the described move might not be in support of security, but more to do with commerce.

There is an alternative explanation

It may not be about security. Three of the airlines that have been targeted for these measures - Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways - have long been accused by their U.S. competitors of receiving massive effective subsidies from their governments. These airlines have been quietly worried for months that President Trump was going to retaliate. This may be the retaliation.

These three airlines, as well as the other airlines targeted in the order, are likely to lose a major amount of business from their most lucrative customers - people who travel in business class and first class. Business travelers are disproportionately likely to want to work on the plane - the reason they are prepared to pay business-class or first-class fares is because it allows them to work in comfort. These travelers are unlikely to appreciate having to do all their work on smartphones, or not being able to work at all. The likely result is that many of them will stop flying on Gulf airlines, and start traveling on U.S. airlines instead.

 
Khaga 2017-03-22 16:44:46 

In reply to Drapsey

Make America (Airlines) Great Again!

 
Emir 2017-03-22 16:51:30 

In reply to bravos

Seems like "kakahole" get his ass busted. big grin