UK Department for Transport lifts partial ban on carriage of electronic items from Turkey

UK's Department for Transport confirmed (28-Jul-2017) large phones, laptops and tablets are now allowed in the cabin on selected inbound services from Turkey. Restrictions on all large phones, laptops and devices were lifted from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The following airports continue to be affected by the restrictions:

• Turkey: Istanbul Atatürk, Izmir, Bodrum, Antalya and Dalaman;
• Egypt: Cairo, Hurghada, Marsa Alam and Luxor;
• Saudi Arabia: Jeddah and Riyadh;
• Jordan: Amman;
• Lebanon: Beirut;
• Tunisia: Tunis. [more - original PR]