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Airlines must implement UK laptop ban by Saturday: govt

Published: 22 Mar 2017 - 06:16 pm | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 08:26 am
A Syrian woman travelling to the United States through Amman opens her laptop before checking in at Beirut international airport on March 22,2017.  AFP / ANWAR AMRO

A Syrian woman travelling to the United States through Amman opens her laptop before checking in at Beirut international airport on March 22,2017. AFP / ANWAR AMRO

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London: Airlines impacted by Britain's cabin ban on electronic devices on flights from some Middle East and North African countries have until 0001 GMT Saturday to implement the measure, officials said on Wednesday.

But passengers "should go to the airport with the expectation that the measures are already in effect", a transport ministry spokeswoman said.