Banned baggage

The US move to ban certain consumer electronic devices in cabins on board ights from several Middle Eastern countries was quickly followed by Britain. Here’s a look at the impact of the decisions:

Smartphones Laptops

Video game Tablets devices

Cameras Video cameras

FLIGHTS AFFECTED scheduled passenger 393 ights to Britain a week will be affected, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) calculations. That’s equivalent to about 2.7 per cent of the total international scheduled passenger ights to Britain.

scheduled ights to the US 350 a week will be affected, according to the IATA. That’s equivalent to about 2 per cent of total international ights to the US.

MIDDLE EAST AIRPORTS AFFECTED BY US AND BRITISH BANS

Istanbul TURKEY

TUNISIA Mediterranean Sea Casablanca LEBANON UNITED Amman ARAB MOROCCO EMIRATES JORDAN KUWAIT Cairo Kuwait City EGYPT SAUDI ARABIA Riyadh Doha IN BLUE : Airports affected by US ban Jeddah QATAR IN RED : Countries affected by British ban Abu Dhabi Dubai Red NOTE: The US ban applies to 10 speci c airports in eight Sea countries; the British ban affects all ights from six countries.

AIRLINES AFFECTED Since US airlines do not have direct ights from the airports affected, its ban affects nine non-US airlines: • EgyptAir • Etihad Airways • Qatar Airways • Royal Jordanian Airlines • Turkish • Emirates • Kuwait Airways • Royal Air Maroc • Saudi Arabian Airlines Airlines

The British ban affects six British airlines, including charters: • British Airways • Jet2.com • Thomas Cook • EasyJet • Monarch • Thomson It also impacts eight foreign carriers: • AtlasGlobal • Pegasus Airlines • Royal Jordanian • Tunisair • EgyptAir • Middle East Airlines • Saudia • Turkish Airlines

Sources: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NYTIMES PHOTO: AFP STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS