Airlines Braced for Expansion of Trump Laptop Ban to Europe
- U.S. carrier officials to meet with DHS secretary Thursday
- Air France-KLM, Lufthansa preparing for anticipated clampdown
European Airlines Prep for Wider Trump Laptop Ban
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Airlines are preparing for an anticipated widening of a U.S. ban on bringing laptops and other large electronic devices on board planes bound for American airports.
Officials from United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and industry trade group Airlines for America are scheduled to meet with Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in Washington Thursday afternoon to discuss details of a possible expansion, according to three people familiar with the ongoing discussions.