U.S. Considers Expanding Airline Laptop Ban Beyond Europe
- European officials make appeal before May 17 talks in Brussels
- Homeland Security office says ban may expand to other regions
Airlines Fret About Possible Expansion of Laptop Ban
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The U.S. is considering expansion of a ban on laptops in airliner cabins to include flights not only from Europe but from other regions as well, as objections against any broader restrictions mounted.
U.S. anti-terror officials are looking at other areas “not solely Europe,” David Lapan, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, told reporters in Washington on Tuesday. He declined to identify the other areas. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly hasn’t made a final decision but an expansion is “likely,” Lapan said.