Laptops/iPads/Tablets/DVD players etc banned from cabin on certain airline routes

agarnett

I am slightly surprised there seems to be no thread yet* in this Flights sub-forum at least on the subject of today's news from US and UK authorities.

I find it a little weird. I wonder what they are really trying to prevent? They say this has been brought on by no specific risk, but by complete chance this morning I was looking at this USA Today story from two years ago:

Officials look into whether hacker really took over plane

The beard certainly looks the part - and the way he describes what he did and the evidence within the FBI affadavit certainly make it appear possible :eek:

*Edit: Clearly there is such a thread now, and I see now that others had kicked off in the parent forum 'Overseas Travel and Holiday Planning' on 21st March when the news first emerged. However, I remain puzzled about the real risk they are worried about. I hope that the May 2015 story I linked to has been locked down as a risk.

I recall it took months and months (years?) after the first questions were raised about liquid explosives before we got the liquids over 100ml ban ...