U.S. Travel Ban on Electronic Devices for Carry-On - Flights from Selected Countries

If you travel internationally back to United States, you want to pay attention to the new restriction on international travel carry-on items for flights from certain countries.

Released by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today (March 17th, 2017), electronic devices larger than a cell phone/smart phone will not be allowed to be carried onboard the aircraft in carry-on luggage.

That include items such as,

Laptops
Tablets
E-Readers (Kindles, Nook, etc)
Cameras
Portable DVD players
Electronic game units larger than a smartphone
Travel printers/scanners

Medical devices may be permissible with additional screening.

These larger electronic devices would need to be placed in checked baggage. These restriction applies to 10 specific oversea airports where flights are departing for United States. The airports are,

Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan (AMM)
Cairo International Airport, Egypt (CAI)
Ataturk International Airport, Turkey (IST)
King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia (JED)
King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia (RUH)
Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait (KWI)
Mohammed V Airport, Morocco (CMN)
Hamad International Airport, Qatar (DOH)
Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates (DXB)
Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates (AUH)

It also seems to affect connection flights from these airports bound for U.S where DHS recommend these large electronic devices should be placed in checked luggage at the originating airport.

This new restriction affects all passengers regardless of passenger's citizenship travelling from these specific airport. It would affect us too as we have flown with Emirates airline which main hub is at Dubai international airport for our transit back to United States.

Airlines have to comply to this new restriction within 96 hours (by March 25th, 2017 8 am EDT) and the ban is in effect indefinitely.

This ban does not affect domestic flights in the United States or flights departing the United States. More details could be found on Department of Homeland Security fact sheet and Q&A.