Friday, August 11, 2006

Electronics restricted on flights

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is only restricting liquids and gels on all flights originating in the United States, a spokesperson told eWEEK Aug. 10. But that doesn't mean you can take electronic devices on all flights as carry-on luggage. As a result of the change in the terrorist threat level to Code Red, or Severe, on flights to the United States from the United Kingdom, significant restrictions exist on those flights, including, in some cases, <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2001843,00.asp?kc=EWWMUEMNL081006EOAD">elimination of all electronics of any kind</A> from carry-on luggage. In a statement released early in the morning on Aug. 10, British Airways said it will not allow electronics of any kind in carry-on luggage on its flights. This includes, according to the statement, iPods, laptop computers, cell phones, BlackBerrys, and even electronic car keys and key fobs.

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