US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
Mar 21st 2017, 5:08 pm
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
So what come next, retina scans, expropriation of your assets, or the mandatory forfiture of the content of your iphone as you board?
Worth a thought...
Mar 21st 2017, 5:54 pm
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Mar 21st 2017, 7:41 pm
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
Or rather a further encroachment on civil liberties by the deep state?
So what come next, retina scans, expropriation of your assets, or the mandatory forfiture of the content of your iphone as you board?
Worth a thought...
So what come next, retina scans, expropriation of your assets, or the mandatory forfiture of the content of your iphone as you board?
Worth a thought...
Mar 22nd 2017, 4:08 am
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Mar 22nd 2017, 5:04 am
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
Washington Post in the US has a sanguine article on this:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.c7fab1f5b13e
Probably a combination of security reasons and economic retaliation against the Gulf Airlines as they're massively subsidised by their relevant countries, with charges of unfair competition from US carriers.
I can't say I'm entirely unsympathetic if this is one of the underlying motivations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.c7fab1f5b13e
Probably a combination of security reasons and economic retaliation against the Gulf Airlines as they're massively subsidised by their relevant countries, with charges of unfair competition from US carriers.
I can't say I'm entirely unsympathetic if this is one of the underlying motivations.
Mar 22nd 2017, 5:06 am
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I'm thinking the airline companies might push back a bit once the claims for missing $2000 laptops start hitting their desks.
Mar 22nd 2017, 5:07 am
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Flying is a choice. Not a right.
Therein lies the difference.
You don't like the rules meant for safety? Don't fly.
Problem sorted.
Therein lies the difference.
You don't like the rules meant for safety? Don't fly.
Problem sorted.
Or rather a further encroachment on civil liberties by the deep state?
So what come next, retina scans, expropriation of your assets, or the mandatory forfiture of the content of your iphone as you board?
Worth a thought...
So what come next, retina scans, expropriation of your assets, or the mandatory forfiture of the content of your iphone as you board?
Worth a thought...
Mar 22nd 2017, 5:07 am
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Re: US has banned cabin laptops from all flights from UAE
Thinking outside the box here, could it be a way to protect the US airliners against what is perceived by them to be an unlawful advantage the gulf states have on flights to the USA?
If not, why are the likes of PIA not included?
If not, why are the likes of PIA not included?
Mar 22nd 2017, 5:07 am
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Mar 22nd 2017, 5:09 am
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Because Americans don't fly to Pakistan? Except for immigrants going home to see family and if a bunch of Muslims get blown up do you think the rest of the USA cares? No.
This really is probably all about getting back at the Gulf carriers. They dragged in a few others to make it look balanced.
This really is probably all about getting back at the Gulf carriers. They dragged in a few others to make it look balanced.
Mar 22nd 2017, 5:11 am
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Because Americans don't fly to Pakistan? Except for immigrants going home to see family and if a bunch of Muslims get blown up do you think the rest of the USA cares? No.
This really is probably all about getting back at the Gulf carriers. They dragged in a few others to make it look balanced.
This really is probably all about getting back at the Gulf carriers. They dragged in a few others to make it look balanced.
Mar 22nd 2017, 6:53 am
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Mar 22nd 2017, 7:06 am
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