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Passenger can carry explosive device in a lapotop
Security purpose. USA only wanted to curb or discuourage people travelling/transiting though mid east countries or people of these countries that could pose a threat to USA and its homeland security.
well , Middle Eastern airlines have an ambitious strategy to dominate US and world Market , ever since the new president elected ,the three major airlines in USA delta, united and American airlines have lobbied and raised a many concerns to the president in order to reduce flights or landing rights for Emirates , Etihad and Qatar airways , but at the same time all these airlines have been contributing to the US market through massive purchases of aircrafts like the 787's 777's and these deals were in billions of dollars , so it was difficult for the us government to just stop giving landing rights to middle eastern airlines , so they came up with the laptop ban to reduce passengers demand on these airlines rather than improving their service and elevate their product to catch up with the modern traveller expectations
security event to guarantee that their sky is safe enugh
Security and safety aspects
for Uninterupted wireless radio signal
Due to disturbing the Navigation systems of airplane.
To increase the sale of Ipad/Tablet with latest configuration
the department if homeland security directive ,which did not reference a specific credible threat mentioned february 2016 incident in which an explosive device in a laptop below a hole in a somali passanger jet, forcing an emergency landing. one person the suspected bomber was killed.experts reached tuesday said smart phones don't pose the same kind of threat.
The Department of Homeland Security says it believes explosives can be hidden in such devices.
The British government said the decision came after talks on aviation safety and was "necessary, effective and proportionate" without further clarification.US officials said explosives could be hidden inside a range of these devices.The prohibition applies to any device over 16 centimeters long and 9.3 centimeters wide or 1.5 centimeters thick. It also includes smart phones, but most do not exceed these limits.
