New security measure could cause travellers to reroute trips
DALLAS — A new security measure banning many electronic devices on flights from 10 mostly Muslim countries is leading travellers to reconsider their plans to fly through some airports in the Middle East and Africa.
Paula Berger, an energy-company manager, and a co-worker have tickets to fly from the U.S. through Dubai to Hyderabad, India, where her company has an office.
The new rules would require Berger to surrender the laptop she carries and put it in checked baggage on the return trip next month. She is worried the device could be stolen.
“I’ve been spending hours this morning trying to find a way to reroute us without it costing $5,000, but I haven’t found anything,” Berger said Tuesday. “We might have to suck it up and go through Dubai.”