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Old 03-22-2017, 10:30 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg View Post
That isn't allowed, as I read the planned policies.

If it was, far fewer people would be inconvenienced. Most of the inconvenienced people may be those changing planes in Dubai.

Since the intelligence this is based on is secret, we can't really judge the justification. However, worry about bombs that can't be picked up by metal detectors is legitimate. [....] Having to bring a paper book on a flight is not, for me, the end of the world.

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Interestingly there are differences between the American ban and the British ban. USA ban applies to direct flights from Morocco, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE. These are not included in the British ban but Tunisia is.
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