Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 12:58:06 GMT -5
Expanded laptop ban could cover half a million travelers a day.
money.cnn.com/2017/05/29/news/laptop-ban-us-flights/
yeah. We might as well hang up a sign saying "DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH COMPANIES IN THE U.S."
Take aside for a moment that a lot of people do work on international flights. (That's actually a big deal when you consider how long international flights are, plus all the time at the airport. Fly to Asia or Australia, and you are losing a day in travel time. )
There's also the fact that insurance won't cover a laptop in a checked bag. And there's the fact that even if it did, laptops tend to contain sensitive info you can't risk being stolen. And then there's the fact that an exploding laptop in a checked bag could bring down a plane just as easily as one a passenger carries on.
I also question whether any explosive they can rig for a laptop might not also be rigged for a smartphone, which passengers would still be allowed to carry on.
This is a terrible idea that would torpedo international business travel to and from the U.S., impacting all kinds of businesses. There must be a better way.
money.cnn.com/2017/05/29/news/laptop-ban-us-flights/
yeah. We might as well hang up a sign saying "DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH COMPANIES IN THE U.S."
Take aside for a moment that a lot of people do work on international flights. (That's actually a big deal when you consider how long international flights are, plus all the time at the airport. Fly to Asia or Australia, and you are losing a day in travel time. )
There's also the fact that insurance won't cover a laptop in a checked bag. And there's the fact that even if it did, laptops tend to contain sensitive info you can't risk being stolen. And then there's the fact that an exploding laptop in a checked bag could bring down a plane just as easily as one a passenger carries on.
I also question whether any explosive they can rig for a laptop might not also be rigged for a smartphone, which passengers would still be allowed to carry on.
This is a terrible idea that would torpedo international business travel to and from the U.S., impacting all kinds of businesses. There must be a better way.
