Airlines believe in-flight device ban ineffective

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents the vast majority of airlines operating worldwide, doubts the effectiveness of the measure adopted by the U.S. and U.K. banning electronic devices on board flights from certain Muslim-majority countries. It has therefore asked both governments to urgently find alternative measures.

without having to separate passengers from their personal electronic devices.

These are the words of Alexandre de Juniac, director general and CEO of IATA, in a speech to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, in which he stressed the need to maintain public confidence in the safety of the global aviation industry, which operates an average of 100,000 safe and secure flights a day. In his opinion, the key is to obtain intelligence information and for it to be shared between governments and the aviation industry.

This argument served to raise a series of questions: "Why don't the United States and the United Kingdom have a common list of airports? ?How can a laptop be safe in the cabin on some flights and not on others... especially on flights originating from the same airport?”.

De Juniac invitedó to reflect on the measure, without sparing the occasional criticism: “The aérea industry was quick to implement the new requirements. This was a challenge, because there was no consultation and little coordination between governments," he said.

Following the decision by the US and the UK,

France has announced that it is evaluating the possibility of introducing similar measures. According to information from its intelligence services, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQPA) and, more specifically, its affiliate in Yemen, is working on a type of bomb-making technique that would be related to the latest decisions on aviation security.

France has announced that it is evaluating the possibility of introducing similar measures.