May 13, 2017 2:02 AM

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US prepares to ban laptops on flights from Europe

The US is expected to broaden its ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from the European Union, a move that would create logistical chaos on the world's busiest corridor of air travel.<br/><br/>Alarmed at the proposal, European governments held urgent talks today with the US Department of Homeland Security.The ban would affect trans-Atlantic routes that carry as many as 65 million people a year on over 400 daily flights, many of them business travelers who rely on their electronics to work during the flight.<br/><br/>The EU said American officials were invited to Brussels next week to discuss the proposed ban. <br/>'<br/>''''<br/>

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