US and European officials to meet in Washington for flight safety

US and European officials will meet in Washington next week for further talks on flight safety as their meeting in Brussels yesterday did not result in the extension of a ban on large electronic devices in the cabin of aircraft. "At the meeting, both sides exchanged information on the serious emerging threats to flight safety and the prospects of dealing with them," the European Union and the US Homeland Security said in a joint statement after their four-day meeting.

Fears that a bomb can be detected that is not detected on electronic devices have led the US to announce in March that it will not allow passengers to carry more than mobile phones in the flight cabin if they fly into the country from 10 specific airports, Airports in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Katar and Turkey. Britain has introduced restrictions as well, but on different routes. Under the new regulations, laptops (laptops) and tapes should be stored in the airplane's luggage compartment.

EU officials are worried about the risk of lightening the luggage compartment by placing hundreds of devices containing lithium-ion batteries. A senior US official said there was no timetable for a decision to extend the ban, but that US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly "is currently thinking about the next steps."