On flights to the United States forbidden to carry discharged Phones

Travelers flying in the US, before flying now need to make sure that they have charged phones and other electronic devices, сообщает The Verge. US Transportation Security Administration announced new rules under which the flights to the US will not be allowed passengers with discharged devices.

As пишет NBC News, new security measures are taken to prevent the attack, al-Qaeda planned. Officials are reportedly concerned that the laptop, smartphone or tablet can be used as a bomb to explode an airliner.

As a result, in addition to all other checks, passengers before the flight will have to prove that their devices can be enabled. The new rules will affect certain unnamed airports in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Closer examination will also be subjected shoes passengers. It is expected that the new measures will be more effective than the current program called Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT), the effectiveness of which Accounting Chamber of the US after their audit called almost equal chance.

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