U.S. confirms it has lifted laptop ban on EgyptAir flights

U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it has lifted ban on state-owned EgyptAir passengers using laptops on U.S.-bound flights

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it has lifted a ban on state-owned EgyptAir passengers using laptops on U.S.-bound flights, leaving just two Middle Eastern airlines still under restrictions first imposed in March.

EgyptAir earlier on Wednesday announced the lifting of the restrictions on its Cairo-to-New York flights in a Twitter post, but noted that they remain in effect for flights to London.