7. The UK’s Regulation of Large Electronics on Certain Routes
If you’ve flown to and from the UK in the past few years, you definitely know about this rule. In 2017, the UK modified its regulations and rules for large electronics (tablets, laptops, and some phones). According to the current rules, you cannot bring certain large electronics in your luggage when flying to certain countries in the East.
Specifically, any electronic device that is bigger than 16 cm long by 9.3 cm wide by 1.5 cm deep is banned and cannot be brought on board if the flight is from the UK to countries like Egypt, Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon.
This rule came into effect despite the fact that, in 2013, passengers around the world had the green light to bring large electronic devices onto flights on most routes. However, there was a time when the US also banned electronics in 2017.
