Australians flying into the United States will be exempt from strict new security measures implemented by the US transport authority on uncharged devices.
A spokesperson for the Australian Department of Infrastructure told ITnews that the new security arrangements only applied to flights departing from Europe, Africa and the Middle East bound for the US. The spokesperson also said Australia had not been asked to implement the enhanced aviation security restrictions.
Both Qantas and Virgin Australia confirmed they had not yet received any requests to implement additional security measures for Australian passengers travelling to or from the US. Will these mean more passport checks down under, or longer lines stateside?
