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Emirates has announced the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the US.

In March, the US banned cabin laptops and other large electronic devices to and from eight mostly Muslim nations, fearing bombs may be concealed in them.

A spokeswoman for the airline said it had worked with US authorities to meet the requirements of the new security guidelines for all US bound flights.

Large Electronic Devices Banned on US Flights from Eight Muslim Countries

Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline, flies to 12 US cities.

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The move comes after the US lifted the laptop ban on July 2 for Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to the US.

The Turkish Airlines chief has said he expects the ban to be lifted for his airline soon as well.

Large Electronic Devices Ban on Flights Comes Into Effect in US and UK

Under the US rules, devices “larger than a smartphone” were not allowed in the cabins of flights from Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The US Homeland Security department unveiled further measures last week to enhance security on flights entering the country.

The new measures require enhanced screening, more thorough vetting of passengers and the wider use of bomb-sniffer dogs in 105 countries.

Emirates flight EK0863 from Muscat, Oman, to Dubai was canceled after staff found a snake on the plane.

The plane was grounded after baggage handlers found the snake in the cargo hold.

An Emirates spokesperson, quoted by Dubai-based media, said the serpent was found before passengers boarded the plane.

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The plane was searched before re-entering service and arriving at its destination several hours later.

The airliner did not specify the species of snake, nor whether it was potentially dangerous.

This is not the first time when a snake has tried to travel free of charge on planes from warm climates.

In November 2016, passengers on a Mexico domestic flight were panicked by the appearance of 3ft-long snake which dropped from the overhead compartments.

A 10ft scrub python was spotted clinging on to the wing as a plane made its way between the Australian town of Cairns and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea in 2013.