Ban lifted with "immediate effect" on Emirates flights

Emirates airline, the largest airline in the Middle east, announced Monday that the cabin ban on laptops and other electronic devices had been lifted.

An Emirates spokeswoman said it had liaised with US authorities to meet the requirements of the new security guidelines for all US bound flights: "Emirates has been working hard in coordination with various aviation stakeholders and the local authorities to implement heightened security measures and protocols that meet the requirements of the US Department of Homeland Security’s new security guidelines for all U.S. bound flights."

In March, the US banned the use of laptops and other large electronic devices inside the cabin on flights to and from eight mostly Muslim nations, in fear that they might contain bombs.

Emirates currently flies to 12 US cities.

It comes after the US lifted the laptop ban on Sunday for Etihad airline flights from Abu Dhabi to the US.

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