Several flights that carry hundreds of passengers daily to Logan International Airport in Boston will be affected by the new restrictions imposed Tuesday on passengers bringing certain electronics as carry-on items.
The US and British governments announced new rules barring passengers flying nonstop from several international airports from bringing laptops, tablets, and electronic devices on board in carry-on bags.
The rules will affect four flights that arrive at Logan each day, according to Jennifer Mehigan, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, which manages the airport.
The flights, which are in the air for between about 11 and 14 hours, are:
■ A daily Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul
■ A daily Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Qatar
■ And a twice-daily Emirates Airlines flight from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates
Nationwide, about 50 flights a day, all on foreign carriers, will be affected. US officials said no US-based airlines have nonstop flights from the affected cities to the United States.
The rules took effect Tuesday morning and airlines will have until 3 a.m. EDT Saturday to implement them or face being barred from flying to the United States, the officials said.
MATT ROCHELEAU