The Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has announced a new service for its passengers on direct flights to the United States and the United Kingdom from Riyadh and Jeddah. The company will collect their electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets and iPads at departure gates, pack them in special boxes and hand them back to passengers upon arrival at their final destinations. Saudia passengers traveling to the US and the UK through Jeddah and Riyadh can avail of our service of receiving devices at the departure gates, packing them in special boxes and handing them back to them on arrival," the company said in a tweet on its official Twitter account on Saturday. New security measures for flights departing To/From USA and UK Based on the instructions issued by the American Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and British Department for Transport (BFT) about implementing new security measures for flights departing to/from USA and UK. For security purposes all carry-on baggage will be checked by security officers for flights arriving and departing to/from USA and UK including all electronic devices (as Smart phones, Cameras, Laptops, I pads, smart watches ...etc.) Passengers will be asked to power up their devices at airport security. Powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft or confiscated. For all passengers who are traveling to/from USA and UK, it is necessary of charging their devices to avoid being banned by the airport security from carrying their baggage or electronic devices onboard the aircraft. Also, that Saudia doesn't provide lockers for those devises and isn't responsible in case of loss. For more information, contact "Saudia" on www.saudia.com
