Taking a Jet Airways flight to US, UK? Read full text of airline's advisory

Travellers headed to the US from eight Muslim-majority countries in West Asia and North Africa, including from major global hubs like Dubai, have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cell phone, like cameras and laptops, as cabin baggage under a new flight restriction enacted on Tuesday by the Trump administration. 

Hours after the US introduced the new restrictions, the UK imposed a similar ban on carrying laptops as part of cabin baggage on Britain-bound passenger flights from six Muslim-majority countries. 

Below is the full text of Jet Airways' advisory to its passengers over the restrictions
 

Cabin baggage advisory for Jet Airways' passengers travelling to the US from India

In line with the additional security measures introduced by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) towards ensuring guest safety, effective March 25, 2017, and until further notice, Jet Airways’ guests bound for the United States of America are advised not to carry the below listed personal electronic devices as carry-on baggage (hand baggage) on any Jet Airways’ flight out of India connecting to the USA via or departing from the following airports:

 

Guests of Jet Airways, travelling from India, who are through checked to their US destinations via the above-mentioned airports, must refrain from carrying any electronic devices above the size of a smartphone in their cabin baggage and, or in person. The list of restricted items includes, but is not limited to:

Instead, guests should ensure that the above-mentioned devices and other applicable ones, are placed or secured as part of their check-in baggage at the point of origin airport in India, in order to avoid inconvenience during one’s journey into the US.

The airline will not be responsible to provide or ensure storage of the device and its subsequent repatriation in the event of the failure of the guest to comply with the above regulations, which is likely to result in the guest being denied boarding at the point of transit and/or having to surrender the device to the authorities at that airport.

Guests who decide not to undertake onward travel at the point of transit, due confiscation of personal device(s), will themselves be responsible for all associated costs related to rebooking, accommodation, penalties and such other fees at that time. Jet Airways will not reimburse, compensate, or refund any related costs or losses incurred during their travel due to failure to comply with this US DHS control measure.

The above measures do not apply to approved medical devices that can be carried as cabin baggage after additional screening.

Guests who aren’t through checked to the US from India must place their personal electronic devices in their checked bags when travelling from the last point of departure airport onwards to the US.

Guests may contact the Jet Airways’ Contact Centre at (STD Code) 39893333 or visit the airline’s website at www.jetairways.com for further information.

Cabin baggage advisory for Jet Airways' passengers travelling to the UK from India

In light of the changes to aviation security measures announced by the UK Government for selected inbound flights to the United Kingdom, Jet Airways guests intending to fly to the UK via Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Tunisia are advised to secure their personal electronic devices such as phones, laptops and tablets, having dimensions larger than 16.0cm (l) x 9.3cm (w) x 1.5cm (d) as check-in baggage, instead of carrying them on their person as carry-on baggage (hand baggage).

Common smartphones allowed in the cabin include popular handsets such as:

The airline will not be responsible to provide or ensure storage of the device(s) and its/their subsequent repatriation in the event of the failure of the guest to comply with the above regulations, which is likely to result in the guest being denied boarding at the point of transit and/or having to surrender the device to the authorities at that airport.

Guests who decide not to undertake onward travel at the point of transit, due confiscation of personal device(s), will themselves be responsible for all associated costs related to rebooking, accommodation, penalties and such other fees at that time. Jet Airways will not reimburse, compensate, or refund any related costs or losses incurred during their travel due to failure to comply with this measure.

Guests may contact the Jet Airways’ Contact Centre at (STD Code) 39893333 or visit the airline’s website at www.jetairways.com for further information.