Lufthansa Group CEO: Electronics Ban Would Be a ‘Mess’


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If some form of a global electronics ban in airliner cabins is enacted, expect delays and disruptions as airports and airlines struggle to adapt.

It seems like every day there is a new report on an imminent electronics ban on laptops and tablets in airline cabins, but one thing is for sure: Global airlines are preparing for the worst. At an International Aviation Club luncheon in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr gave some insight into the prospects of a wider ban and what it means for airlines across the world. Spohr, who has overseen the expansion of Lufthansa's low-cost Eurowings brand and presided over the company's controversial imposition of a global distribution system