It is 19 July betweenó new controls and inspections of electronic equipment are in forceóunique on flights from Ecuador to the United States, which applies to all Aerolílines that have direct or connecting flightsón by instructionón of the TSA (Transportation Security Administration). Así are the controls on flights to the United States from Ecuador.
Now tooéthere is no restrictionón for him transport of powdered products.
The news about these new controls began to circulate on díyesterday on the official Avianca Twitter:
#TravelersUSA: We recommend showing up three hours in advance.óon your flights, providing for the control of electronic devicesónicos. pic.twitter.com/fgpDmpvW4p
— had (@avianca) July 19, 2017
As indicated by Avianca, the controls will be carried outáthoroughly check all electrical equipmentóunique like laptops, tablets and other similar, so the boarding processes will beán más long and recommends showing up more in advance.ón to the airports to be part of these controls. Cell phones and smartphones are notán inspected.
It was also possible to knowén, what if somethingún passenger optá for not accepting the reviewón which is mandatory, will be deniedá boarding and therefore flying, but it will not be confiscatedádon't remove itán teams. The measure has been applied to 105 paíyou are from all over the world.
From Ecuador, all aerosolsíneas mustán meet this requirement. Delta, American Airlines, United Airlines, LATAM Ecuador, JetBlue and Tame applyán these measures to all its passengers. Other aerosolíairlines like Copa and Avianca itself, imposingán these controls in Panamaá, San Salvador, Lima and Bogotáá.
Recently the DGAC reported that Ecuador complies with all security requirements and isáTSA standards at Quito and Guayaquil Airports:
TSA recognose estásecurity standards at airports #Quito and #Guayaquil Entérate más aquí: https://t.co/Pevlvsysdo pic.twitter.com/xpBWKZEi2t
— DGAC Ecuador (DAC) (@DGAC_Ecuador) June 30, 2017
For now, It has only been known from the informationóAvianca official, The official announcements from the Aerol companies are pending.íabove-mentioned lines, but from Ecuador neither LATAM Ecuador nor Tame have informedún about it (review más below sectionón Official Announcements with updates). Andé adding máwith informationón and communications to post secún go out to the domain público.
Remember that these restrictions and controls come hand in hand with stricter measures.ás that have been implemented in 8 airports of the world, from which it is notá allowed to travel with any of the electrical equipmentóonly mentioned above to any destination in the United States. Airports with this restrictionón to date are: Queen Alia, Cairo, Ataturk, King Abdul-Aziz, King Khalid, Mohammed V, Hamad and Dubai, while Abu Dhabi was recently lifted from this list accordingún own página of the TSA.
Así What if they travel to the United States from Ecuador, and surely very soon from any airport in South Americaérica, Anticipate your arrival at the airport to go to the waiting room in time and get information.óarm yourself with the airíinformation about these new controls.
official announcements
Tame informs about the controls on its flights from Ecuador to New York and Fort Lauderdale:
#TameInforma: Learn about the new provisions in the inspectionón for Ecuador-United States flights. Máwith informationón: https://t.co/37tsaPUror pic.twitter.com/M0937c8J6J
— Tame EP Ecuador (@Tame_EP) July 19, 2017
The 21 July arrivedó the official statement from LATAM Ecuador Airlines on the inspectionónumber of electrical equipmentóunique for flights to the United States:
If you travel to #USA, We invite you to learn about the new TSA security procedures hereí 👉 https://t.co/j6VhmPJH2E pic.twitter.com/lbecwFFfZT
— LATAM Ecuador (@LATAM_ECU) July 21, 2017
