How Middle Eastern airlines have responded to the laptop ban

DUBAI/ATLANTA (March 24): Middle East airlines scrambled to find ways to respond to a ban on electronics introduced this week.

The ban targets direct flights headed to the United States and United Kingdom. Some, like Royal Jordanian Airlines, tried to calm or even attract customers through humor, while others, such as Turkish Airlines, boasted about their in-flight entertainment.

Royal Jordanian showcased its poetry skills through an original haiku on Twitter, urging people to travel to the US while they can. It also tweeted out a list of things passengers can do without a laptop or tablet, including appreciating the "miracle of flight", wrestle for territory on the armrest, and think about the meaning of life. Royal Jordanian didn't respond to inquiries requesting comment.

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