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Qatar Airways has revealed a plan to get around the recent electronics ban - offering passengers the loan of a laptop.
The Doha-based carrier said it had taken steps to purchase laptops available for loan on all their US flights.
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker, said: “We truly appreciate the importance of being able to work onboard our aircraft and that is why I have insisted on offering only the best possible solution for our customers.
“By providing this laptop loan service we can ensure that our passengers on flights to the US can continue to work whilst onboard.”
The complimentary laptops will be available to business class passengers travelling on all US-bound flights from next week, with passengers able to collect them from the gate just before boarding.
The airline said customers would be able to download their work on to a USB “before stepping onboard to pick up where they left-off”.
It added that it would also provide one hour of free Wi-Fi for all passengers and a special Wi-Fi package of $5 to stay connected for the duration of the whole flight. “When most people’s smartphones will be the only device they can take onboard, this generous offer will ensure passengers can stay connected and stay entertained,” the airline said.
