--- description: U.S. security officials are expected to announce new safety measures on board aircraft, but they won't expand a laptop and electronics ban. title: The Airplane Laptop Ban Won't Be Expanded image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13ac31a805eba5c5/6988d3b5e76ad2e19062e227/aviation-security-measures.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Aviation](/tag/aviation/) ## Aviation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Airplane Laptop Ban Won't Be Expanded by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jun 28, 2017 4:10 PM CUT  People arrive at JFK international airport following an announcement by the Supreme Court that it will take President Donald Trump's travel ban case later in the year on June 26, 2017 in New York City. People arrive at JFK international airport following an announcement by the Supreme Court that it will take President Donald Trump's travel ban case later in the year on June 26, 2017 in New York City.Spencer Platt—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jun 28, 2017 4:10 PM CUT Homeland Security officials will announce Wednesday new [aviation security measures](http://time.com/4760062/chicago-aviation-security-chief-jeffery-redding-fired/ "undefined") for United States-bound international flights, a department spokesperson confirmed to TIME. The announcement will not include an immediate expansion of a [ban on laptops](http://time.com/4796928/trump-administration-considering-laptop-ban-on-all-international-flights/ "undefined") and other large electronic devices on flights. An expansion of that ban has been anticipated since the U.S. imposed laptop restrictions on flights coming from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey in March. Officials said in May that the ban could likely expand to include flights from some European countries. Reuters first [reported](http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-airlines-electronics-idUSKBN19J21S "undefined") the impending announcement on Wednesday. Laptop Ban: DHS To Announce New Aviation Security Measures ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4836892/dhs-aviation-security-measure/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4836892/dhs-aviation-security-measure/"},"headline":"The Airplane Laptop Ban Won't Be Expanded","datePublished":"2017-06-28T16:10:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:21:31.292Z","description":"But officials say new security measures will be put in place","url":"https://time.com/4836892/dhs-aviation-security-measure/","keywords":["Aviation","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13ac31a805eba5c5/6988d3b5e76ad2e19062e227/aviation-security-measures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13ac31a805eba5c5/6988d3b5e76ad2e19062e227/aviation-security-measures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"U.S. Supreme Court Partially Upholds Trump Administration Travel Ban","caption":"U.S. Supreme Court Partially Upholds Trump Administration Travel Ban","creditText":"Spencer Platt—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/aviation/","name":"Aviation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4836892/dhs-aviation-security-measure/","name":"The Airplane Laptop Ban Won't Be Expanded"}}]}] ```