Here's an alternative thought about this laptop ban:
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11823052
Basically it says this is retaliation against Gulf airlines, because
apparently, US airlines are exempt from the laptop ban. If that's
the case — I did not verify — then an obvious solution (which may
not be the cheapest again) is to fly on US carriers.
Or — as said before — invest some extra money and avoid US airports
anyway, which I personally choose to do just for the sake of
dignity.
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