Etihad to offer iPads, free WiFi to US-bound passengers

Emirates too is mulling a similar move of offering laptops due to US ban on electronic devices

Etihad will offer iPads and free Wi-Fi services to first class and business class passengers on its US-bound flights from Abu Dhabi, from the coming Sunday. 

The move is in response to the US government curbs on carriage of laptops, iPads and such devices by passengers inside an aircraft cabin. The restrictions apply for US-bound flights from 10 airports in West Asia and North Africa. 

Etihad did not comment on whether the iPads would be security-cleared by the government. Emirates airline is said to be considering a similar move, of offering laptops to passengers. Its president, Tim Clark, told Bloomberg news agency