U.S. authorities this week said an expanded "laptop ban" is "still on the table." A prohibition on large personal electronic devices in passenger cabins on all transatlantic flights would decimate productivity. The International Air Transport Association estimated the impact at $1.1 billon annually. How did it come up with that number?
Moreover, do corporate travel managers work out how much productive working time travelers lose in transit? Should they? Such questions relate to reimbursement policies on premium class,