U.S. and European officials met in May to discuss a plan to expand a U.S. ban on the use of electronic devices such as a laptop computer during flights. The newly expanded ban would include flights from European countries. The current ban, which was established in March, has 46 about 50 flights per day from 10 cities. Most of the cities are located in the Middle East. The ban focuses on those cities because their machines to screen carry-on bags are not 47 , according to experts. If the U.S. expands the ban, it would affect about 65 million people who travel between Europe and North America on more than 400 daily flights each year. Many of the passengers are 48 who use their devices for work during flights. The airlines said the ban 49 many people to decide not to fly to the U.S. Even though this is the case, Australia is considering adopting the current ban, and Britain has already adopted parts of it. The airlines believe the expanded ban will happen eventually, but they are still hoping to have 50 in how the new policy is put in place at airports, so that passengers will be inconvenienced as little as possible.