The World - News from Feb. 19, 1989

British Airways began inspecting passengers’ electronic and electrical equipment following the announcement that explosives hidden in a radio-cassette player blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland on Dec. 21, killing 270 people. Britain’s biggest airline was acting on a Department of Transport recommendation that all airlines using British airports examine radios, computers and other electronic or electrical equipment for possible explosives. British Airways is asking passengers to remove such equipment from their suitcases for a separate security check and, after clearance, to carry the pieces aboard as hand baggage. No major delays were reported as a result of the increased security.