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OTTAWA — Canadian passengers flying Royal Jordanian Airlines will be affected by a U.S. ban preventing large electronic devices from being stowed in carry-on baggage, the carrier said Tuesday, even as Canada studies whether to issue a similar order.

The U.S. directive, compounded with a subsequent ban of large electronics for some travellers headed to Britain, has caught global airlines and travellers in a wave of uncertainty as Canada now also mulls a similar ban and transport officials remain …

If Ottawa does not issue a similar ban, Canadian airports are bound to get busier as passengers decide to bypass the hassle of U.S. travel. Emirates Airlines and Turkish and EgyptAir, among other airliners have frequent direct flights to Canadian cities.

The U.S. electronics ban covers only foreign airlines flying out of Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The UK ban adds Lebanon and Tunisia to the list, but does not include Qatar, Morocco, Kuwait …

Since news began spreading about the news, Britain’s Sky News reported that the U.K. would also be joining the ban. Of the nine airlines affected by the ban, eight offer direct routes to Canada, including through Toronto’s Pearson International Airport …

OTTAWA — Canada’s transport minister says the federal government is taking a close look at the circumstances behind efforts in the United States and the U.K. to ban certain electronic devices from carry-on baggage. But Marc Garneau is stopping short …

Garneau said he would discuss this latest possible threat to airlines with Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and “we’ll make that public when we make a decision.” The United States earlier banned laptops and tables in airplane cabins on …