Turkish Airlines said Friday that it would implement new measures to keep passengers' electronic devices safe during flights to the U.S. and the U.K. "The electronic devices will be received by an airline officer during the last check-in before boarding the aircraft and will be placed in special shatterproof luggage after being wrapped in foam covers," Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Ekşi told Anadolu Agency (AA). "We guarantee that passengers' devices will not be damaged or lost," Ekşi added. Ekşi noted that he has accepted the decision even though he considered it abusive.

Ekşi stressed that passengers on flights to the U.S. were systematically inspected by a special security service that was accredited by the American Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

"So all luggage, passengers and crew boarding the plane are searched by this special security," said Ekşi, adding, "The TSA already did a review a few months back [on security at the airport] and there was no problem. We were shocked after seeing Istanbul's Atatürk International Airport on this list." "We expect authorities to reverse this decision," he added, citing efforts made by Turkey's Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to have the measure lifted.