What to do Candy Apples Archiveson a flight with no laptops? One of the affected airlines has, um, a few ideas.

Via the Department of Homeland Security, the Trump White House just banned electronic devices bigger than a phone on specific flights originating from specific airports in eight (very specifically) Muslim-majority nations.

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Royal Jordanian Airlines is one of the most affected. And to help passengers pass the time on those long, trans-continental flights without opening their laptops, they decided to come up with some ideas...that come in the form of trolling, directed right at the United States government.

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Royal Jordanian suggests reading a book, or maybe passengers could "pretend tray table is a keyboard." Passengers could "enjoy a light snack" or "analyze the meaning of life." Maybe they could "say hello to the person next to you," or maybe just "engage in primitive dialogue from the pre-internet era."

Say what you will about the state of air travel in 2017, you can't begrudge airlines a lack of cheek.

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