Emirates is offering loaner Microsoft Surface tablets to some US-bound flyers

Emirates is offering Microsoft Surface tablets loaded with Microsoft Office to its premium cabin customers for use in flight. Emirates is joining Qatar and Etihad Airways in giving flyers a way to get work done after the US and UK banned inbound travelers flying from a number of Middle Eastern countries from carrying electronic devices larger than a smartphone into the cabin.
The Dubai-based airline says customers can bring a USB stick with them on board and plug into the loaner tablets. The ser