Security at British airports has been increased followings warnings from US experts that two terrorist groups are developing a bomb that could bypass existing safety measures.
US Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson said he had tasked officials to "implement enhanced security measures in the coming days at certain overseas airports with direct flights to the United States".
Flights from UK airports direct to the US will be subject to the measures However, he declined to specify which airports would be subjected to the extra security measures.
A statement issued by the US Department for Homeland Security said: "We are sharing recent and relevant information with our foreign allies and consulting the aviation industry.
"These communications are an important part of our commitment to providing our security partners with situational awareness about the current environment and protecting the travelling public."
US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson The Department for Transport (DoT) said the increased security is not expected to cause "significant disruption" to passengers and the UK threat level remains unchanged.
A statement issued by the DoT said: "The safety and security of the public is our paramount concern.
"The UK has some of the most robust aviation security measures and we will continue to take all the steps necessary to ensure that public safety is maintained."
But British aviation security expert Philip Baum said heightened security will inevitably mean longer queues and increased wait times to board flights at UK airports.
"It will mean an increase in the number of random searches, secondary searches and an increase in the number of passengers asked to remove shoes and possibly all passengers being asked to remove shoes if they're going on certain flights," he said.
"It stands to reason that if we're going to spend longer doing checks, people are going to have to spend longer waiting in line to board flights."
Jabhat al Nusra militants. The Syrian group are said to be behind the plot US officials said the move was due to intelligence reports that Islamist groups in Yemen and Syria had joined forces to prepare an attack on the US.
Bomb-makers from al Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, and Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) are believed to be working together to develop the devices.
The enhancements are likely to include added scrutiny of US-bound passengers' electronics and footwear, and installation of additional bomb-detection machines.
ABC News has reported that the explosives these operatives are attempting to build include non-metallic bombs that could evade metal detectors.
Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman said: "There are terror organisations around the world that seek to do the UK, its citizens, and citizens of many other countries including our Western allies, harm.
"We need to always be vigilant to situations that can develop."
Sky's US correspondent Dominic Waghorn said US officials were also closely monitoring the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) over concerns its success in Iraq might help it recruit jihadists from Europe, who would have easier access to flights bound for US cities.
The thousands of foreign fighters flocking to join ISIS, among them an estimated four hundred from Britain, is a serious concern, he said.
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