According to the media, British airports want to abolish the rules for the amount of liquids in hand luggage in the next two years. As the BBC reported on Thursday, the British government aims to introduce new 3D scanners by mid-2024 that will allow security forces to see travelers’ pockets more clearly. Passengers could then leave unlimited liquids in their bags, as well as laptops and tablets, he said.
According to the Times newspaper, the measure aims to significantly reduce queues at security checks. Since November 2006, air travelers can only carry liquids in their hand luggage in containers with a maximum capacity of 100 milliliters. They must be packed in a transparent bag with a maximum capacity of one liter and must be presented separately at check-in. Notebooks and tablets should also be removed from backpacks and purses. The measure was enacted after a plan to attack planes using explosives hidden in liquor bottles was thwarted.
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“We have just started to expand the security area in Terminal 3, which will have more scanners,” London Heathrow Airport chief John Holland-Kaye told The Times. The Ministry of Transport has set a deadline of mid-2024. Then it will be normal for passengers to keep liquids in their pockets. According to the report, travelers not removing items from their carry-on bags or traveling with more liquids than allowed are the biggest causes of airport security delays.
A trial started at Heathrow in 2017. The UK government originally planned to launch the 3D scanners by December 1, 2022. The deadline was pushed back because of the pandemic.