Airport 100ml liquid hand luggage rule

The Government has set a deadline of June 2024 for most UK airports to install new high-tech 3D scanners that show more detailed images of baggage.  These scanners are already being gradually installed, typically Heathrow T4, where it is no longer a requirement for electronic items to be placed in a separate receptacle.

Since 2006 – when UK authorities warned they had thwarted a terror plot to smuggle explosives onto flights using drinks bottles – gels and liquids for carry-on, including sun cream, toothpaste, and body wash, have been required to be 100ml maximum, and also kept inside a clear plastic bag.

www.gov.uk/government/news/passengers-to-benefit-from-biggest-shake-up-of-airport-security-rules-in-decades

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Wilbur Smith, Hounslow

Both the comments are correct. And will speed things up

George Right, Ealing

I totally agree with this COMMENT. A new rule for belts can be introduced overnight. The government did just that for Chinese flights. The present rule is daft.