When will airports lift the 100ml liquid rule?

The battle with small bottles in a clear bag at security may soon be a thing of the past as more and more airports prepare to scrap the 100ml rule for liquids.

The move will be a game changer for travelers as current regulations severely limit the amount of liquids and lotions you can carry in your carry-on – and who doesn’t need to make at least one security trip to find a forgotten bottle lurking ?

Not to mention the outrageous cost of some mini toiletries or the hassle of buying them tax-free.

This is all thanks to new technology, as advanced scanners can screen your luggage and liquids, which should also help speed up the journey through security.

So when can we charge our bulky toiletries and still need to keep our phones, iPads and laptops separate?

Here’s what you need to know.

When does the rule change?

Some airports have already done so.

Earlier this month, London City Airport became the capital’s first airport to scrap the 100ml rule for liquids in hand luggage following the introduction of high-tech CT scanners.

Passengers don’t have to keep their phones, tablets and technology separate either.

But it was Teeside Airport that scrapped it first in Britain in March.

The new limit for liquids, gels, pastes and lotions in hand luggage at these airports will be increased from 100ml to two liters per container, which is more than enough as no one has to lug a two-liter bottle of shampoo through security.

In Ireland, Shannon Airport now allows the carriage of liquids of all sizes.

The government has set a deadline June 2024 for all UK airports to install and use these high-tech scanners and Gatwick Airport has confirmed it is now testing the technology in time to meet that deadline.

Edinburgh Airport would do the same.

Other airports in London and across the country are expected to operate to that date.

So stick to the 100ml limit for now unless you’re traveling from City, Teeside or Shannon – and remember if you’re traveling through overseas airports they may have different rules. It is also worth checking the cost for the return journey at the airport of departure.

When and why was the rule introduced?

The 100 ml rule for liquids was introduced in 2006 after police thwarted a terrorist attack.

They planned to take homemade concoctions of chemicals hidden in Lucozade and Oasis bottles on some flights from London to the US.

The terrorists planned to mix these to make “liquid bombs” and blow up at least seven transatlantic flights from London, killing more than 1,500 people. They were arrested days before they tried to practice.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner John McDowall, then head of Scotland Yard’s Counter-Terrorism Squad, said the convicts were plotting “mass murder on an unimaginable scale”.

New hand luggage rules, introduced on 10 August 2006, resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations, lengthy delays and queues at UK airports.

Originally there was no hand luggage allowed on airplanes at all, as outlined by then Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander, but this was later relaxed and 100ml of liquids were allowed.

At the time, Metro.co.uk reported: “Politicians, airport operators and airline chiefs had been working all night to prepare for the introduction of the new rules, but there was only limited warning that could be given to passengers during the busiest times of the year. the year before.” air travel.

“What followed at the airports was chaos. British Airways canceled dozens of flights at Heathrow Airport and other airlines also had to cancel flights due to huge queues.