US EditionHeathrow scraps 100ml liquid container limit
Heathrow Airport completed a £1 billion CT scanner upgrade allowing liquids up to 2 litres in hand luggage and saving an estimated 16 million plastic bags annually.
- Heathrow has become the biggest airport to roll out new high-tech scanners, allowing passengers to carry liquids over 100ml.
- The £1bn upgrade will provide 'greater efficiency' and allow passengers to spend 'less time preparing for security'.
- While some smaller UK airports introduced the scanners earlier, a 2024 government U-turn required them to revert to the 100ml rule.
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London’s Heathrow airport relaxes rules over fluids
London Heathrow, the world’s sixth-busiest airport, will allow passengers to carry fluids in containers larger than 100 ml (3.4 fl oz). The rules have been in place since 2006, following a foiled plot involving bombs disguised as soft drinks. Several other UK and international airports have done likewise, notably London Gatwick and Dubai International. Airline security measures tend to ratchet up, so possible declines are noteworthy, though the …
Heathrow Airport makes major change to 100ml hand-luggage limit for travellers
The airport has finally completed the rollout of new high-tech CT scanners. Electronics such as laptops can also be left in luggage, while clear plastic bags for liquids no longer have to be used
Liquids ban lifted at Heathrow
London’s Heathrow Airport has officially eliminated the long-standing 100 ml restriction on liquids in cabin baggage so that passengers passing through security can finally carry a bottle of water, perfume, or any other permitted liquid as hand luggage. Effective from Friday, January 23, the change in the rules followed the completion of a £1 billion investment in advanced computed tomography… Source
London's Heathrow Airport ends carry-on liquids restrictions
Europe's busiest airport is finally ditching one of the most cumbersome requirements at security checkpoints.London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Friday announced it officially scrapped its limits on carry-on liquids.That means you can now pass through Heathrow security with a full-size bottle of shampoo, water or sunscreen — and you don't need to remove it from your bag, either.Passengers had previously been limited to 100 milliliters per contain…
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