Carry-on baggage liquid security limits and laptop removal rule to be removed by next summer
Airport rules take flight: Security limits on carry-on baggage liquids and requirement for passengers to remove laptops from bags will be removed by next summer no need to remove laptops or tablets New CT scanners will use X-ray technology to provide a 3D image of what's inside the bags
Travellers will also no longer have to remove items such as drinks, creams and make-up and put them in clear plastic bags when going through security.
The new limit for liquids will be two litres.
As part of the biggest upheaval in aviation safety in decades, laptops and tablets will have no no longer need to be removed from hand luggage.
CT scanners which will be installed at most major airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester , will use X-ray technology to provide a 3D image of what's inside the bags.They will allow security personnel to inspect a bag from all angles, giving security personnel a more detailed picture of what people are carrying. Most current machines only produce a 2D image.
Similar technology is already in place in the United States and at airports such as Schiphol in Amsterdam.
Ministers will today present legislation enabling the changes, which...
Travellers will also no longer have to remove items such as drinks, creams and make-up and put them in clear plastic bags when going through security.
The new limit for liquids will be two litres.
As part of the biggest upheaval in aviation safety in decades, laptops and tablets will have no no longer need to be removed from hand luggage.
CT scanners which will be installed at most major airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester , will use X-ray technology to provide a 3D image of what's inside the bags.They will allow security personnel to inspect a bag from all angles, giving security personnel a more detailed picture of what people are carrying. Most current machines only produce a 2D image.
Similar technology is already in place in the United States and at airports such as Schiphol in Amsterdam.
Ministers will today present legislation enabling the changes, which...
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