After almost two decades, strict restrictions on Europe to the luggage of the luggage are finally raised at airports. Two United Kingdom Airports, Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), have already abolished previous limitations, and other airports are expected to follow this in the short term.
Relaxed guidelines arise for the safety scanners of the next generation computer tomography that offer more reliable fluid scan within the luggage than current technology at security points. Travelers traveling from airports with new rules will now be able to transfer up to 2 liters of wine, olive oil, perfume and other liquids in their new bags.
Another benefit for passengers who come across these new scanners is that they will no longer have to remove items such as laptops and tablets from their brackets, which should help abolish security procedure.
The change, however, will not happen overnight at all European airports. The execution of relaxed new guidelines depends on which aircraft hubs have installed new scanners. It is not obligatory for all airports to install machines, as high costs, some airports can decide not to do so. For example, London Airport Heathrow (LHR), the most prominent airport in Europe, has not yet installed a new technology. Officials say they will cost more than one billion dollars to equip all the control points of Heathrow with new scanners.
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(Note: The new scanners are only in terminal 1 in Milan Malpens for now)
Next European airports are set up by new scanners and will adopt new fluid rules in the coming months:
AMsterdam Schipol (AMS) Airport
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (Ber)
Frankfurt Airport (from)
The good news is that if you fly from one of these airports, you will enjoy greater flexibility and a smooth journey through security. You no longer have to throw a liquid or write to pour them into small bottles. As mentioned above, laptops and tablets can also remain in your bag on your piercing strips.
The bad news is that this is not a uniform policy because relaxed fluid rules cannot be implemented at all European airports. For example, passengers flying from a 2 liter of 2 liters of fluid can come across a problem when returning home if they fly from, say, France or Spain, where 100 milliliters can still be located at airports.
RULES OF THE TRANSPORT SAFETY 3-1-1 For US passengers, European Liquid Rules in hand luggage can be monitored to a failed terrorist attack in 2006, which included liquid explosives. Since then, passengers traveling with liquids, gels or aerosols in bags have been limited to a container that does not exceed 100 milliliters, with some exceptions made for children's formula and medication.
Related: The Rule of TSA fluid: Is that next after the end of the shoe policy?
London City Airport (Lcy) was the first large airport in the UK To reject the 100 milliliters rulesBut technical problems forced officials to reverse the widespread return of the regulations.
Bottom line
New, milder travel guidelines with liquids are the main victory for the convenience of passengers in Europe. Even if it is limited at the moment, more airports will probably invest in new scanners. Until then, passengers planning to visit Europe should read the rules at the airports from which they plan to fly to make sure they are familiar with the rules.
