Airport security checks are faster when you know what you can take on the plane. Liquid rules cause confusion, with different limits across UK airports . The 100ml restriction dates to 2006 when police uncovered a terrorist plot to use liquid explosives on transatlantic flights.

In 2022, the UK Government announced a deadline for UK airports to install new computer tomography (CT) scanners that would allow the 100ml rule to be scrapped. Delays with installing the scanners led the deadline to be pushed back several times.

Hand luggage rule changes for passengers

Now, some UK airports allow passengers to carry containers of up to 2l of liquid in carry-on luggage. Others require passengers to stick to the 100ml rule, but do not direct them to take the liquids out of their bags. Finally,

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