London City Airport has scrapped the 100ml liquid limits rule in hand luggage just in time for the
Easter school holidays.
The east London airport will be the first in the UK to make the changes to the restrictions, which have been in place since 2006.
This is thanks to new high-tech CT machines, similar to ones used in hospitals, which will replace old scanners.
They’re able to produce a high-resolution 3D scan of passengers’ bags, meaning staff can easily inspect them from all angles.
Instead of 100ml, the liquid limit will now be two litres in hand luggage.
Passengers will also no longer have to place creams and cosmetic items in a plastic bag when going through security.
This also applies to laptops in the new scheme, which won’t need to be removed from flyers’ bags to be scanned separately.