A new generation of scanners could end the 100ml restriction on carry-on liquids, but will they affect security queues too?
Having passed the Department of Transport's trials, the new X-ray devices, which can detect explosive properties in liquids, will be installed in all British airports and across Europe by 29 April 2013. While passengers will still have to remove liquids for inspection, they will no longer have to comply with the 100ml restriction.
Department of Transport has approved a new generation of airport scanners that will allow passengers to carry containers of fluid larger than 100ml. It's frustrating when you have to buy expensive drinks in the departure lounge or throw away toiletries that you had forgotten to remove.”
The ban has been seen as a huge inconvenience to travellers as they pass through security; 20 household bins full of confiscated items are thrown away daily at London Stansted alone. Seized items range from expensive perfumes to bottled water and champagne.
