Airport rules are set to see a major change as restrictions on liquids and laptops in hand luggage could be removed within two years.
has added that security restrictions for liquids and laptops in carry-on luggage could be axed from mid-2024.: “We are slowly rolling them out.
“We have just started the expansion of the security area in Terminal 3 which will have more CT scanners and have a deadline of mid-2024 from the [Department for Transport].It comes as it's reported that the biggest causes ofare said to be those failing to remove items from their bags or travelling with large bottles of liquids.
Back in 2019, former Prime Minister Boris Jonhson announced plans for all major UK airports to introduce new 3D cabin baggage screening equipment.The equipment was to be rolled out over the next several years, with the Department for Transport requiring all major UK airports to have the technology by December 1 2022.
However, the pandemic affected the deadline, seeing passenger numbers heavily dented due to travel restrictions across the globe.
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