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Brits warned as UK and EU airports in major U-turn over 100ml liquid limit

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Updated 13:15 2 Sep 2024 GMT+1Published 13:13 2 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Brits warned as UK and EU airports in major U-turn over 100ml liquid limit

No timescale has been put in place on when the rule will be relaxed

Tom Earnshaw

Tom Earnshaw

The wait was almost over for Brits flying overseas. But now the mind-numbing 100ml liquid limit placed on our hand luggage has been brought back in across the United Kingdom and European Union.

Trying to fit in your suncream, deodorant, toothpaste and smellies is one of the biggest annoyances when packing for a trip overseas, with everything having to fit inside a 20cm by 20cm plastic bag since the early 2000s.

And everything being packed had to be no more than 100ml in capacity or it'd be binned by staff running the airport security scanners.

There has been exceptions to the cap, with prescribed medicine and baby food permitted (as long as the latter is sealed).

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New, advanced scanners have been installed across airports throughout 2024, with some ahead of others in getting them across the line in time for the busy summer months.

Now with those behind us and autumn on the cards, those looking to enjoy the sun outside of the bedlam of the school holidays have been warned that the 100ml rule is being brought back across all UK airports and many in Europe due to a 'temporary technical issue'.

The limit has come back in play across the EU (Getty Stock Image)
The limit has come back in play across the EU (Getty Stock Image)

The issue impacts the new scanners, which when working, allow travellers to take up to two litres of liquid in their hand luggage. The liquids can also be packed anywhere in the bag, with the 20cm by 20cm bag a thing of the past.

But the European Commission announced in late July that from 1 September, the 100ml limit would be returning. Currently, there is no date for when the rules will be relaxed again.

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In the UK, the Department for Transport said it has been 'working with manufacturers, airports and international partners to lift restrictions when possible'.

An end to 100ml liquid limits has been delayed (Getty Stock Image)
An end to 100ml liquid limits has been delayed (Getty Stock Image)

The Europe branch of the Airports Council International (ACI) has estimated that there are 350 of the new scanners in place across 13 EU countries, including Italy, Germany, and Ireland.

ACI bosses have said it be a 'setback for the passenger experience and a blow to major investments made by airports'.

ACI director general, Olivier Jankovec, said: "Security is non-negotiable, it is one of the top priorities of European airports.

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UK and EU airports have brought back the 100ml cap (Getty Stock Image)
UK and EU airports have brought back the 100ml cap (Getty Stock Image)

"Therefore, all airports will fully comply with the new restriction. However, airports that have been early adopters of this new technology are being heavily penalised, both operationally and financially."

In the UK, some smaller airports such as Leeds-Bradford Airport had scrapped the 100ml limit in the summer with customers breezing through security check.

Scanners at larger airports, such as Heathrow and Manchester, hadn't opened in time, with them set to be fully operational by the summer of 2025.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Europe, Holiday, Travel, UK News

Tom Earnshaw
Tom Earnshaw

Tom joined LADbible Group in 2024, currently working as SEO Lead across all brands including LADbible, UNILAD, SPORTbible, Tyla, UNILAD Tech, and GAMINGbible. He moved to the company from Reach plc where he enjoyed spells as a content editor and senior reporter for one of the country's most-read local news brands, LancsLive. When he's not in work, Tom spends his adult life as a suffering Manchester United supporter after a childhood filled with trebles and Premier League titles. You can't have it all forever, I suppose.

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