First London Airport To Drop the 100ml Limit On Liquids

If you want to travel from Dubai to London for business or leisure, you will want to know about all the airport regulations and the latest limits to have been dropped. This includes the drop of the 100ml limit on liquids.

London’s Airport is leading the way in providing a convenient, liquid-free travel experience. It recently changed regulations to no longer require passengers to keep their liquids within certain limits while passing through security. Instead, they can choose from alternative options such as storage or replacement with equivalents bought onsite.

The article will explain this innovative move towards streamlined and stress-free air travel!

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First London Airport To Drop the 100ml Limit On Liquids

Travellers having to limit liquids to small travel-size containers and getting them out of hand luggage and electronics when going through security is one of the most unpleasant aspects of flying into the U.K.

London City airport will become one of the first airports in the U.K. to abolish the 100 ml liquid ban this April. Scraping off the rule on liquids will make travelling to the U.K. easier and more lenient for all passengers.

London City Airport is not the first U.K. Airport to scrape off the 100ml liquid limit, which has been in place since 2006. The Teeside Airport became the first in the U.K. to abandon this rule earlier this year. These alterations were after the U.K. government announced in December that it would begin incorporating new technology to scan travellers’ luggage.

The government has scheduled a deadline of August 2024 this year for all airports in the U.K. to drop the 100ml limit on liquids and adopt the new technology. Trials for new technology to scan passage bags have been in place at London Heathrow, Gatwick, and Birmingham since 2018. Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International Airport and O’Hare airport in Chicago are examples of airports in the United States that have employed scanning technology for years.

This new technology involves sophisticated C.T. scanners similar to those used in hospitals. The scanners eliminate the requirement that travellers empty their luggage before passing through security. The machine will identify dangerous liquids immediately after the bag is passed through the scanner, and a 3D image, more like an x-ray, is produced. The machines at most U.K. airports still provide only a 2D image.

Under the new regulations, travellers jetting in or out of the U.K. can pack up to 2 litres of liquids in their carry-on luggage. Travellers with laptops, kindles, and other electronics will not have to unload them from their bags as they pass through the scanners. Placing creams and makeup in transparent plastic bags won’t be necessary anymore as they can be scanned from your luggage.

The new technology is great news for the London city airport, which has seen a steady increase in travellers. Two hundred twenty-five thousand travellers were recorded to have used the Airport in February, compared to 217,000 in January this year. There has been an increase of 82% in travellers in the 2022 numbers.

The Airport, located east of London, is popular with travellers to the financial district of England’s capital city and has already been trialling two high-tech security lanes. Plans to have an operational third high-tech scanner by mid-march have been put in place, and a fourth scanner will be active by the end of march. This will allow thousands of travellers to enter and leave England without taking their liquids out of their bags, especially during the upcoming school holidays.

The 100 ml liquid limit regulations were implemented in 2006 following a terrorist attack where a group attempted to board a plane with explosives made of hydrogen peroxide inside soft drink bottles.

According to London City’s Chief Executive Robert Sinclair, the new lanes would reduce the hassle and the queues when checking in or out of the airports. He also added that passengers would be thrilled by the new routes.

Whatever will happen to the industry that produces mini travel products, which has flourished since the limit regulations were implemented in 2006, is still a misery. The worldwide market for travel-sized toiletries was projected to grow at 4.5% per year to reach $3.2 billion in 2030. More travellers are searching for more convenient travel-sized toiletries. A change in the U. K’s security procedure (adoption of the 3D C.T. scanners) will significantly impact the growth.

About Author:

John is a travel blogger & wanderer living in the UAE and works as a travel expert for local tourism companies like Arooha.

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