US EditionAt Long Last, European Airports Are Dumping the 100-Milliliter Liquids Rule - The Points Guy
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AUSTRIA, JUL 31 – European airports installing 700 advanced C3 scanners across 21 countries will allow passengers to carry up to two litres of liquids, improving security and convenience, the European Commission said.
- The EU announced in 2025 that airports with upgraded C3 scanners can let passengers carry up to two litres of liquids in hand luggage.
- This change follows the 2006 introduction of strict 100 ml liquid limits after authorities foiled a terror plot using liquid explosives in drinks bottles.
- The new C3 scanners use medical-grade CT imaging to screen liquids and electronics inside bags, speeding up security checks and reducing passenger stress.
- Ralph Beisel, the CEO of ADV, described the technology as secure and dependable, highlighting it as an important advancement that will make airport processes quicker and more convenient.
- Most airports will still apply old rules until scanners are fully installed, so the 100 ml limit remains widely in force while upgrades continue.
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One litre of water in hand luggage? Anyone who wants to do this and flies from Vienna could provide sufficient fluid supply on board as early as 2026. The new scanners approved by the EU should be used in the terminals from the coming year. The scanners approved by the European Union on Friday work in a similar way to the computer tomography known from medicine (CT). These can reliably detect liquid explosives and thus theoretically allow larger…
At long last, European airports are dumping the 100-milliliter liquids rule - The Points Guy
After nearly two decades, Europe's strict limits on liquids in carry‑on baggage are finally being lifted at airports. Two United Kingdom airports, Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), have already scrapped the previous restrictions, and other airports across the continent are expected to follow suit in short order.The relaxed guidelines are due to next-generation computed tomography security scanners that offer more reliable sca…
Europe's airports prepare to ease unpopular liquid rules
Air travelers in Germany may soon be able to carry up to two liters of liquids in their hand luggage at certain airports. However, the change will only apply at security checkpoints equipped with advanced CT scanners.
Fly on holiday with the one-litre bottle in hand luggage? Thanks to technical innovations, what was once possible and then unthinkable is again within reach.
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