US EditionHeathrow scraps 100ml liquid container limit
Heathrow completed a £1 billion CT scanner rollout allowing liquids up to 2 litres in hand luggage, saving 16 million plastic bags annually, improving security and passenger flow.
- From Friday, January 23, Heathrow completed a �1 billion CT scanner rollout, scrapping the 100ml liquids restriction across all terminals.
- Modern CT scanners produce detailed 3D layered images that let security officers identify threats without removing liquids or electronics, prompting Heathrow to change hand-luggage screening rules.
- Passengers may now carry liquids in containers up to 2 litres without clear plastic bags, keep laptops and tablets inside hand luggage, and must empty refillable metal or double-walled containers before security, while medicines and baby food require proof.
- The change should let security lanes handle thousands more passengers an hour and Heathrow estimates it will avoid using 16 million single-use plastic bags annually.
- After a history of delays, the rollout remains inconsistent across UK airports, with some like London City, Luton, and Teesside still enforcing the 100ml limit or awaiting regulatory approval.
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Heathrow Airport makes major change to 100ml hand-luggage limit for travellers
The airport has finally completed the rollout of new high-tech CT scanners. Electronics such as laptops can also be left in luggage, while clear plastic bags for liquids no longer have to be used
Liquids ban lifted at Heathrow
London’s Heathrow Airport has officially eliminated the long-standing 100 ml restriction on liquids in cabin baggage so that passengers passing through security can finally carry a bottle of water, perfume, or any other permitted liquid as hand luggage. Effective from Friday, January 23, the change in the rules followed the completion of a £1 billion investment in advanced computed tomography… Source
London's Heathrow Airport ends carry-on liquids restrictions
Europe's busiest airport is finally ditching one of the most cumbersome requirements at security checkpoints.London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Friday announced it officially scrapped its limits on carry-on liquids.That means you can now pass through Heathrow security with a full-size bottle of shampoo, water or sunscreen — and you don't need to remove it from your bag, either.Passengers had previously been limited to 100 milliliters per contain…
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From now on, passengers can carry liquids in containers of up to two litres, without having to use transparent plastic bags after installation of new security scanners.
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