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Fill your bottles before going to UK ... because you can
The British government is planning to ease its ban on the amount of liquid you can take into and out of the country. Currently, passengers are only allowed to carry 100 ml bottles. Improved airport X-ray machines are expected to render that limit unnecessary. If all goes well – based on secret technology being tested by German scientists – the ban could be lifted by the end of the year. Originally, the prohibition on fluids was enacted as a response to summer 2006 terror attacks. This new technology would improve the ability of security personnel to identify nefarious liquids. So, if all goes well, it will have taken us 3 ½ years to get back to the 2006 norm. Finally, a return to the days of easy duty free liquor!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mick Mar 16th 2009 6:42AM
As far as Im aware these restrictions are only going to be lifted at certain airports as there is a shortage of new x-ray equipment - this will not be a UK wide lift on the 100ml ban.
Eva Mar 16th 2009 8:37AM
Not to nit-pick (well, yes to nit-pick, but only because it's sort of important in this case) but there were no actual attacks. A plot was uncovered -- nobody actually blew any planes up with liquid explosives in summer '06.
Matthias May 15th 2009 9:11AM
more nit-picking: Duty-free drinks were never the issue either, because the volume-limit is at the security check _before_ getting to the tax-free booze.
But I read it here first, and I'll cherish the day this stupid regulation is lifted.