Passengers travelling from either Birmingham or Edinburgh airport this summer no longer need to follow the 100ml liquid rule.
Both airports have scrapped the strict hand luggage rule with passengers now able to take liquids up to two litres big through airport security.
Travellers also won’t need to put their liquids in a clear plastic bag or remove them from their hand luggage to be scanned.
The 100ml liquid rule was introduced in 2006 after the UK uncovered a terrorism plot which planned to use liquids to assemble explosives on an aircraft.
Both Birmingham and Edinburgh airport have brought in new scanners which don’t require liquids to be removed from luggage.
However, passengers have been warned that they might not be able to bring their large liquids back with them.
Tourists will need to check the rules at their return airport as many hubs don’t use the new technology.
In the UK, the liquid rules were meant to be scrapped last June but delays in rolling out the new scanners mean that passengers are still subject to the 100ml rule at the majority of UK airports.
Passengers travelling from either Birmingham or Edinburgh airport this summer no longer need to follow the 100ml liquid rule
Both Birmingham and Edinburgh airport have brought in new scanners which don’t require liquids to be removed from luggage
Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh airport, said: ‘A whole generation of travellers have only known the 100ml rule to be the case, so it really is a momentous day as we become the first airport in Scotland to lift the rule since it was introduced in 2006.
‘The change allows more flexibility for passengers to take liquids through security, all while maintaining and improving our high safety levels through the use of 3D technology.
‘But it is important that passengers continue to check with the situation at their return airport as not all airports will be moving away from 100ml just yet.’
On its website, Birmingham Airport stated: ‘You are allowed to carry liquids, pastes and gels in containers up to two litres in hand luggage, there is no limit on the amount of containers that can be carried.’
Passengers also aren’t required to remove electronics such as laptops from their hand luggage.
At Heathrow Airport, the UK’s busiest, passengers must still only bring liquids of 100ml or smaller and must have them in a clear plastic bag. This is also the case at Manchester Airport.
At Gatwick Airport, passengers are no longer required to remove their liquids and electronics from their hand luggage at security. However, their liquids must be 100ml or smaller.
Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh airport, said: ‘A whole generation of travellers have only known the 100ml rule to be the case, so it really is a momentous day as we become the first airport in Scotland to lift the rule since it was introduced in 2006
The 100ml liquid rule was introduced in 2006 after the UK uncovered a terrorism plot which planned to use liquids to assemble explosives on an aircraft
Aberdeen, Bristol, London City and Newcastle airports are expected to be the next to scrap the rules.
Meanwhile, a woman who flew for the first time in 15 years has set the internet talking after sharing that her crotch got her stopped during a security scan.
Writing on Reddit, the woman said: ‘I flew for the first time in 15 years this week and both airports flagged my crotch at the arms up scanner.
‘I don’t care about the pat down, they were polite and professional and it doesn’t bother me, but I’m wondering what did it.’
She added that she was wearing bike shorts and normal underwear and had no medical devices or piercings.
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