Summary
Heathrow Airport has changed its security rules, allowing passengers to carry liquids in containers up to two liters in their carry-on bags thanks to new technology. The airport now uses advanced CT scanners, letting passengers leave electronics like laptops in their bags during security checks. Heathrow is the largest airport in the world to complete this update across all its terminals.
Key Facts
- Heathrow Airport now allows liquids in containers up to two liters through security.
- New CT scanners at Heathrow let passengers leave electronics in their bags during checks.
- Heathrow is the largest airport worldwide to fully integrate these new scanners.
- Other UK airports like Gatwick, Edinburgh, and Birmingham already increased the liquid limit.
- The UK had planned to remove the 100ml liquid limit by 2022, but the pandemic delayed this.
- Smaller UK airports installed the scanners earlier than larger ones.
- In June 2024, the government asked smaller airports to revert to the 100ml limit temporarily.
- The European Union also temporarily returned to the 100ml rule in mid-2024.
