FOUR major UK airports have confirmed that they won't be able to scrap strict liquid rules until some point next year. Passengers will soon be able to travel without having to worry about restricting their liquids to 100ml, with new technology being put in place. 3 The new scanners mean passengers don't have to remove items from their bags Credit: Alamy 3 Passengers won't have to limit their liquids or take them in see through bags either Credit: Getty New scanners are due to be installed at all of the country's airports that will stop people from having remove electronics or liquids from their bags at security gates.
It will also increase the maximum size of a liquid from 100ml to two litres. Initially, the new scanners were meant to be in place everywhere by June 1 this year, but very few airports have come close to completing the installation. Recently Birmingham Airport and Bristol Airport both announced that they would soon have the machines up and running, joining a short list of other travel hubs with the scanners in place.
They include Teesside, Newcastle London City, Southend, Inverness, Stornaway and Aberdeen. Regulatory approval is yet to be granted for the increased liquid limits at Birmingham . However, four other major airports have since confirmed that they are lagging behind and won't have the new security scanners in place until at least next year.
London Gatwick, London Stansted, East Midlands and Manchester Airport are among those to have missed the initial.
