ANOTHER UK airport has been able to scrap liquid rules for passengers ahead of the busy summer holiday period. New security scanners are being installed at all of the country's airports, which will eventually make passing through security checks much simpler. 4 Passengers no longer have to remove their liquids from their hand luggage Credit: Getty 4 The rule change has been brought in as a result of new scanners being installed Credit: Getty 4 Leeds Bradford is one of several UK airports to have the scanners in place Credit: Alamy The latest to install the new equipment is Leeds Bradford Airport, which is now ready to scrap some of the tight liquid rules as a result of having the scanners in place.
Eventually, passengers will be able to travel without limiting their liquids to 100ml, nor will they have to take their liquids and electronic devices out of their bags. However, the rules haven't been completely scrapped at Leeds Bradford just yet. Although liquid containers no longer have to be removed from bags during the scanning process, their contents still cannot exceed 100ml in size.
Leeds Bradford Airport Chief Executive Vincent Hodder said the rules had been reversed due to a "change of direction" from the government. He told the BBC : "With the new technology that we’ve been permitted, it now means that customers can now leave their electronics and their electrical items in the bag, and they can also leave their liquids in the bag. "It avoids that process of having to .