Birmingham and Edinburgh airports are scrapping 100ml liquids rule – what you need to know ...Middle East

Birmingham and Edinburgh have become the UK’s first airports to lift the 100ml liquids rule since it was reinstated last year, with passengers now able to carry containers of up to two litres in their hand luggage.

Travellers at the two airports will also no longer need to remove liquids or large electronics, such as laptops and tablets, from their bags at security.

The 100ml rule – introduced in 2006 – was scrapped in March 2023 for UK airports where new computed tomography (CT) scanners were in operation. However, the Department for Transport (DfT) reinstated it in June 2024, after the scanners had a higher-than-expected rejection rate, meaning security staff had to search carry-on baggage by hand.

Now, the DfT is permitting airports to remove restrictions if the installation of their CT scanners has been approved.

Currently only Birmingham and Edinburgh have scrapped the 100ml limit, with passengers allowed to carry liquids in containers of up to two litres. There is no restriction on the number of containers that can be carried, and liquids do not need to be taken out at security scanners. Large electronic items can also be kept in hand baggage.

What are the rules at other airports?

The government advises travellers to check the rules at all airports they are flying from and through. “At most airports, you cannot take liquids in containers larger than 100ml through security. This still applies if the container is only part full,” it adds.

Some airports with CT scanners do not require passengers to take their liquids out of their hand baggage. These include:

Birmingham

Bournemouth

Bristol

Cardiff

East Midlands

Edinburgh

Gatwick

Leeds Bradford

London City

Luton

Newcastle

Newquay

Southend

Teesside

At airports where travellers do have to remove liquids from their hand luggage, all containers must fit in one see-through, resealable bag, no larger than 20cm by 20cm. Some also specify that passengers can only bring a total of one litre of liquids through security. Large electrical items must be removed from carry-on luggage for security checks at these airports.

Exemptions to the 100ml rule include essential medicines and baby food or baby milk. Each of these containers can be up to two litres and proof of prescription is required for the former; staff may ask passengers to open containers of the latter.

Those that have CT scanners and already let travellers keep liquids and large electronics in their hand luggage could potentially lift the 100ml restriction in future.

What are the rules internationally?

These vary globally, but the EU there is a 100ml limit on liquids, aerosols and gels, with containers required to fit inside a one-litre resealable transparent bag.

The government advice states: “Countries outside the UK might have different rules on carrying liquids as a transit or transfer passenger. You should check these rules with the relevant airlines and airports before travelling.”

Souvenirs with liquids inside, such as snow globes, may be picked up on the security scanners and confiscated. Food items such as jam and honey are included in the liquid allowance.

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Some countries also implement regulations for arriving passengers. The US, for example, says that powder-based substances in carry-on bags greater than 350ml “may require additional screening at the central checkpoint” and advises travellers to place such items in their checked luggage.

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