18 month trial endsBusiness travellers flying out of Heathrow and Glasgow airports are now again being required to remove their laptops from their hand luggage bags when passing through security.
This comes at the end of an 18 month trial by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) at the two BAA-owned airports when passengers could keep them in their bags.
This special dispensation has now been removed while the DfT evaluates the results of the 18-month trial.
A BAA spokesperson said: "Passengers carrying laptops as cabin baggage are now required to remove them from bags for security screening.
"The DfT are reintroducing this requirement following the completion of a trial which took place at Heathrow and Glasgow airports.
"Passengers are being informed of the requirement before arriving at security areas across the airports."
The new restrictions have been in place for about a fortnight but it is not until yesterday (March 16) that a posting was made on the travel news section of the British Airways website.
This said: "The Department for Transport (DfT) requires all laptops to be removed from customers' bags during the security process at all London Heathrow terminals, because they must be scanned separately.
"Please allow a few extra minutes for this security measure."
For more information visit www.baa.com www.ba.com www.dft.gov.uk