Passengers using London Heathrow will no longer have to take out liquids and laptops when passing through security at the UK hub airport.
Heathrow said that it has completed its rollout of new CT scanners across its terminals, which means that passengers can now leave liquids in containers of up to two litres in their hand luggage.
The introduction of new scanners ends the longstanding 100ml limit on liquids being carried in hand luggage at Heathrow, which has been in place since 2006 due to security concerns. During this time, passengers have also been required to put liquid containers in small plastic bags when going through security.
Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow’s CEO, added: “Every Heathrow passenger can now leave their liquids and laptops in their bags at security, as we become the largest airport in the world to roll out the latest security scanning technology.
“That means less time preparing for security and more time enjoying their journey – and millions fewer single-use plastic bags. This billion-pound investment means our customers can be confident they will continue to have a great experience at Heathrow."
Several UK airports, including London Gatwick, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh, have already lifted the 100ml limit on liquids as they have rolled out the new generation of security scanners.
The UK government originally set the deadline of June 2024 for airports to fully install new security scanners. But there have been delays due to technical issues, which forced some airports in both the UK and EU countries to reimplement the 100ml liquids rule in 2024.
Several EU airports have also fully or partially lifted the 100ml rule as they have installed CT scanners, but it can depend which terminals passengers are departing from.