Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports, the BBC reports, have all admitted they won’t have completed their upgrades by then. Consumer champion Which? said it would likely cause confusion this summer after the government’s high profile commitment to phase out the rule in June.
The new generation of CT scanners being introduced at airports across the UK will allow passengers to carry liquids of up to two litres in their hand luggage. They will also be able to leave them in their bags when clearing security, along with electronic devices like laptops.