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Major UK airports set to miss deadline to end 100ml liquid rule this summer

Government
James Chapple
22 January 2024

Three of the UK’s busiest airports are set to miss the government’s 1 June deadline to have new security scanners in place that would end the current 100ml limit on liquids carried in hand luggage.

Restrictions could be eased as soon as 2024

The government had hoped to end the 'liquid rule' by June 2024

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.