The new scanners allow passengers to pass through airport security without removing liquids, laptops and other large electronic devices from their hand luggage, and also to carry up to two-litre vessels rather than the previous max of 100ml – a rule that has been in place for the best part of 20 years.
London’s Evening Standard newspaper reports the cumulative queuing time saved over the past year thanks to the new scanners runs to in excess of a decade, with the average time spent queuing to clear security at LCA now just three-and-a-half minutes.
