Airports across Europe are set to tighten their hand luggage restrictions from September 1, following the discovery that new security scanners 'did not meet standards'. This comes after the UK government's decision in June to reintroduce restrictions on liquids, despite plans to scrap the 100ml limit. The U-turn was labelled as a temporary measure, but no end date has been provided.
Now, the EU Commission has issued new guidelines reverting to previous hand luggage restrictions. This means all plane passengers at EU airports will be limited to carrying liquids of no more than 100ml in their carry-on bags. The stricter rules will come into effect from September 1.
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Passengers may now be able to keep their 100ml liquids inside thei.