Airline liquid ban to go
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April 30, 2010, Friday
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THE European Union will end current restrictions on liquids in air passengers' hand luggage by April 2013 in an overhaul of aviation security, the EU's executive said yesterday.
European airports will have to install new technology capable of detecting liquid explosives as a result.
The ban on liquids came into force in Europe in 2006 after British police uncovered an al-Qaida plot to blow up transatlantic airliners bound for the Americas using bombs made from liquid explosives.
Three Britons were jailed for life last September for their plan to destroy at least seven planes - carrying more than 200 passengers each - using explosives hidden in soft-drink bottles.
The security rules have led to scenes of frustration at airport security desks when passengers have been forced to throw away drinks containers, bottles of perfume and even sun cream tubes.
"By 29 April, 2013, at the latest, all liquids will be allowed in cabin baggage and will be screened," the European Commission said.
As a preliminary step from April 2011, bottles of duty free drinks and perfumes bought at third country airports or on board third country airlines and carried in tamper-proof bags will be allowed.
European airports will have to install new technology capable of detecting liquid explosives as a result.
The ban on liquids came into force in Europe in 2006 after British police uncovered an al-Qaida plot to blow up transatlantic airliners bound for the Americas using bombs made from liquid explosives.
Three Britons were jailed for life last September for their plan to destroy at least seven planes - carrying more than 200 passengers each - using explosives hidden in soft-drink bottles.
The security rules have led to scenes of frustration at airport security desks when passengers have been forced to throw away drinks containers, bottles of perfume and even sun cream tubes.
"By 29 April, 2013, at the latest, all liquids will be allowed in cabin baggage and will be screened," the European Commission said.
As a preliminary step from April 2011, bottles of duty free drinks and perfumes bought at third country airports or on board third country airlines and carried in tamper-proof bags will be allowed.
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