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

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.

Teesside airport became the first UK airport to scrap the 100ml rule in March last year, followed a few weeks later by London City airport. Passengers, though, have been warned that while they may be able to take advantage of the rule being scrapped in the UK, they make face restrictions on liquids at their return airport.