Airport bosses slam 'uncertainty' for passengers after last-minute changes to liquid limits
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAirports have criticised the Government's reintroduction of a limit on liquids over 100ml carried in hand luggage at some terminals in the UK.
The Airport Operators Association, the trade body for UK airports, said the move has created "uncertainty" for passengers at the busiest time of the year and left airports with little time to prepare for the changes.
The Government required that all airports install new scanners that would allow for liquids of up to two litres in volume to be stored in hand luggage when passengers go through security. READ MORE: Manchester Piccadilly station evacuated with crowds outside - because of some pastries Bigger airports such as Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester missed the latest deadline set for June 1 this year for installing the technology because of logistical challenges, the BBC reported.
However, smaller airports such as London City, Teesside, Newcastle, Leeds-Bradford, Aberdeen and Southend complied on time and dropped the old liquid rules as a result in the case of London City Airport, as early as spring 2023.
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