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The planned new airport scanners will end the need for passengers to remove liquids and laptops from cabin bags


New airport scanners ‘to miss summer deadline’


Installation reported to be unlikely to be ready by June. Ian Taylor reports


The UK’s major airports appear set to miss the June deadline for completing installation of advanced security scanners that would end the requirement for all passengers to remove liquids and laptops from cabin bags. The government announced its


intention in December 2022 to lift the 100ml rule on liquids in hand luggage in time for the 2024 peak summer season, setting a deadline of June 1 for airports to have advanced computed tomography


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(CT) scanners in place which provide 3D images of bags’ contents. The BBC reported this week


that installation of the scanners would not be completed by June, with confirmation of likely delays at Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, where the process may run into 2025, although the equipment is in use at these and other UK airports. The Department for Transport


declined to confirm whether the deadline would be met, but a leading aviation source said: “It was always


going to be challenging to put this amount of equipment in certain airports, particularly in a busy operating environment. “It’s not just a case of buying


new scanners. These scanners are very heavy. Some airports have had to strengthen floors and install new elevators. It’s also about training people to use the scanners.” The source insisted: “These


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