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Britons and other non-EU citizens will need to provide fingerprints and facial biometric data to register for the EES system when they first cross the EU border from October 12


Full relaxation of liquid rules ‘not until 2040’


Travellers face uncertainty as EU border changes loom, says Ian Taylor The EU finally confirmed the


Air passengers should not expect full relaxation of restrictions on liquids in hand luggage until 2040 despite several UK airports announcing passengers may keep liquids in cabin bags at security this summer, with the revelation coming amid confirmation of a new EU entry process and forthcoming hike in costs. Edinburgh became the latest


airport this month to announce the installation of state-of-the-art security scanners costing £24 million allowing passengers to leave liquids and electrical items in cabin bags, although


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liquids remain restricted in size to 100mls or less. But the US Transportation Security


Administration recently warned that passengers should not expect “any changes to current liquids policy until 2040 when it expects to have fully deployed CT units across the country”, describing removal of the restrictions as a “distant possibility”. It also warned US air passengers


that the announcement of changed liquids and luggage restrictions in Europe “may pose additional challenges”.


introduction of its delayed EU Entry- Exit System (EES) from October 12 and its implementation over the following six months, with the system to be fully in operation from April 10. Non-EU citizens, including


from the UK, will need to provide fingerprints and facial biometric data at their first time of crossing the EU border to register on the system, although children under 12 will


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