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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

100ml liquids limit scrapped at Birmingham and Edinburgh airport security

Nineteen years after aviation security was tightened with the so-called “100ml liquids rule”, two leading UK airports have scrapped the limit. Passengers using Birmingham and Edinburgh can keep all their belongings – including containers holding up to two litres – in a bag through the checkpoint.

But travellers are warned that the rules for their return journey are likely to be different.

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