The stress of flying could be eased in the coming months across the world's "major airports" with the removal of the 100ml limit on liquids in cabin baggage.
Travel expert Eoghan Corry says many airports will likely scrap the restrictions before the year is out.
The move would follow Shannon Airport which launched its new passenger screening system which means the old 100ml restrictions that were introduced in 2006 "no longer apply for outbound passengers".
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People departing the airport can now bring whatever liquids they require, "without restriction on bottle size, as long as they are stored within their cabin baggage.
However, the airport cautions: "Please note that if you are entering another airport as part of your trip such as a transit transfer airport or on a return flight the old liquid restrictions of only bringing containers of 100mls or less of liquids, gels, pastes, lotions, and cosmetics through the passenger security screening points at all other EU airports may still apply to you on that later part of your travel journey. Check the liquid requirements locally at each airport."
Eoghan Corry explained how people will be able to transit through security much quicker thanks to the new technology.
"The rules haven't changed, what has changed is the technology... four or five companies have been upping the level of technology all the time," he told Newstalk Breakfast.
"And what they're all aspiring to is a situation where we don't have to take laptops and liquids out of bags - that they're scanned in 3D.
"Shannon have introduced it - they introduced it before Christmas - Donegal Airport have also introduced it.
"What we'll probably see, and this is really good news, is over the next 12 months the major airports introducing this.
"It's a real breakthrough and it does a lot for security time for the big queues we see at security - especially since Covid".
He added that the eased rules will be more effective when further airports adopt the new technology.
""The problem is that this needs the regulations to change: an individual airport upgrading its technology is great, but if you're flying from Shannon and you transfer through another aisrport like Heathrow the rules still apply," he said.
"So it'll take a while before the regulations change, but it's great to see individual airports being able to upgrade the technology like this".
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