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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jack Simpson

Liquid restrictions at UK airports to remain in place until June 2025

A passenger puts liquids into a bag at airport security check
The restrictions were introduced in 2006 after a plan to blow up a transatlantic flight using liquid concealed in a bottle of soft drink was foiled. Photograph: monkeybusinessimages/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Holidaymakers will continue to face limits on the amount of liquid they can carry on flights out of the UK this summer after the government extended the deadline for airports to install new security scanners by a year.

The Department for Transport had previously set a target for the introduction of 3D scanners in all UK airports by 1 June, but this has now been extended by 12 months because some major airports will not be ready in time.

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