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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

UK airports’ scanner delays mean 100ml liquid limit will remain

Passenger puts liquids into bag at airport security check
In most airports liquid can only be taken through security in containers of 100ml or less under UK legislation. Photograph: monkeybusinessimages/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Britain’s biggest airports are to miss the June deadline to install new security scanners, meaning the government will not be able to relax the ban on passengers carrying liquids in their hand luggage this summer.

Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester Airports Group said that they hope to complete the upgrade of their scanners by 2025.

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