Passengers will soon be allowed to carry larger bottles or flasks of liquids in their carry-on luggage at some airports in Germany, as they are implementing new CT scanners.
Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt Airport, announced on Thursday that the latest CT technology will be used in part of the airport starting mid-September. Specifically, this involves 40 scans (out of a total of 160 lines) at the security checkpoint.
Passengers screened by the new scanners will be allowed to carry bottles or flasks of up to two litres in their carry-on luggage.
Since 2006, airline passengers have only been allowed to carry liquids in containers with a maximum capacity of 100 ml, and these must be packed in a transparent plastic bag with a maximum capacity of one litre.
In most cases, liquids must also be removed from carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint. The restrictions were introduced to prevent criminals or terrorists from smuggling explosives on board.
However, the latest scanners are advanced enough to detect dangerous materials, so the rules are now being relaxed.
No changes in Belgium yet
In Germany, the new technology will initially be installed at the airports of Frankfurt and Munich. However, as these scanners are only installed at some of the security lines, Fraport recommends continuing to follow the old rules as much as possible for the time being. In Munich, the new technology will affect 20 scanners, including the entire Terminal 2.
At Brussels Airport in Belgium, nothing will change for the time being, according to spokesperson Ihsane Chioua Lekhli. This latest scanner technology is not yet available at the airport, and there is currently no timeline for when this would happen.
"Our screening is still very efficient, but we are monitoring developments," she said.
Passengers from Germany with a transfer in Brussels will no longer have to go through security: larger bottles in carry-on luggage are therefore not a problem.
