EU reversal of 100ml liquid limit at airport’s security screening generates confusion
The European Union’s ban on carrying liquids over 100 milliliters, is set to be lifted once again. The EU lifted this ban a first time in late spring 2024. Before to revert its decision due to technology issues on September 1, 2024.
On July 29, the European Commission announced that airports will be allowed again to reintroduce high-tech scanners. They will be capable of screening up to 2 liters of liquids. These advanced scanners, using Computer Tomography (CT), will also allow passengers to leave electronic devices like laptops and smartphones inside their bags during security checks.
This decision effectively reverses the September ban on the use of EDS CB C3 scanners. However, there’s a catch.
The Commission cooperated with the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). The institution has developed technical standards for next-generation scanners. It, so far, only approved and re-certified a limited number of models. Each scanner manufacturer must still submit their equipment for individual certification.
Until all scanner brands receive approval, the European Commission is leaving it up to each airport authority to decide whether to lift the 100 ml liquid restriction. The new EU approval covers “700 scanners across 21 member states,” according to Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, spokesperson for the Commission’s transport department.
Airports are individually responsible for informing travelers of their specific rules. It means security procedures may vary—even within the same airport—depending on which terminal passengers are departing from. For example, Prague and Milan Malpensa airports do not yet have re-certified scanners in all terminals.
The new screening rules are already in place at major airports. That includes Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin, Frankfurt, Milan-Linate, Rome, and Stuttgart, with more expected to follow soon. At this point, it’s just a matter of certification.
In the meantime, travelers better follow the strictest security rules of the airports they’ll be traveling through to avoid surprises and painful confusion!
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