Airports
UK To Mandate 3D Cabin Baggage Screening Equipment at Major Airports
The move signals a deviation from EU wide aviation security rules after the UK’s exit from the bloc.

Under plans announced by prime minister Boris Johnson on Sunday, the UK will require that all major airports in the country install state-of-the-art 3D cabin baggage screening equipment by December 1, 2022. The new computed tomography (CT) scanners will enable passengers to keep liquids and electrical equipment, like laptops, in their cabin baggage while it is screened, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) said, while revealing also that “once in place, the 100 ml liquid limit may no longer apply and passengers could take liquids, like a bottle of water, through security.” The CT technology applies sophisticated algorithms to detect explosives and other threats by creating a 3-D image that can be viewed and rotated 360 degrees for a thorough analysis.


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