Overview
- The airport opened the fully modernized security checkpoint on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, installing eleven CT-controlled screening lanes to replace the older X‑ray setup.
- Passengers no longer have to remove electronic devices or take liquids out of hand luggage at the checkpoint according to the airport’s announcement.
- The per-container liquids allowance has been raised to two liters, a change the airport says will shorten screening times and reduce passenger stress.
- Flughafen Köln/Bonn says it invested about €25 million in the project as a central element of its 'Next Chapter' terminal modernization program.
- The airport claims to be the first large German airport to deploy CT scanners at scale, a move that could speed throughput, improve the travel experience for families with a new Kids‑Lane, and pressure other airports to follow suit.