Overview

• Birmingham and Edinburgh have become the first UK airports to allow passengers to carry up to two litres of liquids in hand luggage after securing regulatory sign-off.
• Edinburgh completed a £24 million upgrade, installing eight advanced 3D CT scanners and adding two security lanes to maintain high safety standards.
• The Department for Transport now authorises any airport with approved CT technology to set its own liquid rules as installations continue.
• Travellers at other UK airports must assume the 100 ml restriction remains in force and verify security requirements before travelling.
• Airlines and travel groups warn that staggered rule changes could lead to extra queues and passenger confusion during the summer peak.