Hand luggage: London Heathrow Airport overturns liquid rule

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 30.01.2026

Security checks at London Heathrow Airport have become much easier. Thanks to new CT scanners, passengers can now have their hand baggage checked without limiting liquids and without unpacking electronics.

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Passengers at Europe's largest airport can breathe a sigh of relief; from now on, the strict 100-milliliter limits for liquids and the tedious unpacking of laptops will be a thing of the past. Thanks to a multi-billion euro modernization programme, the London authorities are using state-of-the-art CT scanners to ensure faster and stress-free security checks.

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