The EU has reintroduced restrictions on passengers carrying more than 100ml liquids in their cabin luggage when traveling with a European airline starting from September 1, 2024.
The regulations apply in all EU airports, as well as those in Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Airports that had installed C3 scanners, allowing passengers to carry liquids without restrictions, will now be impacted by the new rule, causing operational strain and affecting passenger experience.
Donegal, Kerry, Knock and Shannon airports already deploy the scanners Dublin airport is installing 35 scanners, ten of which are already installed in T2 and four in T1. Other airports in England, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Malta have also deployed C3 scanners.
ACI Europe has criticised the new measure, calling on the EU Commission and Member States to establish a roadmap with set goals for the temporary restrictions, as the measure will negatively impact both passengers and airports.
Some EU countries have already deployed C3 scanners, but the new liquid rule will now require compliance with the restrictions, without a specific roadmap provided by authorities.
Olivier Jankovec, ACI EUROPE Director General said “the fact remains that those airports which have been early adopters of this new technology are being heavily penalised both operationally and financially. They had taken the decision to invest and deploy C3 scanners in good faith, based on the EU having greenlighted this equipment without any restrictions attached.“
