Despite the scare headlines, there will be little or no change in passenger requirements at airport when new Eun regulations come into effect today.
Liquid containers larger than 100ml can no longer be packed inside a carry on suitcase. Passengers travelling through Donegal, Kerry, Knock and Shannon who are used to the new regulations will not be inconvenienced by this and wil need to put liquids in their checked baggage. Laptops and ipads can remain in the bag and are un affected by the change
Passengers at Ireland’s other airports, both Belfast airports, Cork and Dunlin will have been following the old instructions and will require no change.
While Dublin is introducing the new C3 scanners, which mean liquids can remain in the carry on bag, the installation is incomplete. Just four of the new scanners have been installed in T1 and while 11 have been installed in T2, advice to passengers will remain the same until the changeover is complete in October 2025.
Today’s changes mean Dublin airport is issuing different advice to passenegrs depending on which terminal they use:
- In Terminal 1, all liquids must be under 100mls, put into a clear 1 litre bag (20cm x 20cm) and placed visibly within the security tray. Each passenger is limited to a single 1 litre bag only. Large electrical items such as laptops and tablets should be removed from bags and placed in the security tray.
- In Terminal 2, all liquids must be under 100mls, put into a clear bag(s), and placed visibly in the security tray. However, in Terminal 2 there is no limit on the number of bags or 100mls containers that a passenger can take through, while all electrical items can be left in hand luggage.
The problem with liquids and the new C3 scanners emerged soon after they were first installed, much of it caused by the big two-litre soft drink containers.
The EU says an alogarithm issue is at the heart of today’s regressive rules, and expect it to be rectified within months
Belfast International has awarded the contract for the installation of the new scanners as part of a €12m security upgrade which will include the ocnstruction of a new terminal building. Belfast City airport and Cork airport have begin the tendering process and it wil be end 2025 before the new scanners are introduced.
