Edinburgh first airport in Scotland to lift 100ml liquids security rule as new scanners installed at security

Edinburgh Airport is the first airport in Scotland to lift the 100ml rule for liquids being carried in hand luggage.

From Monday, passengers departing from the Scottish capital will be allowed to carry liquids of up to two litres through security, and they will not need to be removed from bags.

It comes after eight scanners and two extra security lanes were installed at the airport as part of a £24m project.

Officials said the investment enabled the removal of the 100ml rule, which was introduced in 2006 in response to a foiled terrorist plot to detonate explosives on transatlantic flights.

In what has been hailed as a “transformation of the security process” at Scotland’s busiest airport, large electronics, such as tablets and laptops, will also now be allowed to remain in bags.

Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said the new process will allow passengers to move through security lanes more easily.

“We are delighted to be able to lift this rule and really transform the whole security process, making it easier for everyone”, he said.

“A whole generation of travellers have only known the 100ml rule to be the case, so it really is a momentous day as we become the first airport in Scotland to lift the rule since it was introduced in 2006.

“The change allows more flexibility for passengers to take liquids through security, all while maintaining and improving our high safety levels through the use of 3D technology.”

However Mr Dewar reminded passengers to “continue to check with the situation at their return airport as not all airports will be moving away from 100ml just yet”.