‘London’s fastest airport security experience’: travel expert tests ‘nice’ new scanners
‘London’s fastest airport security’: travel expert tests ‘nice’ new scanners at City Airport that don’t require passengers to remove laptops and liquids from bags
Please leave everything inside your bag.
That’s the message to passengers at London City Airport security, as new scanners have been installed so they don’t have to take laptops and liquids out of their bags. And what’s more, there’s no longer a 100ml limit for liquids – it’s now two litres.
City Airport now claims to have the fastest airport security in London.
Travel expert Nicky Kelvin recently put that claim to the test. In a TikTok videocan be seen placing his belongings on a tray and going through security, with the entire experience lasting two minutes and 40 seconds.
What is his verdict? He tells MailOnline Travel: ‘The new scanners offer a great new system for getting through airport security quickly. Without the need to remove liquids or electronics from bags and repack them once the bags have gone through the scanner, it makes the whole process so much better.”
New scanners have been installed at London City Airport so that passengers do not have to remove laptops and liquids from their bags. Travel expert Nicky Kelvin tested out the “fancy” new scanners in a recent TikTok video
Nicky, editor-in-chief, elaborates on the benefits of the new scanners The Points Guy UKcontinues: ‘Dropping the 100ml limit for liquids also means that passengers will no longer get caught or have liquid measures checked that may be just over the threshold.
“By producing much more detailed images, these scanners also help reduce the number of bags that need to be set aside for additional checks.”
Unfortunately, other airports have a long way to go, Nicky reveals.
He says: ‘The big downside at the moment is that London City is one of the few airports in the UK to offer these new scanners, so you’ll still need to do your research before your return flight to make sure you’re at that point. complies with the rules. other airport.
Nicky tells MailOnline Travel: ‘The new scanners offer a great new system for getting through airport security quickly’
“Some airports are already fully operational, such as Teesside, while airports such as London Heathrow are in a testing phase where you will only find the new scanners in certain terminals and for certain passengers. The real benefit will come when there is consistency between airports so that passengers know exactly what to expect.’
The new CT machines use X-Ray technology to create a high-resolution 3D image of luggage, allowing assessors to view it from any angle and get a more detailed view of the contents. Older security scanners only produce a 2D image.
London City Airport was the UK’s second airport to scrap the 100ml liquid rule, after Teesside – which only has a handful of flights a day – introduced the new scanners in March. The government is requiring all major UK airports to use the technology by June 2024.
Similar technology is already present in the US and at airports such as Schiphol.
City Airport (above) claims it now has the fastest airport security in London