Birmingham Airport

Row breaks out after 100ml U-turn as passengers told to arrive an hour early for flights

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Airport passengers have been told to arrive three hours early to avoid security checkpoint queues amid a row over the government’s U-turn over the 100ml limit for liquids in hand luggage. EasyJet is advising its passengers to turn up an extra hour early for flights from Birmingham Airport, after growing security checkpoint queues left passengers … Read more

What really happens at airport security – and what the scanners can actually see

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In the 1970s, scanners were introduced at airports to combat hijackings – Getty Images The conveyor belt security scanners at airports are always a source of irritation. You slipped through unhindered, and now you’ve reached a sticking point: someone forgot to put their liquids in a plastic bag; someone else takes eight different electrical appliances … Read more