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Wasn't it always 100ml?

If I understand this correctly there are new scanners that should make it easier to detect explosives, I guess. But while they do have these new scanners, they still will not allow more than 100ml, which was the case already.



There was a rule that no more than 100ml per container is allowed

Then they got rid of the rule so that more than 100ml is allowed

Now they've reintroduced the rule


Several airports with the new scanners had lifted the 100ml rule in the EU


Not always, the 100ml rule came sometime in the 2006, I think.


Correct. With the promise it was temporary.


I mean same went for the DHS.


And then it was decided that it was a useful way to spin a socialized jobs program to the masses who would normally decry such a thing


No.


It was always 100ml, but some airports don't comply because their national regulator says it's fine if you have a fancy scanner. Now EC says, no it's not, go back in line.

Schiphol for example lets you bring in whatever whater you want in whatever flask you have.


> some airports don't comply

This is not true, airports with upgraded scanners are complying with the law just fine.

This appears to be a temporary technical problem:

> This precautionary measure is not in response to any new threat but addresses a temporary technical issue, undertaken in alignment with the EU’s international partners

And:

> Technical information received by the Commission and validated by ECAC States and laboratories, shows that the existing configurations of standard C3 EDSCB equipment to which the Commission has granted the ‘EU Stamp’ marking or the ‘EU Stamp pending’ marking need to be revised in order to improve their performance




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