British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet passengers hit with major rule change at Scots airport

Scottish Sun

08-07-2025

A major policy that's been in place since 2006 has been scrapped following new equipment at the airport.
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EDINBURGH Airport has become the first in Scotland to lift the 100ml liquid rule.
This will affect all passengers passing through the travel hub, which services airlines including British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet.
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Passengers queue up at Edinburgh Airport to go through security checks
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Holidaymakers were previously asked to remove liquids from their hand luggage
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Holidaymakers will now be able to take through containers of up to two litres in their hand luggage.
The 100ml policy has been in place since 2006 but has been scrapped following new equipment at the airport.
Edinburgh Airport said it has installed eight new top-of-the-range X-ray scanners as part of a £24 million investment to transform its security.
Large electricals, such as tablets and laptops, can remain in bags, and liquids in containers up to two litres can now also be kept inside.
Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: "This is a big day for our passengers and the airport team.
"We are delighted to be able to lift this rule and really transform the whole security process, making it easier for everyone.
"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.
"But it is important that passengers continue to check with the situation at their return airport, as not all airports will be moving away from 100ml just yet."
Elsewhere Scottish airport staff are being paid extra cash for catching passengers with oversized cabin bags.
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Workers at Swissport, who run gates at airports across the country, were given the baggage bonuses for catching easyJet punters trying to pull a fly one with their carry-on luggage.
The extra cash is being paid for bags taken off passengers at the gate.
Extra money is paid to workers who take bags off punters who either haven't paid for a cabin bag or people trying to take on a bag too big to be a carry on.
An email, seen by The Sunday Times, told Swissport staff about the 'easyJet gate bag revenue incentive' and was sent to workers in November 2023.