New rules on the carrying of liquids in hand luggage will come into effect at Dublin Airport from this Sunday.
The EU-wide changes, aimed at having a universal standard across the bloc’s airports, does mean stricter rules for passengers flying out of Dublin and different rules depending on the terminal.
Terminal 1
In Terminal 1, all liquids, aerosols and gels must be under 100mls, put into a clear one litre bag and placed visibly on the security tray. Each passenger is limited to a single litre bag.
Large electrical items such as laptops and tablets must be removed from bags and placed in the security tray.
Terminal 2
In Terminal 2, all liquids must be under 100mls, put into clear bags, and placed in the security tray. There is, however, no limit to the number of bags a passenger can take through, while all electrical items can be left in hand luggage.
The reason for the difference is because the roll-out of the most up-to-date scanners, the C3, is at a more advanced stage in Terminal 2, said Dublin Airport Managing Director Gary McLean.
”These changes, which apply to all airports in Ireland and Europe with C3 scanners, are being introduced at a time when the roll-out of new C3 scanners is ongoing at Dublin Airport,” Mr McLean said.
“In Terminal 2, all of the security lanes in operation are now fitted with new C3 scanners.”
Dublin has over the years relaxed its rules in relation to liquids due to its advanced scanning system but at many airports across Europe it has not been installed, meaning theirs had the stricter ones introduced from approximately 2006 in response to a terrorist plot to blow up planes. At those airports there will be no changes.
The EU wanted a return to a universal standard, which may be amended in future.
