UK Air Travel rules to be eased
By Darren Cronian on Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Those travelling next week will be relieved to hear that the UK Department for Transport is going to ease air travel rules next week after security was tightened in the wake of the foiled plot to bomb airliners last month. New regulations will be announced next week.

Air Travel rules to be eased

It’s not yet known if the ban on liquids in hand luggage and small limits on the size of bags imposed last will month will remain. Personally, I can see the ban on liquids staying for some time if not permanently - what people don’t realise is that the ban is only on bringing in your own liquids, you can buy drinks once you have passed through security.

A meeting of government and airline industry officials is set for next Monday, so it’ll be interesting to see what changes come out of this meeting, and what impact they will have.


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11 responses to “UK Air Travel rules to be eased”

Carol Long-McDonald | 13 September, 2006 at 10:43 pm

Having passed through Heathrow last week …I can only say Thank God!!! Lets hope that someon with a brain is involved in the “decision making process”.
Now if someone could tell me just what threat a lipstick poses I really would be grateful???

Darren Cronian | 13 September, 2006 at 11:23 pm

I’m travelling down to London on four occassions during November and Devember, three times by plane, but I would prefer to be waiting in a queue for an extra 30 minutes than have poor security.

Even so, I hope they allow laptops (if they aren’t already) into the cabin, as I’d hate to have to put it in the normal luggage.

pam | 14 September, 2006 at 6:01 am

I was in Heathrow a little over a week ago and “liquids” were still not allowed on flights to/from the US. Purchasing them was fine, you just had to consume them in the airport. Cool if you (as I do) don’t like to fly and you’ve bought a fifth of vodka. But impractical if the airlines (as they were) takes away the bottle of water you were given on your previous flight. (No kidding.)

I did not find the additional security measures so burdensome as a traveler, nor did they take much extra time. They were, however, a bit of a joke. And in spite of the airlines best efforts, I was still way dehydrated when we landed in Heathrow.

Kevin May | 14 September, 2006 at 8:41 am

it’s a good job, Carol, that you are not an author [making an assumption here...]

check this out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5344472.stm

km, ed, travo

Lee Harrison | 14 September, 2006 at 8:44 am

I think the Size of Hand luggage should still be restricted, as there’s nothing worse than waiting to sit in your seat whilst waiting for some idiot to try and stow a 15kg Oversize bag into the overhead stowage locker.

As for the security measures, they were a farce, you had severe restictions on your outbound flight, but no restrictions on your inbound flight.

As for the restrictions on Non safety Matches, but Safety Matches are OK
surely that’s ridiculous.

Darren Cronian | 15 September, 2006 at 4:21 pm

Paul mentioned on the travel rants forum that he has heard that Duty free will be in ceilable bags. Not sure how that will help though.

Carol Long-McDonald | 15 September, 2006 at 4:48 pm

The bags being sealed actually makes sense……you can’t tamper with the contents!!
Now, if they delivered the bags to the door of the aircraft, as they do in USA, then that really would make sense.

OK, back to my original question……what harm can I cause with a lipstick???

Darren Cronian | 15 September, 2006 at 10:55 pm

Lipstick can stain your clothes?? :D

No idea, sounds crazy Carol, I can imagine why they are a little paranoid, with 9/11 etc, but there has to be some sensibility in it all.

Carol Long-McDonald | 15 September, 2006 at 11:12 pm

That is the problem really - no sense to it!! I kid you not, there was a huge table full of makeup, perfumes and lipsticks - wonder who gets to have those?? There were some very expensive cosmetics there.

Darren Cronian | 15 September, 2006 at 11:15 pm

I can understand the perfume, as this is liquid, and makeup, could this be concealed as some explosive? Lipstick, no idea, but maybe they think it could be an explosive, or hidden, and they aren’t taking any chances.

I agree though does seem silly.

pauline | 29 September, 2006 at 7:01 pm

I think vuneralble persons and young children shold have priority being settled in seats first on flights.some restrictions do not make sense like lipsticks.and size of bag.

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