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Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside at Heathrow Airport

Published 14:01 6 Jun 2019 BST

Rudi Kinsella
Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside at Heathrow Airport

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Major changes are coming to Heathrow Airport.

One of the most annoying things about going through airport security could be no more in the near future. Heathrow have invested over £50 million (€56 million) in cutting edge security equipment in landmark move. Three major changes that could take place as a result of this investment, which are:
  • Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside their cabin baggage when passing through security at Heathrow after the airport revealed plans to install next-generation CT security equipment
  • The airport is investing over £50 million in the next few years to roll the equipment out. Once fully operational, the enhanced technology is expected to significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastics at Heathrow, with passengers no longer required to put liquids in plastic bags
  • Heathrow has been working with the Department for Transport to trial the technology since 2017 and is the first UK airport to do so
Heathrow announced on Thursday that the rollout of new computed tomography security equipment throughout the airport would begin over the next few years. When fully deployed, the 3D equipment could end the need for passengers to remove their liquids and laptops from cabin baggage when passing through security. Heathrow Chief Operations Officer, Chris Garton, said: “Heathrow has a proud history of investing in making every journey better and that’s why we’re delighted to be rolling out our new CT equipment. This cutting-edge kit will not only keep the airport safe with the latest technology, but will mean that our future passengers can keep their focus on getting on with their journeys and less time preparing for security screening.”

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Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside at Heathrow Airport