Same thought here. Ten years ago the UK foiled a terrorist plot to bomb 6-7 airplanes in flight from the UK to the US. That's the origin of the ban on bringing

Same thought here. Ten years ago the UK foiled a terrorist plot to bomb 6-7 airplanes in flight from the UK to the US. That's the origin of the ban on bringing large amounts of liquid on board. [1] The recent bomb in Manchester was apparently made using peroxide, too. Assuming they identified a real, immediate, and massive threat, I can see why they would prefer to ground all planes until they've sorted things out. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_pl...