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I enjoyed reading this! But on one thing > You and I will probably die before we’re allowed to take a bottle of water through airport security again We could

I enjoyed reading this! But on one thing > You and I will probably die before we’re allowed to take a bottle of water through airport security again We could again bring water through airport security for some time in e.g. Rome's FCO (2 years maybe? It's been a while)

tkocmathla 5mo ago
At London Heathrow too, the 100ml limit was scrapped early this year. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46736815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46736815
- danielbln 5mo ago
  Same in Berlin, can now saunter through with liquids. Then there is Ben Gurion Airport TLV where you could always take liquids with.
  - FinnKuhn 5mo ago
    According to their website [1] only some scanners support the 2L limit while others don't so you will only know on arrival at the airport which limit is relevant for you. [1] https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/flying/controls/security-control.html https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/flying/controls/security-co...
greatgib 5mo ago
Do you know that for months we were able to bring water again in Europe airports? Thanks to an European regulation change that said that most scanners are now good enough and there is no need for this stupid rule. But then It was reverted because of US, for them it was unacceptable that we had that in Europe...
- vrganj 5mo ago
  They hate us for our freedom.
- satvikpendem 5mo ago
  You can bring water through in some US airports now too as the scanners are also good enough to distinguish water from other substances.
markx2 5mo ago
In 2010 I was coming back to the UK from Japan. Walked through security carrying a 500ml bottle of water. Realised after clearing everything that it was in my bag. Turned round, went back to the security and handed them the bottle, saying it's just water but I knew I could not take it on board. The guy there took the bottle, placed it into a recess in the desk/table, pressed a button and lights happened in the recess. Then he gave me the bottle back "Yes, water" and indicated I could board. The tech has been around for over 15 years.

tkocmathla 5mo ago

At London Heathrow too, the 100ml limit was scrapped early this year. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46736815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46736815

danielbln 5mo ago
Same in Berlin, can now saunter through with liquids. Then there is Ben Gurion Airport TLV where you could always take liquids with.
- FinnKuhn 5mo ago
  According to their website [1] only some scanners support the 2L limit while others don't so you will only know on arrival at the airport which limit is relevant for you. [1] https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/flying/controls/security-control.html https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/flying/controls/security-co...

greatgib 5mo ago

Do you know that for months we were able to bring water again in Europe airports? Thanks to an European regulation change that said that most scanners are now good enough and there is no need for this stupid rule. But then It was reverted because of US, for them it was unacceptable that we had that in Europe...

vrganj 5mo ago
They hate us for our freedom.
satvikpendem 5mo ago
You can bring water through in some US airports now too as the scanners are also good enough to distinguish water from other substances.

markx2 5mo ago

In 2010 I was coming back to the UK from Japan. Walked through security carrying a 500ml bottle of water. Realised after clearing everything that it was in my bag. Turned round, went back to the security and handed them the bottle, saying it's just water but I knew I could not take it on board. The guy there took the bottle, placed it into a recess in the desk/table, pressed a button and lights happened in the recess. Then he gave me the bottle back "Yes, water" and indicated I could board. The tech has been around for over 15 years.