British airports want to shorten security checks: new technology should speed up checks.

According to the media, British airports want to abolish the rules on the amount of liquids in hand luggage in the next two years. As the BBC reported on Thursday, the British government intends to introduce new 3D scanners by mid-2024 that will allow security forces to see travelers’ pockets more clearly.

Passengers could then leave unlimited liquids in their bags, as well as laptops and tablets, he said. According to the Times newspaper, the measure is intended to significantly reduce queues at security controls.

Since November 2006, air travelers can only carry liquids in their hand luggage in containers with a maximum size of 100 milliliters. They must be packaged in a transparent bag with a capacity of no more than one liter and must be shown separately in the control.

Laptops and tablets must also be removed from backpacks and bags. The measure came after a plan to attack planes with explosives hidden in drink bottles was foiled.

“We have just started to expand the security area in Terminal 3, which will have more CT scanners,” London Heathrow airport chief John Holland-Kaye told the Times. The Ministry of Transport has set the deadline for mid-2024.

Then it will be normal for passengers to keep liquids in their pockets. According to the report, travelers failing to remove items from their carry-on luggage or traveling with more liquids than allowed are the leading causes of airport security delays.

A trial began at Heathrow in 2017. The UK government originally planned to roll out the 3D scanners by December 1, 2022. The deadline has been postponed due to the pandemic.