U.K. to Ease Airport Security ‘Hassle’ With New Scanners
Heathrow Airport in London on July 16, 2019.
Photographer: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.K. plans to ease security line hold-ups for passengers by requiring all major airports to use 3D scanners for cabin baggage by the end of 2022.
The new equipment, which is currently being tested at London’s Heathrow airport, will make the security procedures “quicker and easier” for travelers by ending requirements to remove toiletries and electrical equipment from baggage during scanning, the government said on Saturday in an emailed statement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it would “cut down the hassle” faced by millions of people passing through U.K. airports.