Only one-piece Cabin Baggage Sir!
December 30, 2007
Here is some more reason for confusion while you fly. And the reason is extra baggage. The Department for Transport plans to allow passengers to carry one-piece cabin baggage after 7 January. But it will only come into effect provided airports have purchased improved security scanners. 19 airports have got the green flag but several of the UK’s main airports do not yet have permission.
A spokesman for the Department of Transport said: “Some airports have coped with the changes, but some need to improve.” The only issue would be of different rules and different airports.
Another issue is about the technology that goes into all the security measures. Many airports have to upgrade their technology and security services. Size limits on liquids and cabin baggage do not change. And airlines are allowed to place their own restrictions on the amount of hand baggage that can be taken in to their aircraft. The airports that already have permission to relax baggage restrictions on 7 January are: Prestwick, Aberdeen, Benbecula, Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Heathrow, Inverness, Wick, Kirkwall, London City, Manchester, Plymouth, , Southampton, Southend, Stansted, Stornaway, Sumburgh and Islay.
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