From the end of this week, new rules for EU airports mean it will no longer be possible to bring more than 100 millilitres of liquid per bottle in your carry-on luggage through Arlanda Airport’s Terminal 5.
Arlanda last year rolled out new and more modern technology at some of its security points, meaning travellers were no longer limited by the old rule of a maximum of 100 millilitres.
They also no longer had to put their liquid containers in a sealable plastic bag or remove them or any electronic equipment from their bag before placing on the conveyor belt.
But from September onwards, the 100 millilitre rule is back. The restriction is introduced while the scanning equipment is being improved and is only meant to be temporary – although there’s no information on how long it will be in place.
There’s still no limit on how many bottles a traveller may bring, and you may still leave them in your bag when you go through security.
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I actually hadn’t realised that the new scanners allowed for larger liquid volumes. For me, it is being able to put through a carryon containing a DSLR camera, drone, laptop, iPad and not have to take it all out and scatter over multiple trays that is the highlight, so I’m glad that’s still the case!