Liquid rules no longer apply for Knock flyers

IRELAND West Airport has installed a new next-generation cabin-baggage screening system that mean passengers no longer need to remove laptops and liquids from their cabin bags. 

With this new system, all liquids, gels, aerosols, creams, pastes, baby food, medicines and special dietary products that would previously have had to be put into clear, sealed plastic bags and presented separately to hand luggage, can now remain packed in hand luggage.

The restriction on liquids of more than 100ml no longer applies, and passengers can travel with larger quantities of liquids if they fit into a cabin bag.

Electrical items like laptops and tablets no longer have to be separately screened either and can remain in cabin bags.

The streamlined screening will be welcomed by passengers using the airport, as it will make their journey through security quicker and easier.

Commenting, Joe Gilmore, Managing Director, Ireland West Airport, said: “This new security screening facility is a fantastic new state-of-the-art system and is the latest enhancement to the passenger journey at Ireland West Airport. The airport prides itself on the ease and stress-free nature of using the airport, and this new screening system further enhances the experience for our customers, ensuring passengers have even more time now to relax in our duty-free shop, restaurants and bars before their flight.

“This project forms part of an overall €6 million investment in projects at the airport this year to comply with International safety and security regulations and to future proof the airport,” he said.

The project, which required considerable planning, took almost six months to complete and involved the installation of the latest security scanners by Rhode and Schwarz, and installation of EDS for Cabin Baggage C3 Xray technology by Smiths Detection, with an automated tray-return system.