sat74
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Common sense prevails.....heard the TSA is doing the same around Nov. 1.
http://euobserver.com/9/24696/?rk=1
Brussels urged to review ban of liquids on planes
05.09.2007 - 09:23 CET | By Lucia Kubosova
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - MEPs are set to ask the European Commission to reconsider the ban of liquids on board aircrafts, suggesting that confiscating personal objects might not be "proportionate" to the added value in boosting security, as well as inconvenience to passengers.
In a resolution to be passed later today (5 September), parliamentarians note they support "all security measures against terrorist risks in aviation that are realistically designed to minimise the risk and are not disproportionate."
However, they suggest that restrictions on liquids passengers can take on board of planes in hand luggage may go too far and ask the commission to review the measures "urgently and on an ongoing basis".
According to a regulation adopted last September, EU passengers can only carry on liquids in containers up to 100ml which must fit into a transparent, re-sealable plastic bag to be checked by airport security officials.
The restrictions were introduced following an alleged terrorist plot in the UK to blow up transatlantic airlines last August.
UK conservative MEPs Timothy Kirkhope said that apart from costs for airports and time pressure for travellers, the rules are also causing distress among European holidaymakers as "controls are implemented in different ways in different places."
The parliament's initiative also comes after reports from several European airports suggesting the security controls are resulting in hundreds of containers filled with confiscated items.
On top of that, EU deputies suggest in their resolution that "controls of liquids in hand luggage by X-ray equipment cannot detect explosives in liquids."
They urge the commission and member states to sponsor research for developing effective tools for the detection of dangerous materials.
http://euobserver.com/9/24696/?rk=1
Brussels urged to review ban of liquids on planes
05.09.2007 - 09:23 CET | By Lucia Kubosova
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - MEPs are set to ask the European Commission to reconsider the ban of liquids on board aircrafts, suggesting that confiscating personal objects might not be "proportionate" to the added value in boosting security, as well as inconvenience to passengers.
In a resolution to be passed later today (5 September), parliamentarians note they support "all security measures against terrorist risks in aviation that are realistically designed to minimise the risk and are not disproportionate."
However, they suggest that restrictions on liquids passengers can take on board of planes in hand luggage may go too far and ask the commission to review the measures "urgently and on an ongoing basis".
According to a regulation adopted last September, EU passengers can only carry on liquids in containers up to 100ml which must fit into a transparent, re-sealable plastic bag to be checked by airport security officials.
The restrictions were introduced following an alleged terrorist plot in the UK to blow up transatlantic airlines last August.
UK conservative MEPs Timothy Kirkhope said that apart from costs for airports and time pressure for travellers, the rules are also causing distress among European holidaymakers as "controls are implemented in different ways in different places."
The parliament's initiative also comes after reports from several European airports suggesting the security controls are resulting in hundreds of containers filled with confiscated items.
On top of that, EU deputies suggest in their resolution that "controls of liquids in hand luggage by X-ray equipment cannot detect explosives in liquids."
They urge the commission and member states to sponsor research for developing effective tools for the detection of dangerous materials.
