up to 2 liters of liquid at Zurich Airport

Zurich Airport has announced plans to change its security scanners. And the implications will make life easier for travelers.

Thanks to new scanners, more and more European airports are removing strict provisions regarding liquids in hand luggage. Where scanners are used, bottles with a maximum capacity of two liters can pass the security check. Zurich Airport will also soon rely on this technology.

Spokeswoman Elena Stern told 20 Minutes:

A tender for testing devices has been concluded, according to Elena Stern. Initially, it is planned to set up “two new control tracks for tests with the new devices”. Zurich Airport plans to be able to put the two stations into service this summer.

But in the meantime, containers containing liquids must have a maximum volume of 100 ml. It is planned that the two stations equipped with scanners will be tested for six months before the 26 security checkpoints are equipped with the new devices. The spokesperson adds:

But the first two stations will already provide more comfort, because thanks to the new technology, electronic devices and liquids will no longer have to be specially removed from hand luggage and scanned separately.

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Translated and adapted by Noëline Flippe

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