An EU deadline for lifting restrictions on carrying liquids onto aeroplanes by 2013 is under threat after the US government warned it will impose further security checks if there is a partial relaxation of the ban.
A planned change in liquids regulations for transfer passengers carrying duty free purchases on 29 April, viewed as a step change to a complete lifting of the ban in two years' time, was cancelled at the 11th hour after the US warned that it would introduce its own measures in response.
In an email to aviation bosses, a Brussels official said: "The US had informed the [European] Commission on 28 April that they would require additional measures for liquids to be taken on US-bound flights that were expected to cause great confusion for passengers at EU airports on whether or not they could take third country duty free liquids onto a connecting flight. The commission wanted to prevent such a situation." More...
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